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Anaheim Ducks at Dallas Stars NHL Predictions

2025-03-18 • American Airlines Center
Dallas Stars 4 - 3 Anaheim Ducks

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
DAL: 59.2%
ANA: 40.8%
Expected Goals
DAL: 3.30
ANA: 2.59
Total Goals
Median: 6.5
Over 5.5: 67%
Over 6.5: 51%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

DAL
Jake Oettinger - 16-7-3 | 0.907 SV% | 2.57 GAA
ANA
Lukas Dostal - 13-9-2 | 0.888 SV% | 3.15 GAA
StatDALANA
Season SV%0.9070.888
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA2.573.15
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 Oettinger2522388.0%3.5920.59
ANALukas Dostal3127487.1%3.461-0.54
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: 78% • DAL at home vs ANA: 2-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-13ANA 3 - 1 DALANAANA
2025-12-19ANA 3 - 8 DALDALANA
2025-11-06DAL 5 - 7 ANAANAANA
2025-03-18DAL 4 - 3 ANADALDAL
2025-02-04ANA 2 - 1 DALANAANA

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1DAL1000.66
1ANA400.26
2DAL2511.77
2ANA2122.37
3DAL900.72
3ANA1200.78
4DAL300.32
4ANA300.19
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: 59.2%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 5.9
Score Breakdown
Dallas Stars 4 - 3 Anaheim Ducks
Expected: 3.3 - 2.6