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Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche NHL Predictions

2022-01-17 • Ball Arena
Colorado Avalanche 4 - 3 Minnesota Wild (SO)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
COL: 63.0%
MIN: 37.0%
Expected Goals
COL: 3.21
MIN: 2.41
Total Goals
Median: 6.0
Over 5.5: 63%
Over 6.5: 44%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

COL
D. Kuemper
MIN
K. Kahkonen
StatCOLMIN
Season SV%——
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA——
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
COLD. Kuemper4340393.0%3.2010.20
MINK. Kahkonen4036490.0%4.1430.14
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: 67% • COL at home vs MIN: 9-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-05-13COL 4 - 3 MINCOLCOL
2026-05-11MIN 2 - 5 COLCOLCOL
2026-05-09MIN 5 - 1 COLMINCOL
2026-05-05COL 5 - 2 MINCOLCOL
2026-05-03COL 9 - 6 MINCOLCOL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1COL2121.97
1MIN810.75
2COL1200.64
2MIN1601.02
3COL1200.56
3MIN2101.06
4COL400.19
4MIN500.18
5COL210.77
5MIN300.19
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: 63.0%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 5.6
Score Breakdown
Colorado Avalanche 4 - 3 Minnesota Wild
Expected: 3.2 - 2.4