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Minnesota Wild at Seattle Kraken NHL Predictions

2021-10-28 • Climate Pledge Arena
Seattle Kraken 4 - 1 Minnesota Wild
🚨 Upset Win (66% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
SEA: 34.5%
MIN: 65.5%
Expected Goals
SEA: 2.56
MIN: 3.39
Total Goals
Median: 5.9
Over 5.5: 53%
Over 6.5: 44%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

SEA
Philipp Grubauer - 7-3-1 | 0.920 SV% | 2.32 GAA
MIN
C. Talbot
StatSEAMIN
Season SV%0.920—
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.32—
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats. Confirmed goalie row used when available; otherwise current projected starter is shown.

Goalie Game Metrics

TeamGoalieSASavesGASV%xGAHD FacedGSAx
SEAPhilipp Grubauer3130196.8%2.1101.11
MINC. Talbot3834489.5%3.493-0.51
SA uses shots on goal plus goals. xGA, high-danger faced, and GSAx use modeled scoring attempts against. GSAx is xGA minus goals against.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 53% • SEA at home vs MIN: 1-7
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-07MIN 5 - 2 SEAMINMIN
2026-01-08SEA 2 - 3 MINMINMIN
2025-12-08SEA 1 - 4 MINMINSEA
2025-03-19MIN 4 - 0 SEAMINMIN
2025-03-04SEA 3 - 4 MINMINMIN

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1SEA1500.75
1MIN1100.91
2SEA2411.75
2MIN500.21
3SEA920.98
3MIN2200.99
Shots are modeled attempts: shots on goal, goals, and missed shots. Blocked shots are excluded. High danger is xG >= 0.20.

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
❌ Incorrect
Confidence: 65.5%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 6.0
Score Breakdown
Seattle Kraken 4 - 1 Minnesota Wild
Expected: 2.6 - 3.4