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Chicago Blackhawks at Minnesota Wild NHL Predictions

2024-11-29 • Xcel Energy Center
Minnesota Wild 3 - 2 Chicago Blackhawks

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
MIN: 68.3%
CHI: 31.7%
Expected Goals
MIN: 3.24
CHI: 2.54
Total Goals
Median: 6.0
Over 5.5: 55%
Over 6.5: 40%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

MIN
Marc-Andre Fleury - 14-9-1 | 0.899 SV% | 2.93 GAA
CHI
Petr Mrazek - 18-31-4 | 0.907 SV% | 3.05 GAA
StatMINCHI
Season SV%0.8990.907
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA2.933.05
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
MINMarc-Andre Fleury2321291.3%1.950-0.05
CHIPetr Mrazek2926389.7%2.251-0.75
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: 82% • MIN at home vs CHI: 4-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-19MIN 1 - 2 CHICHIMIN
2026-03-17CHI 3 - 4 MINMINMIN
2026-01-27MIN 4 - 3 CHIMINMIN
2025-11-26CHI 3 - 4 MINMINMIN
2025-01-26CHI 2 - 4 MINMINMIN

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1MIN1400.76
1CHI700.69
2MIN810.69
2CHI1500.88
3MIN1900.80
3CHI1100.38
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: 68.3%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 5.8
Score Breakdown
Minnesota Wild 3 - 2 Chicago Blackhawks
Expected: 3.2 - 2.5