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Minnesota Wild at Florida Panthers NHL Predictions

2023-01-21 • FLA Live Arena
Florida Panthers 5 - 3 Minnesota Wild

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
FLA: 51.2%
MIN: 48.8%
Expected Goals
FLA: 3.10
MIN: 3.17
Total Goals
Median: 6.4
Over 5.5: 61%
Over 6.5: 49%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

FLA
A. Lyon
MIN
Filip Gustavsson - 13-8-4 | 0.912 SV% | 2.47 GAA
StatFLAMIN
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
FLAA. Lyon3229390.6%3.7220.72
MINFilip Gustavsson2722581.5%3.483-1.52
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% • FLA at home vs MIN: 2-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-26FLA 2 - 3 MINMINFLA
2026-01-24MIN 3 - 4 FLAFLAFLA
2024-12-18MIN 1 - 6 FLAFLAFLA
2024-10-22FLA 1 - 5 MINMINMIN
2024-01-19FLA 4 - 6 MINMINFLA

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1FLA1311.16
1MIN1600.55
2FLA1811.04
2MIN1601.45
3FLA1011.28
3MIN2021.73
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: 51.2%
Total Goals
Actual: 8.0
Expected: 6.3
Score Breakdown
Florida Panthers 5 - 3 Minnesota Wild
Expected: 3.1 - 3.2