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Vegas Golden Knights at Dallas Stars NHL Predictions

2025-01-24 • American Airlines Center
Dallas Stars 4 - 3 Vegas Golden Knights

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
DAL: 67.3%
VGK: 32.7%
Expected Goals
DAL: 3.06
VGK: 3.14
Total Goals
Median: 6.1
Over 5.5: 54%
Over 6.5: 42%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

DAL
Jake Oettinger - 16-7-3 | 0.907 SV% | 2.57 GAA
VGK
Adin Hill - 1-0-2 | 0.888 SV% | 2.73 GAA
StatDALVGK
Season SV%0.9070.888
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA2.572.73
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 Oettinger2118385.7%3.1730.17
VGKAdin Hill2723485.2%3.963-0.04
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: 62% • DAL at home vs VGK: 4-5
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-22DAL 2 - 3 VGKVGKVGK
2026-03-10DAL 2 - 1 VGKDALDAL
2026-01-29VGK 4 - 5 DALDALVGK
2025-01-28VGK 3 - 4 DALDALVGK
2025-01-24DAL 4 - 3 VGKDALDAL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1DAL1011.13
1VGK1400.46
2DAL2411.98
2VGK810.74
3DAL910.85
3VGK1821.97
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: 67.3%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 6.2
Score Breakdown
Dallas Stars 4 - 3 Vegas Golden Knights
Expected: 3.1 - 3.1