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Minnesota Wild at Columbus Blue Jackets NHL Predictions

2024-10-19 • Nationwide Arena
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 - 3 Minnesota Wild

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
CBJ: 39.4%
MIN: 60.6%
Expected Goals
CBJ: 3.45
MIN: 3.33
Total Goals
Median: 5.8
Over 5.5: 52%
Over 6.5: 39%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

CBJ
Daniil Tarasov - 8-11-3 | 0.908 SV% | 3.18 GAA
MIN
Filip Gustavsson - 13-8-4 | 0.912 SV% | 2.47 GAA
StatCBJMIN
Season SV%0.9080.912
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA3.182.47
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
CBJDaniil Tarasov3431391.2%3.2920.29
MINFilip Gustavsson2423195.8%1.9110.91
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% • CBJ at home vs MIN: 0-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2025-12-18CBJ 2 - 5 MINMINMIN
2025-10-11MIN 4 - 7 CBJCBJCBJ
2024-10-19CBJ 1 - 3 MINMINMIN
2024-10-10MIN 3 - 2 CBJMINCBJ
2024-01-06CBJ 3 - 4 MINMINMIN

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1CBJ900.29
1MIN1711.31
2CBJ1611.04
2MIN1401.01
3CBJ1200.59
3MIN1710.97
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: 60.6%
Total Goals
Actual: 4.0
Expected: 6.8
Score Breakdown
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 - 3 Minnesota Wild
Expected: 3.4 - 3.3