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Minnesota Wild at Dallas Stars NHL Predictions

2023-02-08 • American Airlines Center
Dallas Stars 4 - 1 Minnesota Wild

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
DAL: 55.1%
MIN: 44.9%
Expected Goals
DAL: 3.53
MIN: 2.89
Total Goals
Median: 6.3
Over 5.5: 63%
Over 6.5: 48%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

DAL
Jake Oettinger - 16-7-3 | 0.907 SV% | 2.57 GAA
MIN
Filip Gustavsson - 13-8-4 | 0.912 SV% | 2.47 GAA
StatDALMIN
Season SV%0.9070.912
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.572.47
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 Oettinger3938197.4%2.8611.86
MINFilip Gustavsson3733489.2%4.7450.74
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: 58% • DAL at home vs MIN: 9-6
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-30MIN 5 - 2 DALMINMIN
2026-04-28DAL 2 - 4 MINMINDAL
2026-04-25MIN 3 - 2 DALMINMIN
2026-04-22MIN 3 - 4 DALDALMIN
2026-04-20DAL 4 - 2 MINDALDAL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1DAL2011.08
1MIN1310.89
2DAL1200.71
2MIN2000.82
3DAL1542.94
3MIN2101.15
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: 55.1%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 6.4
Score Breakdown
Dallas Stars 4 - 1 Minnesota Wild
Expected: 3.5 - 2.9