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Detroit Red Wings at Minnesota Wild NHL Predictions

2025-02-25 • Xcel Energy Center
Minnesota Wild 2 - 3 Detroit Red Wings
🚨 Upset Loss (53% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
MIN: 53.0%
DET: 47.0%
Expected Goals
MIN: 3.05
DET: 3.03
Total Goals
Median: 5.6
Over 5.5: 51%
Over 6.5: 37%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

MIN
Filip Gustavsson - 13-8-4 | 0.912 SV% | 2.47 GAA
DET
Cam Talbot - 11-6-3 | 0.888 SV% | 2.99 GAA
StatMINDET
Season SV%0.9120.888
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.472.99
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
MINFilip Gustavsson1613381.2%1.360-1.64
DETCam Talbot2422291.7%1.960-0.04
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: 60% • MIN at home vs DET: 4-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-05DET 4 - 5 MINMINDET
2026-01-22MIN 4 - 3 DETMINMIN
2025-02-25MIN 2 - 3 DETDETMIN
2025-02-22DET 3 - 4 MINMINDET
2023-12-27MIN 6 - 3 DETMINMIN

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1MIN1400.92
1DET1900.92
2MIN1300.60
2DET700.36
3MIN1600.43
3DET300.09
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: 53.0%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 6.1
Score Breakdown
Minnesota Wild 2 - 3 Detroit Red Wings
Expected: 3.1 - 3.0