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Washington Capitals at Dallas Stars NHL Predictions

2022-10-27 • American Airlines Center
Dallas Stars 2 - 0 Washington Capitals

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
DAL: 61.6%
WSH: 38.4%
Expected Goals
DAL: 3.04
WSH: 2.55
Total Goals
Median: 6.0
Over 5.5: 62%
Over 6.5: 46%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

DAL
Jake Oettinger - 16-7-3 | 0.907 SV% | 2.57 GAA
WSH
D. Kuemper
StatDALWSH
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 Oettinger27270100.0%2.9612.96
WSHD. Kuemper2725292.6%3.1021.10
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
1DAL1500.95
1WSH1311.03
2DAL1000.67
2WSH1200.74
3DAL1421.48
3WSH1701.19
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: 61.6%
Total Goals
Actual: 2.0
Expected: 5.6
Score Breakdown
Dallas Stars 2 - 0 Washington Capitals
Expected: 3.0 - 2.5