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Utah Hockey Club at Minnesota Wild NHL Predictions

2024-12-20 • Xcel Energy Center
Minnesota Wild 1 - 2 Utah Hockey Club
🚨 Upset Loss (54% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
MIN: 53.5%
UTA: 46.5%
Expected Goals
MIN: 3.30
UTA: 3.18
Total Goals
Median: 6.6
Over 5.5: 73%
Over 6.5: 58%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

MIN
Filip Gustavsson - 28-15-6 | 0.903 SV% | 2.69 GAA
UTA
Karel Vejmelka - 38-20-3 | 0.896 SV% | 2.75 GAA
StatMINUTA
Season SV%0.9120.895
Last 5 SV%0.8360.881
SV% vs Opponent0.9230.898
GAA2.472.68
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 86% • MIN at home vs UTA: 1-3
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

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
❌ Incorrect
Confidence: 53.5%
Total Goals
Actual: 3.0
Expected: 6.5
Score Breakdown
Minnesota Wild 1 - 2 Utah Hockey Club
Expected: 3.3 - 3.2