CBJ @ MIN Gameday Thread

Game date: 2026-10-18 Posted by kaylee on 2026-10-18 04:00:18

CBJ @ MIN

Venue: Grand Casino Arena

Puck drop: Sun Oct 18, 2026 6:00pm EDT

Use this thread to talk about the game before, during, and after.

Game Preview

CBJ (last 10)

Record 2-8-0
Streak L5
GF/GP · GA/GP 2.3 · 3.3
Power play 3/24 (12.5%)
Last game L vs NYR (0–0)

MIN (last 10)

Record 6-3-1
Streak W1
GF/GP · GA/GP 3.2 · 2.8
Power play 9/30 (30%)
Last game W vs STL (5–4)

Recent meetings:

2025-12-18 MIN 5 @ CBJ 2
2025-10-11 CBJ 7 @ MIN 4

Players to watch (last 5 team games):

CBJ

Cole Sillinger 4 pts · 2 G · 5 SOG
Damon Severson 4 pts · 1 G · 4 SOG
Kent Johnson 3 pts · 3 G · 12 SOG
Zach Werenski 3 pts · 0 G · 11 SOG

MIN

Kirill Kaprizov 11 pts · 6 G · 17 SOG
Quinn Hughes 8 pts · 1 G · 14 SOG
Matt Boldy 7 pts · 5 G · 19 SOG
Joel Eriksson Ek 4 pts · 1 G · 18 SOG

Prediction:

Expected goals: CBJ 2.53 · MIN 3.41 · Win odds: CBJ 34.5% · MIN 65.5% · OT/SO chance: 15.8%

2-3 37.3%
3-3 31.7%
2-4 30.9%

Box Score

CBJ 1 Final MIN 2

2026-10-18

Stat	CBJ	MIN
Goals	1	2
Shots	15	35
Power Play	0/2 (0.0%)	1/4 (25.0%)
PIM	8	4
Faceoffs	22 / 24	24 / 22
Blocks	8	14
Saves	33	14

CBJ Scorers
	G	A	PTS
Adam Fantilli	1	0	1
Sean Monahan	0	1	1
Zach Werenski	0	1	1

MIN Scorers
	G	A	PTS
Danila Yurov	1	0	1
Kirill Kaprizov	1	0	1
Joel Eriksson Ek	0	1	1
Maxim Shabanov	0	1	1
Yakov Trenin	0	1	1

