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Minnesota Wild at Carolina Hurricanes NHL Predictions

2023-01-19 • PNC Arena
Carolina Hurricanes 5 - 2 Minnesota Wild

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
CAR: 67.1%
MIN: 32.9%
Expected Goals
CAR: 3.93
MIN: 2.67
Total Goals
Median: 6.7
Over 5.5: 65%
Over 6.5: 53%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

CAR
Frederik Andersen - 5-9-2 | 0.865 SV% | 3.38 GAA
MIN
Marc-Andre Fleury - 14-9-1 | 0.899 SV% | 2.93 GAA
StatCARMIN
Season SV%0.8650.899
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA3.382.93
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
CARFrederik Andersen3129293.5%3.8041.80
MINMarc-Andre Fleury2924582.8%3.071-1.93
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: 50% • CAR at home vs MIN: 2-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2025-11-19MIN 4 - 3 CARMINCAR
2025-11-06CAR 4 - 3 MINCARCAR
2025-02-06MIN 2 - 1 CARMINMIN
2025-01-04CAR 0 - 4 MINMINCAR
2024-02-27MIN 2 - 3 CARCARCAR

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1CAR1911.46
1MIN1000.41
2CAR1500.89
2MIN2011.72
3CAR1500.72
3MIN1431.67
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: 67.1%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 6.6
Score Breakdown
Carolina Hurricanes 5 - 2 Minnesota Wild
Expected: 3.9 - 2.7