The Winnipeg Jets will face the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night at the Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul. The Jets enter the game with a 6-3-0 record, placing them third in the Central Division. The Wild sit at 3-5-2, ranked seventh in the same division. Can the Wild pull off an upset on home ice against a division rival? Continue reading to get my Jets vs Wild prediction for this contest.
Our Jets vs Wild Pick
- Pick: Winnipeg Jets to win
- Confidence: 4/5
Game Snapshot
- Matchup: Winnipeg Jets vs Minnesota Wild
- Date & Time: Tuesday, October 28, 2025, 8:00 PM ET
- Venue: Grand Casino Arena, Saint Paul, MN
- Broadcast: ESPN+
Key Storylines
Recent Form
The Jets have a 6-3-0 record going into this game. But they have lost two of their last three games coming into this contest. Their most recent game was a 3-2 loss to the Utah Mammoth, which the Jets will try to rebound from. The Wild have struggled, losing six of their last seven games, including a 6-2 defeat to the Mammoth and a 6-5 loss to the San Jose Sharks.
Goaltending
Connor Hellebuyck has been a standout for the Jets, entering tonight with a .928 save percentage. Filip Gustavsson of the Wild has a .897 save percentage, indicating a potential edge for Winnipeg in net.
Key Skaters
Mark Scheifele leads the Jets with 13 points (8 goals, 5 assists), while Kyle Connor has contributed a team-high seven assists. Minnesota’s Kirill Kaprizov is the top scorer with 14 points (5 goals, 9 assists), but the team has struggled to capitalize on his production by getting offense from elsewhere.
Best Player Props
| Player | Prop |
|---|---|
| Mark Scheifele | Anytime Goal Scorer |
| Kirill Kaprizov | Anytime Goal Scorer |
Betting Trends & H2H
- This is the first game between these two teams during the regular season this year. They will play four times during the 2025-26 campaign.
- The Jets are 5-4 on the puckline through their first nine games of the season.
- Minnesota has covered the puckline just four times in 10 games.
- The Jets have gone under the total five times in their nine games.
- The Wild are 6-4 to the over going into tonight’s matchup.
Jets vs Wild Model Projection
- Score Projection: Jets 4 – Wild 3
- Win Probability: Jets 55%, Wild 45%
Final Thoughts
The Jets are far better than the Wild in goal and in terms of their penalty kills. The Jets are killing penalties at a 92.1% rate, while Minnesota is only killing penalties successfully 60.9% of the time. That huge difference should help the Jets to get the win on the road in this game during one of the 16 games on the NHL schedule on Tuesday night.
