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Dallas Stars at Washington Capitals NHL Predictions

2022-03-20 • Capital One Arena
Washington Capitals 2 - 3 Dallas Stars
🚨 Upset Loss (63% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
WSH: 63.1%
DAL: 36.9%
Expected Goals
WSH: 3.36
DAL: 2.83
Total Goals
Median: 6.4
Over 5.5: 63%
Over 6.5: 49%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

WSH
V. Vanecek
DAL
Jake Oettinger - 16-7-3 | 0.907 SV% | 2.57 GAA
StatWSHDAL
Season SV%—0.907
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA—2.57
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
WSHV. Vanecek2320387.0%2.900-0.10
DALJake Oettinger3836294.7%3.1421.14
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% • WSH at home vs DAL: 1-4
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
1WSH1811.12
1DAL1901.56
2WSH1800.74
2DAL1500.96
3WSH1811.28
3DAL300.38
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: 63.1%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 6.2
Score Breakdown
Washington Capitals 2 - 3 Dallas Stars
Expected: 3.4 - 2.8