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Minnesota Wild at Carolina Hurricanes NHL Predictions

2022-04-02 • PNC Arena
Carolina Hurricanes 1 - 3 Minnesota Wild
🚨 Upset Loss (52% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
CAR: 52.1%
MIN: 47.9%
Expected Goals
CAR: 3.18
MIN: 3.13
Total Goals
Median: 6.1
Over 5.5: 56%
Over 6.5: 42%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

CAR
Frederik Andersen - 5-9-2 | 0.865 SV% | 3.38 GAA
MIN
Marc-Andre Fleury - 14-9-1 | 0.899 SV% | 2.93 GAA
StatCARMIN
Season SV%0.8650.899
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA3.382.93
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
CARFrederik Andersen1916384.2%3.4940.49
MINMarc-Andre Fleury3837197.4%2.7311.73
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: 50% • CAR at home vs MIN: 2-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2025-11-19MIN 4 - 3 CARMINCAR
2025-11-06CAR 4 - 3 MINCARCAR
2025-02-06MIN 2 - 1 CARMINMIN
2025-01-04CAR 0 - 4 MINMINCAR
2024-02-27MIN 2 - 3 CARCARCAR

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1CAR2000.80
1MIN1621.88
2CAR1811.29
2MIN1100.75
3CAR1500.65
3MIN720.87
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: 52.1%
Total Goals
Actual: 4.0
Expected: 6.3
Score Breakdown
Carolina Hurricanes 1 - 3 Minnesota Wild
Expected: 3.2 - 3.1