Seattle Kraken at Minnesota Wild NHL Predictions

2026-04-07 • Grand Casino Arena

Minnesota Wild 5 - 2 Seattle Kraken

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability

MIN: 71.8%

SEA: 28.2%

Expected Goals

MIN: 3.55

SEA: 2.61

Total Goals

Median: 6.2

Over 5.5: 59%

Over 6.5: 48%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

MIN

Jesper Wallstedt - 11-2-3 | 0.928 SV% | 2.21 GAA

SEA

Joey Daccord - 10-9-5 | 0.903 SV% | 2.77 GAA

Stat	MIN	SEA
Season SV%	0.928	0.903
Last 5 SV%	—	—
SV% vs Opponent	—	—
GAA	2.21	2.77

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

Team	Goalie	SA	Saves	GA	SV%	xGA	HD Faced	GSAx
MIN	Jesper Wallstedt	27	25	2	92.6%	2.66	0	0.66
SEA	Joey Daccord	29	24	5	82.8%	3.37	4	-1.63

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: 56% • MIN at home vs SEA: 2-2

Date	Score	Winner	Model Pick
2026-04-07	MIN 5 - 2 SEA	MIN	MIN
2026-01-08	SEA 2 - 3 MIN	MIN	MIN
2025-12-08	SEA 1 - 4 MIN	MIN	SEA
2025-03-19	MIN 4 - 0 SEA	MIN	MIN
2025-03-04	SEA 3 - 4 MIN	MIN	SEA

Shot Quality by Period

Period	Team	Shots	High Danger	xG
1	MIN	10	1	0.78
1	SEA	21	0	1.22
2	MIN	13	1	1.24
2	SEA	13	0	0.86
3	MIN	12	2	1.35
3	SEA	11	0	0.58

Shots are modeled attempts: shots on goal, goals, and missed shots. Blocked shots are excluded. High danger is xG >= 0.20.

🎯 Shot Chart

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result

✅ Correct

Confidence: 71.8%

Total Goals

Actual: 7.0

Expected: 6.2

Score Breakdown