Columbus at Minnesota

Last night I had Columbus on the puckline and they won 1-0 in overtime, which lost the ticket. Tonight the Blue Jackets are in Minnesota facing a team that has leaned on its goaltending. Jesper Wallstedt has a 5-1-1 record and a .920 save percentage, and the Wild have allowed 2.5 goals a game, seventh fewest in the NHL. Columbus scores 2.67 a game, 24th, and it managed one goal in 65 minutes last night. The Blue Jackets’ power play converts 13.3 percent of its chances, 27th in the league. Columbus allows 3.5 goals a game, Minnesota scores 3.25, defensemen Olli Maatta and Jared Spurgeon are out for the Wild, and Minnesota’s last three games produced 6, 7 and 9 total goals. A total that high needs Columbus to score, and across six games this season it has scored 17 goals. If Columbus stays near its average, the high-scoring games Minnesota has played lately do not repeat. I’m taking the UNDER in tonight’s Columbus-Minnesota game.