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Pittsburgh Penguins at Dallas Stars NHL Predictions

2023-03-23 • American Airlines Center
Dallas Stars 3 - 2 Pittsburgh Penguins

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
DAL: 57.3%
PIT: 42.7%
Expected Goals
DAL: 3.32
PIT: 2.95
Total Goals
Median: 6.6
Over 5.5: 72%
Over 6.5: 55%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

DAL
Jake Oettinger - 16-7-3 | 0.907 SV% | 2.57 GAA
PIT
C. DeSmith
StatDALPIT
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 Oettinger4240295.2%4.1012.10
PITC. DeSmith3330390.9%2.821-0.18
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: 50% • DAL at home vs PIT: 4-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-28PIT 3 - 6 DALDALPIT
2025-12-07DAL 3 - 2 PITDALDAL
2025-04-05DAL 3 - 5 PITPITDAL
2024-11-11PIT 1 - 7 DALDALDAL
2024-03-22DAL 4 - 2 PITDALDAL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1DAL1811.33
1PIT2001.12
2DAL1400.69
2PIT2001.67
3DAL1000.80
3PIT2111.31
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: 57.3%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 6.3
Score Breakdown
Dallas Stars 3 - 2 Pittsburgh Penguins
Expected: 3.3 - 2.9