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San Jose Sharks at Dallas Stars NHL Predictions

2022-12-31 • American Airlines Center
Dallas Stars 5 - 2 San Jose Sharks

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
DAL: 52.5%
SJS: 47.5%
Expected Goals
DAL: 3.24
SJS: 3.08
Total Goals
Median: 6.8
Over 5.5: 66%
Over 6.5: 53%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

DAL
Jake Oettinger - 16-7-3 | 0.907 SV% | 2.57 GAA
SJS
J. Reimer
StatDALSJS
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 Oettinger3129293.5%3.3351.33
SJSJ. Reimer3126583.9%3.341-1.66
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: 80% • DAL at home vs SJS: 6-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-10SJS 5 - 4 DALSJSSJS
2025-12-18SJS 3 - 5 DALDALDAL
2025-12-05DAL 4 - 1 SJSDALDAL
2025-02-08SJS 3 - 8 DALDALDAL
2024-11-20DAL 5 - 2 SJSDALDAL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1DAL1100.55
1SJS1521.20
2DAL1301.14
2SJS1211.07
3DAL1511.65
3SJS1921.05
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: 52.5%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 6.3
Score Breakdown
Dallas Stars 5 - 2 San Jose Sharks
Expected: 3.2 - 3.1