Boston Bruins at Dallas Stars NHL Predictions

2026-01-20 • American Airlines Center

Dallas Stars 6 - 2 Boston Bruins

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability

DAL: 55.4%

BOS: 44.6%

Expected Goals

DAL: 3.26

BOS: 2.84

Total Goals

Median: 6.1

Over 5.5: 56%

Over 6.5: 41%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

DAL

Jake Oettinger - 16-7-3 | 0.907 SV% | 2.57 GAA

BOS

Jeremy Swayman - 15-10-2 | 0.903 SV% | 2.84 GAA

Stat	DAL	BOS
Season SV%	0.907	0.903
Last 5 SV%	—	—
SV% vs Opponent	—	—
GAA	2.57	2.84

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

Team	Goalie	SA	Saves	GA	SV%	xGA	HD Faced	GSAx
DAL	Jake Oettinger	18	16	2	88.9%	2.44	2	0.44
BOS	Jeremy Swayman	37	31	6	83.8%	3.42	3	-2.58

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: 67% • DAL at home vs BOS: 2-1

Date	Score	Winner	Model Pick
2026-03-31	BOS 6 - 3 DAL	BOS	DAL
2026-01-20	DAL 6 - 2 BOS	DAL	DAL
2024-11-14	DAL 7 - 2 BOS	DAL	DAL
2024-10-24	BOS 2 - 5 DAL	DAL	DAL
2024-02-19	BOS 4 - 3 DAL	BOS	DAL

Shot Quality by Period

Period	Team	Shots	High Danger	xG
1	DAL	23	2	1.85
1	BOS	9	0	0.67
2	DAL	19	1	0.98
2	BOS	10	1	0.52
3	DAL	9	0	0.59
3	BOS	11	1	1.25

Shots are modeled attempts: shots on goal, goals, and missed shots. Blocked shots are excluded. High danger is xG >= 0.20.

🎯 Shot Chart

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result

✅ Correct

Confidence: 55.4%

Total Goals

Actual: 8.0

Expected: 6.1

Score Breakdown