Lineups

As of 2026-10-17 11:31PM EDT · Latest pregame lines available

Source: DailyFaceoff.com

Expected lineup

CBJ Away

Forwards

Line 1

Matthew Knies

#89 · LW

TOI 19:55xGF/60 1.70xGA/60 4.44CF/60 39.6SC±/60 0.00G±/60 0.00CF% 42.3xGF% 27.7

Adam Fantilli

#19 · C

TOI 21:18xGF/60 1.91xGA/60 4.36CF/60 39.8SC±/60 0.00G±/60 0.00CF% 40.0xGF% 30.5

Kent Johnson

#91 · RW

TOI 18:52xGF/60 1.49xGA/60 4.69CF/60 38.1SC±/60 -3.81G±/60 0.00CF% 38.5xGF% 24.1

Line 2

Valeri Nichushkin

#43 · LW

TOI 16:33xGF/60 3.31xGA/60 3.96CF/60 44.7SC±/60 -4.47G±/60 -4.47CF% 52.6xGF% 45.5

Sean Monahan

#23 · C

TOI 17:02xGF/60 2.49xGA/60 4.45CF/60 36.0SC±/60 -4.50G±/60 -4.50CF% 44.4xGF% 35.9

Conor Garland

#83 · RW

TOI 11:21xGF/60 2.71xGA/60 3.98CF/60 40.5SC±/60 -5.79G±/60 -5.79CF% 50.0xGF% 40.6

Line 3

Dmitri Voronkov

#10 · LW

TOI 11:26xGF/60 3.67xGA/60 6.67CF/60 54.1SC±/60 -36.06G±/60 0.00

Charlie Coyle

#3 · C

TOI 19:41xGF/60 0.65xGA/60 5.91CF/60 15.6SC±/60 -39.00G±/60 0.00CF% 16.7xGF% 9.9

Mathieu Olivier

#24 · RW

TOI 18:04xGF/60 1.35xGA/60 6.73CF/60 26.8SC±/60 -30.67G±/60 0.00CF% 22.6xGF% 16.7

Line 4

Danton Heinen

#58 · LW

TOI 8:15xGF/60 1.33xGA/60 4.84CF/60 24.2SC±/60 -8.08G±/60 0.00CF% 30.0xGF% 21.6

Luca Del Bel Belluz

#93 · C

TOI 7:45xGF/60 0.63xGA/60 5.11CF/60 23.2SC±/60 0.00G±/60 0.00CF% 27.3xGF% 10.9

Ryan Lomberg

#94 · RW

TOI 7:23xGF/60 0.66xGA/60 3.67CF/60 24.4SC±/60 0.00G±/60 0.00CF% 33.3xGF% 15.2

Defense

Pair 1

Zach Werenski

#8 · LD

TOI 28:43xGF/60 1.66xGA/60 6.00CF/60 24.0SC±/60 -13.36G±/60 -2.67CF% 23.1xGF% 21.6

Damon Severson

#78 · RD

TOI 23:23xGF/60 1.74xGA/60 5.62CF/60 25.2SC±/60 -11.20G±/60 -2.80CF% 25.7xGF% 23.6

Pair 2

Jake Christiansen

#2 · LD

TOI 16:47xGF/60 1.89xGA/60 3.87CF/60 35.3SC±/60 -7.84G±/60 0.00CF% 47.4xGF% 32.8

Denton Mateychuk

#5 · RD

TOI 19:54xGF/60 1.58xGA/60 5.40CF/60 32.8SC±/60 -6.55G±/60 0.00CF% 34.5xGF% 22.7

Pair 3

Carson Soucy

#7 · LD

TOI 11:52xGF/60 1.48xGA/60 4.70CF/60 48.6SC±/60 -26.99G±/60 0.00CF% 42.9xGF% 24.0

Erik Gudbranson

#44 · RD

TOI 14:19xGF/60 1.34xGA/60 3.82CF/60 38.9SC±/60 -19.46G±/60 0.00CF% 42.1xGF% 25.9

Goalies

Slot	Goalie
G1	Jet Greaves [Status: LIKELY • Start Score: 46]
G2	Cam Talbot

MIN Home

Forwards

Line 1

Kirill Kaprizov

#97 · LW

TOI 22:32xGF/60 6.30xGA/60 1.81CF/60 77.4SC±/60 +20.19G±/60 0.00CF% 76.7xGF% 77.7

Joel Eriksson Ek

#14 · C

TOI 21:18xGF/60 6.73xGA/60 1.60CF/60 82.6SC±/60 +21.56G±/60 0.00CF% 79.3xGF% 80.8

Matt Boldy

#12 · RW

TOI 21:50xGF/60 6.66xGA/60 1.59CF/60 82.1SC±/60 +17.84G±/60 0.00CF% 71.9xGF% 80.8

Line 2

Blake Coleman

#20 · LW

TOI 16:27xGF/60 5.07xGA/60 1.09CF/60 52.1SC±/60 +13.01G±/60 0.00CF% 66.7xGF% 82.3

Ryan Hartman

#38 · C

TOI 13:08xGF/60 5.10xGA/60 1.20CF/60 52.5SC±/60 +14.31G±/60 0.00CF% 68.8xGF% 80.9

Bobby Brink

#10 · RW

TOI 16:06xGF/60 5.18xGA/60 1.69CF/60 60.3SC±/60 +15.07G±/60 0.00CF% 72.7xGF% 75.4

Line 3

Yakov Trenin

#13 · LW

TOI 12:40xGF/60 3.86xGA/60 2.70CF/60 72.5SC±/60 0.00G±/60 +5.57CF% 68.4xGF% 58.9

Danila Yurov

#22 · C

TOI 14:57xGF/60 3.34xGA/60 2.78CF/60 57.8SC±/60 0.00G±/60 +4.82CF% 60.0xGF% 54.6

Maxim Shabanov

#49 · RW

TOI 13:32xGF/60 3.35xGA/60 2.60CF/60 54.8SC±/60 0.00G±/60 +6.84CF% 66.7xGF% 56.3

Line 4

Rieger Lorenz

#61 · LW

TOI 8:22xGF/60 3.86xGA/60 0.75CF/60 43.0SC±/60 +14.34G±/60 0.00CF% 42.9xGF% 83.8

Michael McCarron

#47 · C

TOI 11:28xGF/60 4.09xGA/60 0.67CF/60 51.3SC±/60 +12.83G±/60 0.00CF% 50.0xGF% 86.0

Tyler Pitlick

#19 · RW

TOI 8:16xGF/60 3.90xGA/60 0.75CF/60 50.8SC±/60 +14.52G±/60 0.00CF% 46.7xGF% 83.8

Defense

Pair 1

Quinn Hughes

#43 · LD

TOI 25:21xGF/60 5.29xGA/60 2.19CF/60 66.2SC±/60 +15.04G±/60 0.00CF% 61.1xGF% 70.7

Jonas Brodin

#25 · RD

TOI 22:54xGF/60 5.47xGA/60 1.53CF/60 67.6SC±/60 +17.63G±/60 0.00CF% 63.9xGF% 78.1

Pair 2

Daemon Hunt

#48 · LD

TOI 19:25xGF/60 5.26xGA/60 1.36CF/60 71.4SC±/60 +10.71G±/60 +3.57CF% 76.9xGF% 79.4

Zach Bogosian

#24 · RD

TOI 21:08xGF/60 4.55xGA/60 1.50CF/60 61.6SC±/60 +6.17G±/60 +3.08CF% 71.4xGF% 75.2

Pair 3

Matt Kiersted

#26 · LD

TOI 12:30xGF/60 5.19xGA/60 1.33CF/60 59.8SC±/60 +14.95G±/60 0.00CF% 70.6xGF% 79.6

David Spacek

TOI 14:06xGF/60 4.42xGA/60 1.76CF/60 52.2SC±/60 +14.23G±/60 0.00CF% 57.9xGF% 71.5

Goalies

Slot	Goalie
G1	Jesper Wallstedt
G2	Calvin Pickard

Injuries

As of 2026-10-18

CBJ

Player	Pos	#	Description	Status
Dante Fabbro	D	15	upper body	OUT
Isac Lundestrom	C	21	achilles	OUT
Ivan Provorov	D	9	lower body	OUT

MIN

Player	Pos	#	Description	Status
Brock Faber	D	7	head	OUT
Marcus Foligno	LW	17	lower body	OUT
Kirill Kaprizov	LW	97	undisclosed	QUESTIONABLE
Olli Maatta	D	3	undisclosed	OUT
Jared Spurgeon	D	46	upper body	OUT
Nico Sturm	C	78	upper body	OUT

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