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Minnesota Wild at Utah Hockey Club NHL Predictions

2024-12-10 • Delta Center
Utah Hockey Club 4 - 5 Minnesota Wild
🚨 Upset Loss (55% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
UTA: 55.0%
MIN: 45.0%
Expected Goals
UTA: 3.41
MIN: 3.29
Total Goals
Median: 6.0
Over 5.5: 53%
Over 6.5: 38%

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 86% • UTA at home vs MIN: 2-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-10MIN 5 - 0 UTAMINMIN
2026-02-27UTA 5 - 2 MINUTAUTA
2025-10-25MIN 2 - 6 UTAUTAUTA
2025-02-27UTA 6 - 1 MINUTAUTA
2025-01-23MIN 0 - 4 UTAUTAUTA

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1UTA1000.54
1MIN2500.90
2UTA910.84
2MIN1700.92
3UTA1421.44
3MIN1842.09
4UTA500.36
4MIN300.21
5UTA300.19
5MIN210.97
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
❌ Incorrect
Confidence: 55.0%
Total Goals
Actual: 9.0
Expected: 6.7
Score Breakdown
Utah Hockey Club 4 - 5 Minnesota Wild
Expected: 3.4 - 3.3