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Minnesota Wild at Montreal Canadiens NHL Predictions

2025-01-30 • Centre Bell
Montreal Canadiens 0 - 4 Minnesota Wild
🚨 Upset Loss (62% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
MTL: 62.0%
MIN: 38.0%
Expected Goals
MTL: 3.29
MIN: 3.04
Total Goals
Median: 6.2
Over 5.5: 61%
Over 6.5: 48%

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 67% • MTL at home vs MIN: 1-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-02-02MIN 4 - 3 MTLMINMIN
2026-01-20MTL 4 - 3 MINMTLMTL
2025-01-30MTL 0 - 4 MINMINMTL
2024-11-14MIN 3 - 0 MTLMINMIN
2023-12-21MIN 4 - 3 MTLMINMIN

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1MTL700.26
1MIN1300.47
2MTL1200.85
2MIN1711.25
3MTL2041.86
3MIN1542.79
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: 62.0%
Total Goals
Actual: 4.0
Expected: 6.3
Score Breakdown
Montreal Canadiens 0 - 4 Minnesota Wild
Expected: 3.3 - 3.0