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2026-27 Season Live

Dallas Stars at Vancouver Canucks NHL Predictions

2022-04-18 • Rogers Arena
Vancouver Canucks 6 - 2 Dallas Stars
🚨 Upset Win (55% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
VAN: 45.2%
DAL: 54.8%
Expected Goals
VAN: 3.22
DAL: 3.28
Total Goals
Median: 6.7
Over 5.5: 67%
Over 6.5: 52%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

VAN
Thatcher Demko - 8-8-0 | 0.905 SV% | 2.72 GAA
DAL
Jake Oettinger - 16-7-3 | 0.907 SV% | 2.57 GAA
StatVANDAL
Season SV%0.9050.907
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.722.57
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
VANThatcher Demko3028293.3%2.2410.24
DALJake Oettinger3125680.6%3.732-2.27
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: 53% • VAN at home vs DAL: 4-4
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-02VAN 1 - 6 DALDALDAL
2025-11-20VAN 2 - 4 DALDALDAL
2025-10-16DAL 3 - 5 VANVANVAN
2025-04-08DAL 5 - 6 VANVANVAN
2025-03-09VAN 1 - 4 DALDALVAN

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1VAN1500.92
1DAL1410.89
2VAN2501.54
2DAL1000.85
3VAN821.27
3DAL1300.49
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: 54.8%
Total Goals
Actual: 8.0
Expected: 6.5
Score Breakdown
Vancouver Canucks 6 - 2 Dallas Stars
Expected: 3.2 - 3.3