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Vegas Golden Knights at Dallas Stars NHL Predictions

2022-04-26 • American Airlines Center
Dallas Stars 3 - 2 Vegas Golden Knights (SO)
🚨 Upset Win (52% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
DAL: 47.5%
VGK: 52.5%
Expected Goals
DAL: 3.00
VGK: 2.97
Total Goals
Median: 6.6
Over 5.5: 68%
Over 6.5: 51%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

DAL
Jake Oettinger - 16-7-3 | 0.907 SV% | 2.57 GAA
VGK
L. Thompson
StatDALVGK
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 Oettinger4139295.1%3.3931.39
VGKL. Thompson3734391.9%4.0821.08
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: 46% • DAL at home vs VGK: 7-8
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-22DAL 2 - 3 VGKVGKVGK
2026-03-10DAL 2 - 1 VGKDALVGK
2026-01-29VGK 4 - 5 DALDALVGK
2025-01-28VGK 3 - 4 DALDALVGK
2025-01-24DAL 4 - 3 VGKDALDAL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1DAL900.62
1VGK1410.74
2DAL1411.01
2VGK1421.33
3DAL1400.91
3VGK1500.73
4DAL200.28
4VGK300.16
5DAL711.26
5VGK700.43
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: 52.5%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 6.0
Score Breakdown
Dallas Stars 3 - 2 Vegas Golden Knights
Expected: 3.0 - 3.0