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Minnesota Wild at St. Louis Blues NHL Predictions

2022-05-12 • Enterprise Center
St. Louis Blues 5 - 1 Minnesota Wild
🚨 Upset Win (58% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
STL: 41.6%
MIN: 58.4%
Expected Goals
STL: 3.04
MIN: 3.24
Total Goals
Median: 6.2
Over 5.5: 58%
Over 6.5: 43%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

STL
Jordan Binnington - 7-10-6 | 0.869 SV% | 3.56 GAA
MIN
C. Talbot
StatSTLMIN
Season SV%0.869—
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA3.56—
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
STLJordan Binnington2625196.2%2.2801.28
MINC. Talbot2722581.5%2.773-2.23
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
1STL400.17
1MIN1600.99
2STL2421.52
2MIN800.43
3STL611.09
3MIN1600.86
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: 58.4%
Total Goals
Actual: 6.0
Expected: 6.3
Score Breakdown
St. Louis Blues 5 - 1 Minnesota Wild
Expected: 3.0 - 3.2