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Toronto Maple Leafs at Dallas Stars NHL Predictions

2024-12-18 • American Airlines Center
Dallas Stars 3 - 5 Toronto Maple Leafs
🚨 Upset Loss (61% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
DAL: 61.3%
TOR: 38.7%
Expected Goals
DAL: 4.62
TOR: 2.97
Total Goals
Median: 5.8
Over 5.5: 61%
Over 6.5: 46%

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 83% • DAL at home vs TOR: 1-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-13TOR 5 - 6 DALDALDAL
2025-12-21DAL 5 - 1 TORDALDAL
2025-01-14TOR 1 - 4 DALDALDAL
2024-12-18DAL 3 - 5 TORTORDAL
2024-02-07TOR 5 - 4 DALTORTOR

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1DAL2011.51
1TOR600.20
2DAL1200.71
2TOR1221.31
3DAL1700.65
3TOR711.39
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
❌ Incorrect
Confidence: 61.3%
Total Goals
Actual: 8.0
Expected: 7.6
Score Breakdown
Dallas Stars 3 - 5 Toronto Maple Leafs
Expected: 4.6 - 3.0