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Minnesota Wild at St. Louis Blues NHL Predictions

2022-04-16 • Enterprise Center
St. Louis Blues 6 - 5 Minnesota Wild (OT)
🚨 Upset Win (59% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
STL: 40.7%
MIN: 59.3%
Expected Goals
STL: 3.33
MIN: 3.18
Total Goals
Median: 6.4
Over 5.5: 64%
Over 6.5: 49%

🥅 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. Husso3631586.1%3.080-1.92
MINC. Talbot3024680.0%3.061-2.94
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
1STL1211.11
1MIN1700.89
2STL1701.40
2MIN1601.22
3STL1000.43
3MIN1300.96
4STL100.12
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: 59.3%
Total Goals
Actual: 11.0
Expected: 6.5
Score Breakdown
St. Louis Blues 6 - 5 Minnesota Wild
Expected: 3.3 - 3.2