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Dallas Stars at Washington Capitals NHL Predictions

2022-12-15 • Capital One Arena
Washington Capitals 1 - 2 Dallas Stars
🚨 Upset Loss (54% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
WSH: 54.4%
DAL: 45.6%
Expected Goals
WSH: 3.07
DAL: 3.03
Total Goals
Median: 6.2
Over 5.5: 59%
Over 6.5: 44%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

WSH
Charlie Lindgren - 6-4-2 | 0.887 SV% | 3.07 GAA
DAL
Jake Oettinger - 16-7-3 | 0.907 SV% | 2.57 GAA
StatWSHDAL
Season SV%0.8870.907
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA3.072.57
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
WSHCharlie Lindgren2624292.3%2.8120.81
DALJake Oettinger4645197.8%2.8101.81
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
1WSH1900.91
1DAL1801.21
2WSH2100.89
2DAL800.34
3WSH1901.00
3DAL1321.26
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: 54.4%
Total Goals
Actual: 3.0
Expected: 6.1
Score Breakdown
Washington Capitals 1 - 2 Dallas Stars
Expected: 3.1 - 3.0