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Pittsburgh Penguins at Dallas Stars NHL Predictions

2022-01-08 • American Airlines Center
Dallas Stars 3 - 2 Pittsburgh Penguins
🚨 Upset Win (58% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
DAL: 41.6%
PIT: 58.4%
Expected Goals
DAL: 2.94
PIT: 2.93
Total Goals
Median: 6.2
Over 5.5: 67%
Over 6.5: 46%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

DAL
Jake Oettinger - 16-7-3 | 0.907 SV% | 2.57 GAA
PIT
Tristan Jarry - 16-12-6 | 0.892 SV% | 3.12 GAA
StatDALPIT
Season SV%0.9070.892
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.573.12
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 Oettinger2927293.1%2.5010.50
PITTristan Jarry3229390.6%3.1500.15
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: 50% • DAL at home vs PIT: 4-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-28PIT 3 - 6 DALDALPIT
2025-12-07DAL 3 - 2 PITDALDAL
2025-04-05DAL 3 - 5 PITPITDAL
2024-11-11PIT 1 - 7 DALDALDAL
2024-03-22DAL 4 - 2 PITDALDAL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1DAL1000.53
1PIT1400.82
2DAL1701.06
2PIT1310.94
3DAL1801.55
3PIT1200.74
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: 58.4%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 5.9
Score Breakdown
Dallas Stars 3 - 2 Pittsburgh Penguins
Expected: 2.9 - 2.9