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Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche

NHLregular • 2025-26 Season
completed
Avalanche logo
Avalanche
Colorado
9
vs
Wild logo
Wild
Minnesota
6
COL 55%45% MIN
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

Colorado Avalanche 55% to win. The biggest signal favoring Avalanche:

  • 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: COL 50% (−5)
  • If the rest edge were neutral: COL 56% (+1)

Win probability movement

COL home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement60%55%50%May 2May 3

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

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VenueBall Arena
Denver, CO

Team Comparison

Head-to-head snapshot based on our model inputs

Wild (away)
Avalanche (home)
45%
Win probability
55%
0
High-impact factors
0
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Avalanche defeated the Wild 9-6.

Our model predicted the Avalanche would win with 55% confidence -- and they delivered. A close call, but the model's slight lean proved correct.

Looking at the factors our model weighed:

  • Home Field Advantage favored the Avalanche and was a notable factor: Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
  • Rest Days favored the Wild and was a contributing factor: Wild rest advantage (3 days rest) over Avalanche (7 days rest)
  • Offensive Efficiency was neutral and a contributing factor: No offensive stats available for comparison

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

Avalanche won 9-6

Avalanche won in a close game

Prediction CorrectWe predicted Avalanche at 55%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Home Field AdvantageFavors Colorado Avalanche
  • Rest DaysFavors Minnesota Wild
  • Offensive EfficiencyNeutral
  • Defensive EfficiencyNeutral
  • Turnover DifferentialNeutral
  • Recent FormNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

MIN
COL
Home Field Advantage
Rest Days
Favours MIN|Favours COL

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Model vs. Market

Comparing our model against market-implied probabilities

Avalanche

Our Model55%

Wild

Our Model45%

Understanding the win probability calculation

Model version: 1.0.0 • Calculated: 5/3/2026, 8:50:00 AM

Key Players

Wild

Calvin PickardG
Jesper WallstedtG
Filip GustavssonG
Riley MercerG
Cal PetersenG

Avalanche

Trent MinerG
Mackenzie BlackwoodG
Magnus ChronaG
Scott WedgewoodG
Zakhar BardakovC

Learn About Our Analysis

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Frequently Asked Questions

Avalanche has a 55% win probability, while Wild has a 45% 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 Ball Arena in Denver, CO.

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