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Vancouver Canucks at Minnesota Wild

NHLregular • 2025-26 Season
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Wild logo
Wild
Minnesota
5
vs
Canucks logo
Canucks
Vancouver
2
MIN 63%37% VAN
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

Minnesota Wild 63% to win. The top 2 signals favoring Wild:

  • Rest Days. Wild rest advantage (5 days rest) over Canucks (back-to-back)
  • 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 rest edge were neutral: MIN 56% (−7)
  • If the home-field edge were neutral: MIN 59% (−4)

Win probability movement

MIN home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement68%60%51%Rest Days +7.6Mar 30Apr 2

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

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VenueGrand Casino Arena
Saint Paul, MN

Team Comparison

Head-to-head snapshot based on our model inputs

Canucks (away)
Wild (home)
37%
Win probability
63%
0
High-impact factors
1
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Wild defeated the Canucks 5-2.

Our model predicted the Wild would win with 63% confidence -- and they delivered. Even with modest confidence, the model got this one right.

Looking at the factors our model weighed:

  • Rest Days favored the Wild and was a major factor: Wild rest advantage (5 days rest) over Canucks (back-to-back)
  • Home Field Advantage favored the Wild and was a notable factor: Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
  • Defensive Efficiency was neutral and a contributing factor: No defensive 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.

Wild won 5-2

Wild won in a close game

Prediction CorrectWe predicted Wild at 63%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Rest DaysFavors Minnesota Wild
  • Home Field AdvantageFavors Minnesota Wild
  • Defensive EfficiencyNeutral
  • Turnover DifferentialNeutral
  • Head to HeadNeutral
  • Recent FormNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

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

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Model vs. Market

Comparing our model against market-implied probabilities

Wild

Our Model63%

Canucks

Our Model37%

Understanding the win probability calculation

Rest Days

Wild rest advantage (5 days rest) over Canucks (back-to-back)

Wild
Model version: 1.0.0 • Calculated: 4/2/2026, 8:50:00 AM

Key Players

Canucks

Leevi MerilainenG
Nikita TolopiloG
Kevin LankinenG
Thatcher DemkoG
Matt StienburgC

Wild

Jesper WallstedtG
Filip GustavssonG
Calvin PickardG
Chase WutzkeG
Riley MercerG

Learn About Our Analysis

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Frequently Asked Questions

Wild has a 63% win probability, while Canucks has a 37% 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 Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul, MN.

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