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New York Rangers at Dallas Stars NHL Predictions

2024-12-20 • American Airlines Center
Dallas Stars 1 - 3 New York Rangers
🚨 Upset Loss (56% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
DAL: 55.7%
NYR: 44.3%
Expected Goals
DAL: 3.54
NYR: 2.69
Total Goals
Median: 6.1
Over 5.5: 60%
Over 6.5: 45%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

DAL
Jake Oettinger - 16-7-3 | 0.907 SV% | 2.57 GAA
NYR
Igor Shesterkin - 16-12-4 | 0.910 SV% | 2.51 GAA
StatDALNYR
Season SV%0.9070.910
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA2.572.51
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 Oettinger3027390.0%3.3020.30
NYRIgor Shesterkin4241197.6%5.0344.03
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 NYR: 2-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-11DAL 2 - 0 NYRDALDAL
2025-12-02NYR 3 - 2 DALNYRDAL
2025-01-07NYR 4 - 5 DALDALDAL
2024-12-20DAL 1 - 3 NYRNYRDAL
2024-02-20NYR 3 - 1 DALNYRNYR

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1DAL1531.43
1NYR1600.86
2DAL2401.94
2NYR1511.61
3DAL2311.65
3NYR710.83
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: 55.7%
Total Goals
Actual: 4.0
Expected: 6.2
Score Breakdown
Dallas Stars 1 - 3 New York Rangers
Expected: 3.5 - 2.7