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Minnesota Wild at New York Rangers NHL Predictions

2025-10-20 • Madison Square Garden
New York Rangers 1 - 3 Minnesota Wild
🚨 Upset Loss (60% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
NYR: 60.1%
MIN: 39.9%
Expected Goals
NYR: 3.52
MIN: 2.86
Total Goals
Median: 5.7
Over 5.5: 59%
Over 6.5: 43%

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 67% • NYR at home vs MIN: 2-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-14MIN 2 - 4 NYRNYRMIN
2025-10-20NYR 1 - 3 MINMINNYR
2025-04-02NYR 5 - 4 MINNYRNYR
2025-03-13MIN 2 - 3 NYRNYRNYR
2023-11-09NYR 4 - 1 MINNYRNYR

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1NYR710.86
1MIN2501.57
2NYR1900.81
2MIN1911.35
3NYR1911.29
3MIN610.82
Shots are modeled attempts: shots on goal, goals, and missed shots. Blocked shots are excluded. High danger is xG >= 0.20.

🎯 Shot Chart

Shot chart for Minnesota Wild at New York Rangers

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
❌ Incorrect
Confidence: 60.1%
Total Goals
Actual: 4.0
Expected: 6.4
Score Breakdown
New York Rangers 1 - 3 Minnesota Wild
Expected: 3.5 - 2.9