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Ottawa Senators at Dallas Stars NHL Predictions

2022-12-08 • American Airlines Center
Dallas Stars 4 - 3 Ottawa Senators (OT)
🚨 Upset Win (51% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
DAL: 49.3%
OTT: 50.7%
Expected Goals
DAL: 3.47
OTT: 3.19
Total Goals
Median: 6.4
Over 5.5: 63%
Over 6.5: 49%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

DAL
Jake Oettinger - 16-7-3 | 0.907 SV% | 2.57 GAA
OTT
Anton Forsberg - 11-12-3 | 0.901 SV% | 2.72 GAA
StatDALOTT
Season SV%0.9070.901
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.572.72
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 Oettinger3128390.3%3.6750.67
OTTAnton Forsberg3228487.5%3.453-0.55
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: 40% • DAL at home vs OTT: 4-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2025-11-30DAL 6 - 1 OTTDALOTT
2025-11-11OTT 2 - 3 DALDALOTT
2025-01-12OTT 3 - 2 DALOTTOTT
2025-01-02DAL 4 - 2 OTTDALOTT
2024-02-22OTT 4 - 1 DALOTTDAL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1DAL1100.64
1OTT2321.80
2DAL1000.71
2OTT1931.42
3DAL1721.44
3OTT400.29
4DAL510.66
4OTT200.17
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: 50.7%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 6.7
Score Breakdown
Dallas Stars 4 - 3 Ottawa Senators
Expected: 3.5 - 3.2