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Minnesota Wild at Philadelphia Flyers NHL Predictions

2023-03-23 • Wells Fargo Center
Philadelphia Flyers 5 - 4 Minnesota Wild (SO)
🚨 Upset Win (54% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
PHI: 45.5%
MIN: 54.5%
Expected Goals
PHI: 2.93
MIN: 3.30
Total Goals
Median: 6.5
Over 5.5: 63%
Over 6.5: 50%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

PHI
C. Hart
MIN
Marc-Andre Fleury - 14-9-1 | 0.899 SV% | 2.93 GAA
StatPHIMIN
Season SV%—0.899
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA—2.93
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
PHIC. Hart2622484.6%2.911-1.09
MINMarc-Andre Fleury3732586.5%3.992-1.01
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: 70% • PHI at home vs MIN: 4-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-12MIN 2 - 3 PHIPHIMIN
2025-10-18PHI 2 - 1 MINPHIPHI
2024-12-14MIN 4 - 1 PHIMINMIN
2024-10-26PHI 7 - 5 MINPHIMIN
2024-01-12MIN 3 - 4 PHIPHIPHI

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1PHI1400.96
1MIN700.26
2PHI1711.53
2MIN1801.20
3PHI1300.42
3MIN1311.05
4PHI200.09
4MIN300.20
5PHI310.99
5MIN300.19
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: 54.5%
Total Goals
Actual: 9.0
Expected: 6.2
Score Breakdown
Philadelphia Flyers 5 - 4 Minnesota Wild
Expected: 2.9 - 3.3