Buffalo Sabres at Dallas Stars NHL Predictions

2024-12-31 • American Airlines Center

Dallas Stars 4 - 2 Buffalo Sabres

Win Probability

DAL: 65.0%

BUF: 35.0%

Expected Goals

DAL: 3.82

BUF: 2.57

Total Goals

Median: 6.7

Over 5.5: 71%

Over 6.5: 55%

DAL

Jake Oettinger - 35-12-6 | 0.899 SV% | 2.59 GAA

BUF

Alex Lyon - 20-10-4 | 0.906 SV% | 2.77 GAA

Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats.

Model accuracy in this matchup: 67% • DAL at home vs BUF: 2-1

Date	Score	Winner	Model Pick
2026-04-15	BUF 3 - 4 DAL	DAL	BUF
2025-12-31	DAL 1 - 4 BUF	BUF	DAL
2024-12-31	DAL 4 - 2 BUF	DAL	DAL
2024-10-22	BUF 4 - 2 DAL	BUF	BUF
2024-04-09	DAL 3 - 2 BUF	DAL	DAL

Period	Time	Team	Scorer
2	09:49	DAL	Goal
2	10:20	DAL	Goal
3	02:35	DAL	Goal
3	04:57	DAL	Goal
3	11:32	DAL	Goal
3	18:23	DAL	Goal

Prediction Result

✅ Correct

Confidence: 65.0%

Total Goals

Actual: 6.0

Expected: 6.4

Score Breakdown

Dallas Stars 4 - 2 Buffalo Sabres

Expected: 3.8 - 2.6