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Minnesota Wild at Chicago Blackhawks

NHLregular • 2025-26 Season
completed
Blackhawks logo
Blackhawks
Chicago
3
vs
Wild logo
Wild
Minnesota
4
CHI 56%44% MIN
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

Chicago Blackhawks 56% to win. The biggest signal favoring Blackhawks:

  • Home Field Advantage. Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)

What would change the call

Win probability as of kickoff if a leading factor were even

  • If the home-field edge were neutral: CHI 52% (−4)

Win probability movement

CHI home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement61%56%51%Mar 14Mar 17

Labels mark updates of 5 points or more, named by the factor that moved most.

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VenueUnited Center
Chicago, IL

Team Comparison

Head-to-head snapshot based on our model inputs

Wild (away)
Blackhawks (home)
44%
Win probability
56%
0
High-impact factors
0
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Wild defeated the Blackhawks 4-3.

Our model predicted the Blackhawks would win with 56% confidence, but the Wild won against the model's expectation. Results like this help us refine the model.

Looking at the factors our model weighed:

  • Home Field Advantage favored the Blackhawks and was a notable factor: Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
  • Turnover Differential was neutral and a contributing factor: No turnover stats available for comparison
  • Head to Head was neutral and a contributing factor: No recent head-to-head history available

This analysis was generated from our model's pre-game assessment compared against the actual result. Factor accuracy helps improve future predictions.

Wild won 3-4

Wild won in a close game

Prediction IncorrectWe predicted Blackhawks at 56%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Home Field AdvantageFavors Chicago Blackhawks
  • Turnover DifferentialNeutral
  • Head to HeadNeutral
  • Recent FormNeutral
  • InjuriesNeutral
  • Rest DaysNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

MIN
CHI
Home Field Advantage
Favours MIN|Favours CHI

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Understanding the win probability calculation

1 factor not shown (insufficient data)

Model version: 1.0.0 • Calculated: 3/17/2026, 8:50:01 AM

Key Players

Wild

Calvin PickardG
Jesper WallstedtG
Filip GustavssonG
Riley MercerG
Cal PetersenG

Blackhawks

Dave NozzolilloG
Arvid SoderblomG
Spencer KnightG
Mitchell WeeksG
Sacha BoisvertC

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Learn about the factors behind our predictions

Frequently Asked Questions

Blackhawks has a 56% win probability, while Wild has a 44% win probability based on our analysis.

Our model considers offensive and defensive efficiency, rest days, injury impact, and historical performance.

This game is being played at United Center in Chicago, IL.

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