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San Jose Sharks at Dallas Stars NHL Predictions

2024-10-15 • American Airlines Center
Dallas Stars 3 - 2 San Jose Sharks

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
DAL: 65.6%
SJS: 34.4%
Expected Goals
DAL: 4.20
SJS: 3.55
Total Goals
Median: 5.8
Over 5.5: 52%
Over 6.5: 43%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

DAL
Jake Oettinger - 16-7-3 | 0.907 SV% | 2.57 GAA
SJS
Mackenzie Blackwood - 10-25-4 | 0.899 SV% | 3.45 GAA
StatDALSJS
Season SV%0.9070.899
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.573.45
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 Oettinger2926389.7%4.1031.10
SJSMackenzie Blackwood4136587.8%6.5561.55
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: 81% • DAL at home vs SJS: 7-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-10-05DAL 5 - 0 SJSDALDAL
2026-01-10SJS 5 - 4 DALSJSSJS
2025-12-18SJS 3 - 5 DALDALDAL
2025-12-05DAL 4 - 1 SJSDALDAL
2025-02-08SJS 3 - 8 DALDALDAL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1DAL2211.26
1SJS1000.61
2DAL2422.22
2SJS1211.09
3DAL1500.80
3SJS1411.16
4DAL100.06
4SJS200.27
5DAL332.21
5SJS210.96
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: 65.6%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 7.7
Score Breakdown
Dallas Stars 3 - 2 San Jose Sharks
Expected: 4.2 - 3.5