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Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche NHL Predictions

2023-03-29 • Ball Arena
Colorado Avalanche 2 - 4 Minnesota Wild

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
COL: 46.8%
MIN: 53.2%
Expected Goals
COL: 3.13
MIN: 3.32
Total Goals
Median: 6.3
Over 5.5: 59%
Over 6.5: 49%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

COL
Alexandar Georgiev - 38-18-5 | 0.897 SV% | 3.02 GAA
MIN
Filip Gustavsson - 13-8-4 | 0.912 SV% | 2.47 GAA
StatCOLMIN
Season SV%0.8970.912
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA3.022.47
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
COLAlexandar Georgiev2925486.2%2.732-1.27
MINFilip Gustavsson4442295.5%3.5801.58
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: 67% • COL at home vs MIN: 9-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-05-13COL 4 - 3 MINCOLCOL
2026-05-11MIN 2 - 5 COLCOLCOL
2026-05-09MIN 5 - 1 COLMINCOL
2026-05-05COL 5 - 2 MINCOLCOL
2026-05-03COL 9 - 6 MINCOLCOL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1COL1600.92
1MIN1410.99
2COL2101.04
2MIN1601.01
3COL2601.61
3MIN410.72
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: 53.2%
Total Goals
Actual: 6.0
Expected: 6.5
Score Breakdown
Colorado Avalanche 2 - 4 Minnesota Wild
Expected: 3.1 - 3.3