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Washington Capitals at Dallas Stars NHL Predictions

2022-01-28 • American Airlines Center
Dallas Stars 0 - 5 Washington Capitals

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
DAL: 48.1%
WSH: 51.9%
Expected Goals
DAL: 2.92
WSH: 3.02
Total Goals
Median: 6.3
Over 5.5: 69%
Over 6.5: 49%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

DAL
B. Holtby
WSH
V. Vanecek
StatDALWSH
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. Holtby2924582.8%2.680-2.32
WSHV. Vanecek29290100.0%2.7702.77
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: 60% • DAL at home vs WSH: 4-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-07WSH 1 - 4 DALDALWSH
2025-10-28DAL 1 - 0 WSHDALDAL
2024-12-16DAL 3 - 1 WSHDALDAL
2024-10-17WSH 3 - 2 DALWSHWSH
2024-01-27DAL 5 - 4 WSHDALDAL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1DAL1801.38
1WSH2801.47
2DAL1300.78
2WSH1000.85
3DAL1300.61
3WSH500.36
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: 51.9%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 5.9
Score Breakdown
Dallas Stars 0 - 5 Washington Capitals
Expected: 2.9 - 3.0