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New York Islanders at Dallas Stars NHL Predictions

2024-10-12 • American Airlines Center
Dallas Stars 3 - 0 New York Islanders

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
DAL: 62.9%
NYI: 37.1%
Expected Goals
DAL: 2.89
NYI: 1.22
Total Goals
Median: 5.9
Over 5.5: 55%
Over 6.5: 42%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

DAL
Jake Oettinger - 16-7-3 | 0.907 SV% | 2.57 GAA
NYI
Semyon Varlamov - 0-0-0 | 0.000 SV% | 0.00 GAA
StatDALNYI
Season SV%0.9070.000
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA2.570.00
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 Oettinger34340100.0%3.2213.22
NYISemyon Varlamov2724388.9%2.861-0.14
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: 17% • DAL at home vs NYI: 1-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-26NYI 2 - 1 DALNYIDAL
2025-11-18DAL 2 - 3 NYINYIDAL
2025-02-23NYI 3 - 4 DALDALNYI
2024-10-12DAL 3 - 0 NYIDALDAL
2024-02-26DAL 2 - 3 NYINYIDAL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1DAL800.73
1NYI1600.82
2DAL1501.10
2NYI1611.13
3DAL1111.03
3NYI2001.27
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: 62.9%
Total Goals
Actual: 3.0
Expected: 4.1
Score Breakdown
Dallas Stars 3 - 0 New York Islanders
Expected: 2.9 - 1.2