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Minnesota Wild at Edmonton Oilers NHL Predictions

2026-01-31 • Rogers Place
Edmonton Oilers 3 - 7 Minnesota Wild
🚨 Upset Loss (56% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
EDM: 56.3%
MIN: 43.7%
Expected Goals
EDM: 3.59
MIN: 2.97
Total Goals
Median: 6.3
Over 5.5: 60%
Over 6.5: 47%

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 33% • EDM at home vs MIN: 1-4
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-31EDM 3 - 7 MINMINEDM
2025-12-20MIN 5 - 2 EDMMINEDM
2025-12-02EDM 0 - 1 MINMINEDM
2025-01-15MIN 3 - 5 EDMEDMEDM
2024-12-12MIN 1 - 7 EDMEDMEDM

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1EDM1221.28
1MIN1932.01
2EDM2811.62
2MIN1211.15
3EDM2611.32
3MIN1401.18
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 Edmonton Oilers

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
❌ Incorrect
Confidence: 56.3%
Total Goals
Actual: 10.0
Expected: 6.6
Score Breakdown
Edmonton Oilers 3 - 7 Minnesota Wild
Expected: 3.6 - 3.0