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Buffalo Sabres at Dallas Stars NHL Predictions

2022-02-27 • American Airlines Center
Dallas Stars 4 - 2 Buffalo Sabres

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
DAL: 56.6%
BUF: 43.4%
Expected Goals
DAL: 3.43
BUF: 3.05
Total Goals
Median: 6.4
Over 5.5: 66%
Over 6.5: 49%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

DAL
Jake Oettinger - 16-7-3 | 0.907 SV% | 2.57 GAA
BUF
C. Anderson
StatDALBUF
Season SV%0.907—
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.57—
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 Oettinger4038295.0%2.9010.90
BUFC. Anderson3127487.1%3.592-0.41
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: 80% • DAL at home vs BUF: 3-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-15BUF 3 - 4 DALDALBUF
2025-12-31DAL 1 - 4 BUFBUFDAL
2024-12-31DAL 4 - 2 BUFDALDAL
2024-10-22BUF 4 - 2 DALBUFBUF
2024-04-09DAL 3 - 2 BUFDALDAL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1DAL2121.79
1BUF1000.53
2DAL1101.18
2BUF1500.86
3DAL800.61
3BUF3011.51
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: 56.6%
Total Goals
Actual: 6.0
Expected: 6.5
Score Breakdown
Dallas Stars 4 - 2 Buffalo Sabres
Expected: 3.4 - 3.0