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Minnesota Wild at Utah Hockey Club NHL Predictions

2024-12-10 • Delta Center
Utah Hockey Club 4 - 5 Minnesota Wild

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
UTA: 49.6%
MIN: 50.4%
Expected Goals
UTA: 3.12
MIN: 3.23
Total Goals
Median: 5.8
Over 5.5: 59%
Over 6.5: 47%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

UTA
Karel Vejmelka - 17-10-2 | 0.895 SV% | 2.68 GAA
MIN
Filip Gustavsson - 13-8-4 | 0.912 SV% | 2.47 GAA
StatUTAMIN
Season SV%0.8950.912
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.682.47
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
UTAKarel Vejmelka4035587.5%5.1050.10
MINFilip Gustavsson2723485.2%3.373-0.63
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: 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 UTAUTAMIN
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
✅ Correct
Confidence: 50.4%
Total Goals
Actual: 9.0
Expected: 6.3
Score Breakdown
Utah Hockey Club 4 - 5 Minnesota Wild
Expected: 3.1 - 3.2