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Utah Hockey Club at Dallas Stars NHL Predictions

2025-04-12 • American Airlines Center
Dallas Stars 3 - 5 Utah Hockey Club

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
DAL: 49.1%
UTA: 50.9%
Expected Goals
DAL: 3.23
UTA: 3.50
Total Goals
Median: 6.2
Over 5.5: 61%
Over 6.5: 47%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

DAL
Casey DeSmith - 9-2-4 | 0.912 SV% | 2.44 GAA
UTA
Karel Vejmelka - 17-10-2 | 0.895 SV% | 2.68 GAA
StatDALUTA
Season SV%0.9120.895
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA2.442.68
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 DeSmith3429585.3%4.154-0.85
UTAKarel Vejmelka2421387.5%2.832-0.17
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 UTA: 2-2
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
1DAL1511.09
1UTA1410.96
2DAL900.78
2UTA1511.09
3DAL1310.95
3UTA1822.09
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: 50.9%
Total Goals
Actual: 8.0
Expected: 6.7
Score Breakdown
Dallas Stars 3 - 5 Utah Hockey Club
Expected: 3.2 - 3.5