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Vegas Golden Knights at Dallas Stars NHL Predictions

2023-04-08 • American Airlines Center
Dallas Stars 2 - 1 Vegas Golden Knights (SO)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
DAL: 53.8%
VGK: 46.2%
Expected Goals
DAL: 3.34
VGK: 3.00
Total Goals
Median: 6.4
Over 5.5: 64%
Over 6.5: 49%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

DAL
Jake Oettinger - 16-7-3 | 0.907 SV% | 2.57 GAA
VGK
J. Quick
StatDALVGK
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 Oettinger2322195.7%2.0101.01
VGKJ. Quick2826292.9%2.9010.90
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: 46% • DAL at home vs VGK: 7-8
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-22DAL 2 - 3 VGKVGKVGK
2026-03-10DAL 2 - 1 VGKDALVGK
2026-01-29VGK 4 - 5 DALDALVGK
2025-01-28VGK 3 - 4 DALDALVGK
2025-01-24DAL 4 - 3 VGKDALDAL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1DAL1200.61
1VGK1200.89
2DAL1300.99
2VGK900.44
3DAL900.27
3VGK800.38
4DAL300.19
4VGK300.13
5DAL310.83
5VGK300.18
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: 53.8%
Total Goals
Actual: 3.0
Expected: 6.3
Score Breakdown
Dallas Stars 2 - 1 Vegas Golden Knights
Expected: 3.3 - 3.0