Blue Jackets 1, Wild 2 — October 18, 2026: recap and analysis

CBJCBJ
Columbus Blue Jackets
3-3-0 · W1 · L10: 3-3-0
W
L
L
W
L
W
Final
1—2
Oct 18, 2026 · Grand Casino Arena
MINMIN
Minnesota Wild
5-2-1 · W1 · L10: 5-2-1
W
L
W
W
L
OT
W
W

Final score: Columbus Blue Jackets 1, Minnesota Wild 2. Wild dominated expected goals 3.78 to 1.40. Wild controlled 66.7% of 5v5 shot attempts. PuckLab's first star: Cam Talbot (33/35 saves, .943 SV%, +1.2 GSAX). Pre-game PuckLab Edge: Wild, 77% (won).

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
012341ST2ND3RD
CBJ xG
1.40
ACTUAL
1 — 2
MIN xG
3.78

Scoring Timeline

0.08
MED xG
MIN1P 18:12Even Strength
CBJ 0 - 1 MIN
0.10
MED xG
CBJ1P 19:12Even Strength
CBJ 1 - 1 MIN
0.08
MED xG
MIN2P 03:06Power Play
CBJ 1 - 2 MIN

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Cam Talbot
33
Cam Talbot
G · CBJ · #33
33/35 saves, .943 SV%, +1.2 GSAX
★2
Jesper Wallstedt
30
Jesper Wallstedt
G · MIN · #30
14/15 saves, .933 SV%, +0.3 GSAX
★3
Kirill Kaprizov
97
Kirill Kaprizov
L · MIN · #97
1G, 5 SOG

Team Stats

CBJMIN
15Shots35
1.40xGF3.78
33.35v5 CF%66.7
47.8FO%52.2
0/2PP1/4
29Hits16
8Blocks14
19Giveaways20
6Takeaways5
8PIM4

Period Breakdown

PeriodCBJ SOGMIN SOGCBJ xGMIN xG
1st7140.511.86
2nd6160.581.48
3rd250.310.44
Total15351.403.78

Penalties

6 TOTAL
1P 02:03
CBJ
Conor GarlandHolding (2 min)
Drawn by Matt Kiersted
1P 02:11
CBJ
Charlie CoyleCross-checking (2 min)
Drawn by Matt Boldy
1P 08:57
MIN
Zach BogosianTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Matthew Knies
2P 01:50
CBJ
Denton MateychukHigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Blake Coleman
2P 12:34
MIN
Matt BoldyHooking (2 min)
Drawn by Charlie Coyle
3P 15:07
CBJ
Erik GudbransonTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Danila Yurov

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