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Ottawa Senators at Dallas Stars NHL Predictions

2021-10-29 • American Airlines Center
Dallas Stars 1 - 4 Ottawa Senators
🚨 Upset Loss (59% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
DAL: 58.8%
OTT: 41.2%
Expected Goals
DAL: 3.05
OTT: 2.79
Total Goals
Median: 6.3
Over 5.5: 66%
Over 6.5: 49%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

DAL
B. Holtby
OTT
F. Gustavsson
StatDALOTT
Season SV%——
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA——
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats. Confirmed goalie row used when available; otherwise current projected starter is shown.

Goalie Game Metrics

TeamGoalieSASavesGASV%xGAHD FacedGSAx
DALB. Holtby2420483.3%1.970-2.03
OTTF. Gustavsson3938197.4%4.1203.12
SA uses shots on goal plus goals. xGA, high-danger faced, and GSAx use modeled scoring attempts against. GSAx is xGA minus goals against.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 40% • DAL at home vs OTT: 4-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2025-11-30DAL 6 - 1 OTTDALOTT
2025-11-11OTT 2 - 3 DALDALOTT
2025-01-12OTT 3 - 2 DALOTTOTT
2025-01-02DAL 4 - 2 OTTDALOTT
2024-02-22OTT 4 - 1 DALOTTDAL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1DAL1501.31
1OTT1901.03
2DAL1501.20
2OTT500.45
3DAL2401.60
3OTT700.49
Shots are modeled attempts: shots on goal, goals, and missed shots. Blocked shots are excluded. High danger is xG >= 0.20.

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
❌ Incorrect
Confidence: 58.8%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 5.8
Score Breakdown
Dallas Stars 1 - 4 Ottawa Senators
Expected: 3.0 - 2.8