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2026-27 Season Live

Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche NHL Predictions

2025-04-23 • Ball Arena
Colorado Avalanche 1 - 2 Dallas Stars
🚨 Upset Loss (67% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
COL: 66.6%
DAL: 33.4%
Expected Goals
COL: 3.38
DAL: 2.64
Total Goals
Median: 6.5
Over 5.5: 68%
Over 6.5: 51%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

COL
Mackenzie Blackwood - 13-1-1 | 0.924 SV% | 2.07 GAA
DAL
Jake Oettinger - 16-7-3 | 0.907 SV% | 2.57 GAA
StatCOLDAL
Season SV%0.9240.907
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.072.57
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
COLMackenzie Blackwood2826292.9%2.6320.63
DALJake Oettinger2827196.4%3.7942.79
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: 53% • COL at home vs DAL: 7-8
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-10-13DAL 2 - 3 COLCOLCOL
2026-04-04DAL 0 - 2 COLCOLCOL
2026-03-18COL 1 - 2 DALDALCOL
2026-03-06DAL 4 - 5 COLCOLCOL
2025-10-11COL 4 - 5 DALDALDAL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1COL910.52
1DAL1600.79
2COL1521.51
2DAL1110.98
3COL1811.25
3DAL910.61
4COL500.50
4DAL300.25
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
❌ Incorrect
Confidence: 66.6%
Total Goals
Actual: 3.0
Expected: 6.0
Score Breakdown
Colorado Avalanche 1 - 2 Dallas Stars
Expected: 3.4 - 2.6