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Minnesota Wild at Nashville Predators NHL Predictions

2023-04-13 • Bridgestone Arena
Nashville Predators 4 - 3 Minnesota Wild (OT)
🚨 Upset Win (51% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
NSH: 48.7%
MIN: 51.3%
Expected Goals
NSH: 2.94
MIN: 3.04
Total Goals
Median: 6.1
Over 5.5: 66%
Over 6.5: 47%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

NSH
Juuse Saros - 15-13-3 | 0.897 SV% | 2.93 GAA
MIN
Filip Gustavsson - 13-8-4 | 0.912 SV% | 2.47 GAA
StatNSHMIN
Season SV%0.8970.912
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.932.47
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
NSHJuuse Saros2421387.5%2.431-0.57
MINFilip Gustavsson3127487.1%3.851-0.15
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: 56% • NSH at home vs MIN: 6-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-11NSH 2 - 1 MINNSHMIN
2026-02-04NSH 5 - 6 MINMINNSH
2025-12-23MIN 2 - 3 NSHNSHNSH
2025-11-04MIN 3 - 2 NSHMINMIN
2025-01-18NSH 6 - 2 MINNSHNSH

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1NSH1411.69
1MIN700.42
2NSH1501.00
2MIN1011.06
3NSH1100.90
3MIN1800.89
4NSH200.26
4MIN100.06
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: 51.3%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 6.0
Score Breakdown
Nashville Predators 4 - 3 Minnesota Wild
Expected: 2.9 - 3.0