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San Jose Sharks at Dallas Stars NHL Predictions

2024-11-20 • American Airlines Center
Dallas Stars 5 - 2 San Jose Sharks

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
DAL: 73.1%
SJS: 26.9%
Expected Goals
DAL: 4.32
SJS: 1.97
Total Goals
Median: 5.8
Over 5.5: 54%
Over 6.5: 38%

🥅 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 Oettinger2321291.3%2.3810.38
SJSMackenzie Blackwood3126583.9%5.0560.05
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: 78% • DAL at home vs SJS: 4-0
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-10SJS 5 - 4 DALSJSDAL
2025-12-18SJS 3 - 5 DALDALDAL
2025-12-05DAL 4 - 1 SJSDALDAL
2025-02-08SJS 3 - 8 DALDALSJS
2024-11-20DAL 5 - 2 SJSDALDAL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1DAL1811.37
1SJS1210.98
2DAL1410.81
2SJS1100.81
3DAL1442.86
3SJS1000.59
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: 73.1%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 6.3
Score Breakdown
Dallas Stars 5 - 2 San Jose Sharks
Expected: 4.3 - 2.0