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Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild NHL Predictions

2022-12-12 • Xcel Energy Center
Minnesota Wild 2 - 1 Edmonton Oilers

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
MIN: 55.6%
EDM: 44.4%
Expected Goals
MIN: 3.43
EDM: 2.83
Total Goals
Median: 6.3
Over 5.5: 60%
Over 6.5: 49%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

MIN
Marc-Andre Fleury - 14-9-1 | 0.899 SV% | 2.93 GAA
EDM
Stuart Skinner - 26-18-4 | 0.896 SV% | 2.81 GAA
StatMINEDM
Season SV%0.8990.896
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.932.81
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
MINMarc-Andre Fleury2120195.2%1.9300.93
EDMStuart Skinner3028293.3%2.9500.95
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: 60% • MIN at home vs EDM: 5-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-31EDM 3 - 7 MINMINEDM
2025-12-20MIN 5 - 2 EDMMINEDM
2025-12-02EDM 0 - 1 MINMINEDM
2025-01-15MIN 3 - 5 EDMEDMEDM
2024-12-12MIN 1 - 7 EDMEDMEDM

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1MIN1000.65
1EDM1301.06
2MIN2101.62
2EDM600.21
3MIN1400.69
3EDM1300.66
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
✅ Correct
Confidence: 55.6%
Total Goals
Actual: 3.0
Expected: 6.3
Score Breakdown
Minnesota Wild 2 - 1 Edmonton Oilers
Expected: 3.4 - 2.8