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Minnesota Wild at Edmonton Oilers NHL Predictions

2024-02-23 • Rogers Place
Edmonton Oilers 2 - 4 Minnesota Wild
🚨 Upset Loss (74% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
EDM: 73.5%
MIN: 26.5%
Expected Goals
EDM: 4.25
MIN: 2.68
Total Goals
Median: 6.5
Over 5.5: 65%
Over 6.5: 54%

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 33% • EDM at home vs MIN: 1-4
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-31EDM 3 - 7 MINMINEDM
2025-12-20MIN 5 - 2 EDMMINEDM
2025-12-02EDM 0 - 1 MINMINEDM
2025-01-15MIN 3 - 5 EDMEDMEDM
2024-12-12MIN 1 - 7 EDMEDMEDM

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1EDM1110.73
1MIN1400.86
2EDM1801.20
2MIN1611.25
3EDM3512.84
3MIN1021.08
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: 73.5%
Total Goals
Actual: 6.0
Expected: 6.9
Score Breakdown
Edmonton Oilers 2 - 4 Minnesota Wild
Expected: 4.3 - 2.7