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DAL vs BUF - 2025-12-31

2025-12-31 • American Airlines Center
DAL 1 - 4 BUF
🚨 Upset Loss (69% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
DAL: 68.8%
BUF: 31.2%
Expected Goals
DAL: 3.52
BUF: 2.47
Total Goals
Median: 5.8
Over 5.5: 53%
Over 6.5: 38%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

DAL
Jake Oettinger - 17-8-4 | 0.902 SV% | 2.70 GAA
BUF
Alex Lyon - 10-6-3 | 0.906 SV% | 2.82 GAA

⚡ In-Game Win Probability

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 0:00 20:00 40:00 60:00 In-Game Win Probability Home Win Probability Game Time (minutes)

Goals

PeriodTimeTeamScorer
100:15DALGoal
207:44DALGoal
217:05BUFGoal
309:21BUFGoal
311:35BUFGoal

🎯 Shot Chart

Shot chart for BUF @ DAL

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
❌ Incorrect
Confidence: 68.8%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 6.0
Score Breakdown
DAL 1 - 4 BUF
Expected: 3.5 - 2.5