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Dallas Stars at Utah Hockey Club NHL Predictions

2024-12-23 • Delta Center
Utah Hockey Club 2 - 3 Dallas Stars

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
UTA: 41.0%
DAL: 59.0%
Expected Goals
UTA: 2.90
DAL: 3.03
Total Goals
Median: 6.3
Over 5.5: 57%
Over 6.5: 42%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

UTA
Karel Vejmelka - 17-10-2 | 0.895 SV% | 2.68 GAA
DAL
Casey DeSmith - 9-2-4 | 0.912 SV% | 2.44 GAA
StatUTADAL
Season SV%0.8950.912
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA2.682.44
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
UTAKarel Vejmelka2926389.7%3.6020.60
DALCasey DeSmith2624292.3%2.8740.87
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: 50% • UTA at home vs DAL: 1-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-16DAL 3 - 6 UTAUTAUTA
2026-01-31UTA 2 - 3 DALDALUTA
2026-01-15UTA 2 - 1 DALUTADAL
2025-11-28DAL 4 - 3 UTADALUTA
2025-04-12DAL 3 - 5 UTAUTAUTA

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1UTA1631.40
1DAL1200.70
2UTA710.60
2DAL2512.01
3UTA1500.87
3DAL910.89
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: 59.0%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 5.9
Score Breakdown
Utah Hockey Club 2 - 3 Dallas Stars
Expected: 2.9 - 3.0