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Chicago Blackhawks at Dallas Stars NHL Predictions

2024-10-26 • American Airlines Center
Dallas Stars 4 - 2 Chicago Blackhawks

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
DAL: 73.2%
CHI: 26.8%
Expected Goals
DAL: 4.47
CHI: 2.85
Total Goals
Median: 5.8
Over 5.5: 56%
Over 6.5: 44%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

DAL
Jake Oettinger - 16-7-3 | 0.907 SV% | 2.57 GAA
CHI
Petr Mrazek - 18-31-4 | 0.907 SV% | 3.05 GAA
StatDALCHI
Season SV%0.9070.907
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.573.05
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 Oettinger2422291.7%3.6031.60
CHIPetr Mrazek3026486.7%5.3171.31
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: 72% • DAL at home vs CHI: 7-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-08DAL 4 - 3 CHIDALDAL
2026-01-01CHI 4 - 3 DALCHICHI
2025-12-27DAL 3 - 4 CHICHIDAL
2024-12-29CHI 1 - 5 DALDALDAL
2024-11-27CHI 6 - 2 DALCHICHI

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1DAL2232.16
1CHI1211.17
2DAL1210.87
2CHI1411.49
3DAL1132.27
3CHI1710.94
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: 73.2%
Total Goals
Actual: 6.0
Expected: 7.3
Score Breakdown
Dallas Stars 4 - 2 Chicago Blackhawks
Expected: 4.5 - 2.8