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Minnesota Wild at St. Louis Blues NHL Predictions

2022-04-08 • Enterprise Center
St. Louis Blues 4 - 3 Minnesota Wild (OT)
🚨 Upset Win (56% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
STL: 43.9%
MIN: 56.1%
Expected Goals
STL: 3.00
MIN: 3.41
Total Goals
Median: 6.3
Over 5.5: 61%
Over 6.5: 48%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

STL
V. Husso
MIN
C. Talbot
StatSTLMIN
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
STLV. Husso3835392.1%2.840-0.16
MINC. Talbot2824485.7%1.980-2.02
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: 46% • STL at home vs MIN: 7-6
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-13STL 6 - 3 MINSTLSTL
2026-03-01MIN 1 - 3 STLSTLMIN
2025-10-09STL 0 - 5 MINMINMIN
2025-03-15MIN 1 - 5 STLSTLSTL
2025-01-07MIN 6 - 4 STLMINMIN

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1STL1601.07
1MIN1300.95
2STL600.39
2MIN1300.77
3STL1000.49
3MIN1901.12
4STL100.04
4MIN000.00
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: 56.1%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 6.4
Score Breakdown
St. Louis Blues 4 - 3 Minnesota Wild
Expected: 3.0 - 3.4