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Boston Bruins at Dallas Stars NHL Predictions

2024-11-14 • American Airlines Center
Dallas Stars 7 - 2 Boston Bruins

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
DAL: 72.8%
BOS: 27.2%
Expected Goals
DAL: 3.76
BOS: 2.56
Total Goals
Median: 6.0
Over 5.5: 58%
Over 6.5: 46%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

DAL
Jake Oettinger - 16-7-3 | 0.907 SV% | 2.57 GAA
BOS
Jeremy Swayman - 15-10-2 | 0.903 SV% | 2.84 GAA
StatDALBOS
Season SV%0.9070.903
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA2.572.84
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 Oettinger2523292.0%2.7720.77
BOSJeremy Swayman3831781.6%3.362-3.64
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: 67% • DAL at home vs BOS: 2-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-31BOS 6 - 3 DALBOSDAL
2026-01-20DAL 6 - 2 BOSDALDAL
2024-11-14DAL 7 - 2 BOSDALDAL
2024-10-24BOS 2 - 5 DALDALDAL
2024-02-19BOS 4 - 3 DALBOSDAL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1DAL1211.05
1BOS1500.89
2DAL1711.04
2BOS1100.81
3DAL1801.27
3BOS1321.07
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: 72.8%
Total Goals
Actual: 9.0
Expected: 6.3
Score Breakdown
Dallas Stars 7 - 2 Boston Bruins
Expected: 3.8 - 2.6