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Minnesota Wild at Vancouver Canucks NHL Predictions

2022-12-10 • Rogers Arena
Vancouver Canucks 0 - 3 Minnesota Wild
🚨 Upset Loss (55% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
VAN: 54.7%
MIN: 45.3%
Expected Goals
VAN: 3.03
MIN: 3.17
Total Goals
Median: 6.3
Over 5.5: 61%
Over 6.5: 48%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

VAN
S. Martin
MIN
Filip Gustavsson - 13-8-4 | 0.912 SV% | 2.47 GAA
StatVANMIN
Season SV%—0.912
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA—2.47
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
VANS. Martin3330390.9%4.5921.59
MINFilip Gustavsson35350100.0%3.9733.97
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: 53% • VAN at home vs MIN: 3-4
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-02MIN 5 - 2 VANMINMIN
2025-12-06VAN 4 - 2 MINVANMIN
2025-11-01MIN 5 - 2 VANMINMIN
2025-04-12VAN 2 - 3 MINMINVAN
2025-03-07VAN 3 - 1 MINVANVAN

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1VAN700.35
1MIN2212.12
2VAN2632.13
2MIN1400.88
3VAN1601.49
3MIN1511.58
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: 54.7%
Total Goals
Actual: 3.0
Expected: 6.2
Score Breakdown
Vancouver Canucks 0 - 3 Minnesota Wild
Expected: 3.0 - 3.2