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Minnesota Wild at Winnipeg Jets NHL Predictions

2022-02-08 • Canada Life Centre
Winnipeg Jets 2 - 0 Minnesota Wild

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
WPG: 59.2%
MIN: 40.8%
Expected Goals
WPG: 2.99
MIN: 3.03
Total Goals
Median: 6.6
Over 5.5: 70%
Over 6.5: 53%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

WPG
Connor Hellebuyck - 9-10-3 | 0.907 SV% | 2.51 GAA
MIN
K. Kahkonen
StatWPGMIN
Season SV%0.907—
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.51—
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
WPGConnor Hellebuyck27270100.0%1.8601.86
MINK. Kahkonen2927293.1%3.6331.63
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: 63% • WPG at home vs MIN: 6-4
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-15MIN 2 - 6 WPGWPGMIN
2025-12-27WPG 3 - 4 MINMINWPG
2025-11-23WPG 0 - 3 MINMINWPG
2025-10-28MIN 3 - 4 WPGWPGMIN
2024-12-21WPG 5 - 0 MINWPGWPG

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1WPG1411.26
1MIN1100.69
2WPG800.49
2MIN1200.67
3WPG1921.89
3MIN1100.50
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
✅ Correct
Confidence: 59.2%
Total Goals
Actual: 2.0
Expected: 6.0
Score Breakdown
Winnipeg Jets 2 - 0 Minnesota Wild
Expected: 3.0 - 3.0