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New Jersey Devils at Dallas Stars NHL Predictions

2025-03-04 • American Airlines Center
Dallas Stars 4 - 3 New Jersey Devils

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
DAL: 56.1%
NJD: 43.9%
Expected Goals
DAL: 3.45
NJD: 3.00
Total Goals
Median: 6.0
Over 5.5: 60%
Over 6.5: 45%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

DAL
Casey DeSmith - 9-2-4 | 0.912 SV% | 2.44 GAA
NJD
Jacob Markstrom - 9-9-1 | 0.884 SV% | 3.32 GAA
StatDALNJD
Season SV%0.9120.884
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA2.443.32
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
DALCasey DeSmith2825389.3%3.1520.15
NJDJacob Markstrom2117481.0%2.975-1.03
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: 50% • DAL at home vs NJD: 1-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-24DAL 4 - 6 NJDNJDDAL
2025-12-03NJD 0 - 3 DALDALNJD
2025-03-04DAL 4 - 3 NJDDALDAL
2025-02-22NJD 2 - 4 DALDALDAL
2024-03-14DAL 2 - 6 NJDNJDDAL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1DAL1211.15
1NJD1410.68
2DAL1131.34
2NJD1700.93
3DAL710.48
3NJD1511.54
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: 56.1%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 6.5
Score Breakdown
Dallas Stars 4 - 3 New Jersey Devils
Expected: 3.5 - 3.0