Away team
Vegas Golden Knights
39.2%
Fair American
+155
Fair decimal
2.55
Vegas Golden Knights vs Minnesota Wild prediction, odds, win probability, and matchup analysis for December 28, 2026
NHL matchup
Vegas Golden Knights at Minnesota Wild
View the PlayerWON Model V2 prediction, fair odds, market comparison, team performance, and recent head-to-head history for December 28, 2026.
December 28, 2026
· 1:00 PM CST
Model V2 pick:
Minnesota Wild at 60.8%
Prediction
Model V2 versus market
Compare PlayerWON win probabilities with fair odds and available market data.
Home team
Minnesota Wild
60.8%
Fair American
-155
Fair decimal
1.64
Simulated betting results
Team performance leading into this game
Model V2 · One-unit bets backing each team before Dec 28, 2026.
All Model Picks
- Bets
- 11
- Record
- 7-4
- Net units
- -0.11
- ROI
- -1.0%
Value Picks
- Bets
- 2
- Record
- 1-1
- Net units
- -0.39
- ROI
- -19.3%
Market Favourite
- Bets
- 12
- Record
- 8-4
- Net units
- 0.25
- ROI
- 2.1%
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%
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 Dec 28. Historical usage, not confirmed lines for this matchup.
Vegas Golden Knights
10 / 10 games covered · Minimum 5 shared minutes
Forward trio
107:16 together · 10 games
- Corsi for / against
- 113 / 85
- Fenwick for / against
- 83 / 58
- Corsi share
- 57.1%
- Fenwick share
- 58.9%
- xG for / against
- 5.90 / 3.25
Defense pair
154:42 together · 10 games
- Corsi for / against
- 179 / 131
- Fenwick for / against
- 132 / 92
- Corsi share
- 57.7%
- Fenwick share
- 58.9%
- xG for / against
- 9.12 / 4.99
Minnesota Wild
10 / 10 games covered · Minimum 5 shared minutes
Forward trio
122:28 together · 10 games
- Corsi for / against
- 150 / 75
- Fenwick for / against
- 116 / 59
- Corsi share
- 66.7%
- Fenwick share
- 66.3%
- xG for / against
- 9.98 / 3.91
Defense pair
95:23 together · 10 games
- Corsi for / against
- 119 / 65
- Fenwick for / against
- 93 / 44
- Corsi share
- 64.7%
- Fenwick share
- 67.9%
- xG for / against
- 7.35 / 3.54
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.
Vegas Golden Knights
Expected starter unavailable.
Minnesota Wild
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.
Carter Hart
Vegas Golden Knights · Last start: Oct 24
5 / 5 appearances covered
- Shots faced
- 125
- Save %
- 88.8
- Goals allowed
- 14
- Close-range shots %
- 32.0
Calvin Pickard
Minnesota Wild · Last start: Oct 25
2 / 2 appearances covered
- Shots faced
- 42
- Save %
- 83.3
- Goals allowed
- 7
- Close-range shots %
- 23.8
Pregame context · xG V1
Recent expected goals
Last 10 completed regular-season games before Dec 28, 2026. This game and later dates are excluded.
Vegas Golden Knights
- xG for / game
- 3.32
- xG against / game
- 2.74
- xG differential / game
- 0.58
10 / 10 selected games fully scored. Historical chance quality, not a forecast of this game's goals.
Minnesota Wild
- xG for / game
- 3.95
- xG against / game
- 2.76
- xG differential / game
- 1.20
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 Dec 28, 2026. This game and later dates are excluded.
Vegas Golden Knights
10 / 10 games covered
- Attempts / game
- 59.3
- Corsi share (%)
- 51.6
- Fenwick share (%)
- 52.5
- Faceoff win %
- 49.4
- Penalties / game
- 3.6
Shots / game: 29.3 · Shooting: 11.9% · Avg distance: 33.0 ft
Minnesota Wild
10 / 10 games covered
- Attempts / game
- 64.5
- Corsi share (%)
- 54.9
- Fenwick share (%)
- 57.4
- Faceoff win %
- 51.6
- Penalties / game
- 3.9
Shots / game: 32.7 · Shooting: 9.8% · Avg distance: 33.0 ft
Team comparison
Season and recent form
Season overview
|
VGK
|
Metric |
MIN
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Points | 18 |
| 0.654 | Points % | 0.692 |
| 47 | Goals for | 41 |
| 38 | Goals against | 30 |
| 9 | Goal differential | 11 |
| OT1 | Current streak | W2 |
Road versus home
|
VGK road
|
Metric |
MIN home
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Games | 4 |
| 3 | Wins | 4 |
| 7 | Points | 8 |
| 1 | Goal differential | 7 |
Last 10 games
|
VGK
|
Metric |
MIN
|
|---|---|---|
| 6-3-1 | Record | 6-3-1 |
| 13 | Points | 13 |
| 36 | Goals for | 32 |
| 30 | Goals against | 25 |
| 6 | Goal differential | 7 |
History
Last 10 head-to-head games
VGK
5 wins
10
games reviewed
MIN
5 wins
Total goals32 – 28
Goal differential
+4
/
-4
Goals per game3.2 / 2.8
Shots per game28.8 / 25.8
| Date | Matchup | Score | Shots | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 2026 |
Vegas Golden Knights
at
Minnesota Wild
|
2 - 4 | 23 - 28 | View |
| Mar 6, 2026 |
Minnesota Wild
at
Vegas Golden Knights
|
4 - 2 | 24 - 31 | View |
| Dec 29, 2025 |
Minnesota Wild
at
Vegas Golden Knights
|
5 - 2 | 27 - 16 | View |
| Nov 16, 2025 |
Vegas Golden Knights
at
Minnesota Wild
|
2 - 3 | 25 - 28 | View |
| Mar 25, 2025 |
Vegas Golden Knights
at
Minnesota Wild
|
5 - 1 | 38 - 24 | View |
| Jan 12, 2025 |
Minnesota Wild
at
Vegas Golden Knights
|
1 - 4 | 16 - 37 | View |
| Dec 15, 2024 |
Vegas Golden Knights
at
Minnesota Wild
|
3 - 2 | 27 - 22 | View |
| Apr 12, 2024 |
Minnesota Wild
at
Vegas Golden Knights
|
2 - 7 | 27 - 30 | View |
| Mar 30, 2024 |
Vegas Golden Knights
at
Minnesota Wild
|
2 - 1 | 31 - 33 | View |
| Feb 12, 2024 |
Minnesota Wild
at
Vegas Golden Knights
|
5 - 3 | 29 - 30 | View |