Away team
Minnesota Wild
50.1%
Fair American
-100
Fair decimal
2.0
Minnesota Wild vs Pittsburgh Penguins prediction, odds, win probability, and matchup analysis for January 1, 2027
NHL matchup
Minnesota Wild at Pittsburgh Penguins
View the PlayerWON Model V2 prediction, fair odds, market comparison, team performance, and recent head-to-head history for January 1, 2027.
January 1, 2027
· 5:00 PM CST
Model V2 pick:
Minnesota Wild at 50.1%
Prediction
Model V2 versus market
Compare PlayerWON win probabilities with fair odds and available market data.
Home team
Pittsburgh Penguins
49.9%
Fair American
+100
Fair decimal
2.0
Simulated betting results
Team performance leading into this game
Model V2 · One-unit bets backing each team before Jan 1, 2027.
All Model Picks
- Bets
- 7
- Record
- 6-1
- Net units
- 2.96
- ROI
- 42.3%
Value Picks
- Bets
- 5
- Record
- 3-2
- Net units
- 0.36
- ROI
- 7.3%
Market Favourite
- Bets
- 9
- Record
- 7-2
- Net units
- 2.61
- ROI
- 29.0%
All Model Picks
- Bets
- 8
- Record
- 5-3
- Net units
- 2.59
- ROI
- 32.4%
Value Picks
- Bets
- 8
- Record
- 4-4
- Net units
- 0.85
- ROI
- 10.7%
Market Favourite
- Bets
- 4
- Record
- 2-2
- Net units
- -0.38
- ROI
- -9.5%
This game and later dates are excluded.
Recent usage
Forward trios & defense pairs
Most-used five-on-five trio and defense pair from each team's last 10 completed regular-season games before Jan 1. Historical usage, not confirmed lines for this matchup.
Minnesota Wild
10 / 10 games covered · Minimum 5 shared minutes
Forward trio
122:56 together · 10 games
- Corsi for / against
- 156 / 79
- Fenwick for / against
- 120 / 63
- Corsi share
- 66.4%
- Fenwick share
- 65.6%
- xG for / against
- 9.91 / 4.10
Defense pair
95:18 together · 10 games
- Corsi for / against
- 126 / 62
- Fenwick for / against
- 98 / 42
- Corsi share
- 67.0%
- Fenwick share
- 70.0%
- xG for / against
- 7.48 / 3.46
Pittsburgh Penguins
10 / 10 games covered · Minimum 5 shared minutes
Forward trio
62:36 together · 7 games
- Corsi for / against
- 62 / 60
- Fenwick for / against
- 44 / 50
- Corsi share
- 50.8%
- Fenwick share
- 46.8%
- xG for / against
- 3.72 / 4.52
Defense pair
83:42 together · 10 games
- Corsi for / against
- 96 / 88
- Fenwick for / against
- 70 / 70
- Corsi share
- 52.2%
- Fenwick share
- 50.0%
- xG for / against
- 3.95 / 5.54
Ambiguous events and unreliable intervals are excluded. xG requires complete current scoring for each contributing game. These summaries do not change the model prediction.
Goalie predictions
Expected starters
Estimated starting chances among eligible goalies. These are model predictions, not confirmed starters.
Minnesota Wild
Expected starter unavailable.
Pittsburgh Penguins
Expected starter unavailable.
Goalie context
Recent starting goalies
Each team's last recorded starter before this matchup. These are not confirmed or projected starters for this game. Results cover their last 5 appearances before the matchup.
Jesper Wallstedt
Minnesota Wild · Last start: Oct 27
5 / 5 appearances covered
- Shots faced
- 120
- Save %
- 92.5
- Goals allowed
- 9
- Close-range shots %
- 31.7
Arturs Silovs
Pittsburgh Penguins · Last start: Oct 24
5 / 5 appearances covered
- Shots faced
- 138
- Save %
- 90.6
- Goals allowed
- 13
- Close-range shots %
- 32.6
Pregame context · xG V1
Recent expected goals
Last 10 completed regular-season games before Jan 1, 2027. This game and later dates are excluded.
Minnesota Wild
- xG for / game
- 3.93
- xG against / game
- 2.71
- xG differential / game
- 1.21
10 / 10 selected games fully scored. Historical chance quality, not a forecast of this game's goals.
Pittsburgh Penguins
- xG for / game
- 3.15
- xG against / game
- 3.33
- xG differential / game
- -0.18
10 / 10 selected games fully scored. Historical chance quality, not a forecast of this game's goals.
Recent play-by-play
Team tendencies before this game
Last 10 completed regular-season games before Jan 1, 2027. This game and later dates are excluded.
Minnesota Wild
10 / 10 games covered
- Attempts / game
- 64.7
- Corsi share (%)
- 55.3
- Fenwick share (%)
- 57.8
- Faceoff win %
- 49.5
- Penalties / game
- 4.3
Shots / game: 32.1 · Shooting: 10.3% · Avg distance: 32.8 ft
Pittsburgh Penguins
10 / 10 games covered
- Attempts / game
- 57.9
- Corsi share (%)
- 50.9
- Fenwick share (%)
- 50.1
- Faceoff win %
- 46.6
- Penalties / game
- 2.9
Shots / game: 26.5 · Shooting: 9.8% · Avg distance: 31.3 ft
Team comparison
Season and recent form
Season overview
|
MIN
|
Metric |
PIT
|
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Points | 11 |
| 0.714 | Points % | 0.458 |
| 44 | Goals for | 40 |
| 31 | Goals against | 40 |
| 13 | Goal differential | 0 |
| W3 | Current streak | W2 |
Road versus home
|
MIN road
|
Metric |
PIT home
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Games | 5 |
| 5 | Wins | 4 |
| 12 | Points | 8 |
| 6 | Goal differential | 6 |
Last 10 games
|
MIN
|
Metric |
PIT
|
|---|---|---|
| 7-2-1 | Record | 3-6-1 |
| 15 | Points | 7 |
| 33 | Goals for | 27 |
| 23 | Goals against | 35 |
| 10 | Goal differential | -8 |
History
Last 10 head-to-head games
MIN
4 wins
10
games reviewed
PIT
6 wins
Total goals31 – 34
Goal differential
-3
/
+3
Goals per game3.1 / 3.4
Shots per game29.7 / 31.1
| Date | Matchup | Score | Shots | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21, 2025 |
Minnesota Wild
at
Pittsburgh Penguins
|
5 - 0 | 21 - 19 | View |
| Oct 30, 2025 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
at
Minnesota Wild
|
4 - 1 | 34 - 27 | View |
| Mar 9, 2025 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
at
Minnesota Wild
|
3 - 1 | 22 - 30 | View |
| Oct 29, 2024 |
Minnesota Wild
at
Pittsburgh Penguins
|
5 - 3 | 40 - 29 | View |
| Feb 9, 2024 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
at
Minnesota Wild
|
2 - 3 | 36 - 30 | View |
| Dec 18, 2023 |
Minnesota Wild
at
Pittsburgh Penguins
|
3 - 4 | 27 - 30 | View |
| Apr 6, 2023 |
Minnesota Wild
at
Pittsburgh Penguins
|
1 - 4 | 28 - 31 | View |
| Nov 17, 2022 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
at
Minnesota Wild
|
6 - 4 | 32 - 23 | View |
| Mar 31, 2022 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
at
Minnesota Wild
|
4 - 3 | 39 - 31 | View |
| Nov 6, 2021 |
Minnesota Wild
at
Pittsburgh Penguins
|
5 - 4 | 40 - 39 | View |