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Minnesota Wild at Detroit Red Wings NHL Predictions

2026-04-05 • Little Caesars Arena
Detroit Red Wings 4 - 5 Minnesota Wild
🚨 Upset Loss (52% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
DET: 51.9%
MIN: 48.1%
Expected Goals
DET: 3.06
MIN: 3.13
Total Goals
Median: 5.8
Over 5.5: 56%
Over 6.5: 41%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

DET
John Gibson - 29-22-4 | 0.901 SV% | 2.72 GAA
MIN
Filip Gustavsson - 28-15-6 | 0.903 SV% | 2.69 GAA
StatDETMIN
Season SV%0.8930.912
Last 5 SV%0.8620.836
SV% vs Opponent0.879
GAA2.972.47
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 67% • DET at home vs MIN: 1-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-05DET 4 - 5 MINMINDET
2026-01-22MIN 4 - 3 DETMINMIN
2025-02-25MIN 2 - 3 DETDETDET
2025-02-22DET 3 - 4 MINMINDET
2023-12-27MIN 6 - 3 DETMINMIN

⚡ In-Game Win Probability

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 0:00 20:00 40:00 60:00 In-Game Win Probability Home Win Probability Game Time (minutes)

Goals

PeriodTimeTeamScorer
101:40DETGoal
200:18DETGoal
201:25MINGoal
207:03MINGoal
212:32MINGoal
307:18MINGoal
311:14MINGoal
314:36DETGoal
318:09MINGoal

🎯 Shot Chart

Shot chart for Minnesota Wild at Detroit Red Wings

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
❌ Incorrect
Confidence: 51.9%
Total Goals
Actual: 9.0
Expected: 6.2
Score Breakdown
Detroit Red Wings 4 - 5 Minnesota Wild
Expected: 3.1 - 3.1