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Nashville Predators at Dallas Stars NHL Predictions

2022-02-09 • American Airlines Center
Dallas Stars 4 - 3 Nashville Predators

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
DAL: 50.6%
NSH: 49.4%
Expected Goals
DAL: 3.19
NSH: 3.16
Total Goals
Median: 6.1
Over 5.5: 59%
Over 6.5: 47%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

DAL
Jake Oettinger - 16-7-3 | 0.907 SV% | 2.57 GAA
NSH
Juuse Saros - 15-13-3 | 0.897 SV% | 2.93 GAA
StatDALNSH
Season SV%0.9070.897
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.572.93
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
DALJake Oettinger2320387.0%2.222-0.78
NSHJuuse Saros2723485.2%4.4110.41
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: 58% • DAL at home vs NSH: 5-4
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-02-28DAL 3 - 2 NSHDALDAL
2025-11-08NSH 4 - 5 DALDALDAL
2025-10-26NSH 2 - 3 DALDALNSH
2025-04-16NSH 5 - 1 DALNSHNSH
2025-04-03DAL 5 - 1 NSHDALDAL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1DAL600.47
1NSH1500.80
2DAL2001.97
2NSH1020.83
3DAL1711.97
3NSH1300.58
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
✅ Correct
Confidence: 50.6%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 6.3
Score Breakdown
Dallas Stars 4 - 3 Nashville Predators
Expected: 3.2 - 3.2