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Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild NHL Predictions

2025-01-09 • Xcel Energy Center
Minnesota Wild 1 - 6 Colorado Avalanche

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
MIN: 45.8%
COL: 54.2%
Expected Goals
MIN: 2.62
COL: 3.29
Total Goals
Median: 5.5
Over 5.5: 53%
Over 6.5: 41%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

MIN
Filip Gustavsson - 28-15-6 | 0.903 SV% | 2.69 GAA
COL
Scott Wedgewood - 31-6-6 | 0.921 SV% | 2.02 GAA
StatMINCOL
Season SV%0.9120.919
Last 5 SV%0.8360.968
SV% vs Opponent0.9780.945
GAA2.472.13
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 76% • MIN at home vs COL: 3-5
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-05-17COL
2026-05-15COL
2026-05-13COL 4 - 3 MINCOLCOL
2026-05-11MIN 2 - 5 COLCOLCOL
2026-05-09MIN 5 - 1 COLMINCOL

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
✅ Correct
Confidence: 54.2%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 5.9
Score Breakdown
Minnesota Wild 1 - 6 Colorado Avalanche
Expected: 2.6 - 3.3