Dallas Stars at Minnesota Wild NHL Predictions

2026-03-21 • Grand Casino Arena

Minnesota Wild 2 - 1 Dallas Stars (OT)

🚨 Upset Win (54% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability

MIN: 46.1%

DAL: 53.9%

Expected Goals

MIN: 3.00

DAL: 3.27

Total Goals

Median: 6.3

Over 5.5: 63%

Over 6.5: 47%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

MIN

Filip Gustavsson - 13-8-4 | 0.912 SV% | 2.47 GAA

DAL

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

Stat	MIN	DAL
Season SV%	0.912	0.907
Last 5 SV%	—	—
SV% vs Opponent	—	—
GAA	2.47	2.57

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

Team	Goalie	SA	Saves	GA	SV%	xGA	HD Faced	GSAx
MIN	Filip Gustavsson	30	29	1	96.7%	2.84	1	1.84
DAL	Jake Oettinger	28	26	2	92.9%	2.92	3	0.92

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: 61% • MIN at home vs DAL: 8-8

Date	Score	Winner	Model Pick
2026-04-30	MIN 5 - 2 DAL	MIN	MIN
2026-04-28	DAL 2 - 4 MIN	MIN	DAL
2026-04-25	MIN 3 - 2 DAL	MIN	MIN
2026-04-22	MIN 3 - 4 DAL	DAL	MIN
2026-04-20	DAL 4 - 2 MIN	DAL	DAL

Shot Quality by Period

Period	Team	Shots	High Danger	xG
1	MIN	13	1	0.74
1	DAL	18	0	0.76
2	MIN	13	1	1.05
2	DAL	13	0	0.66
3	MIN	11	1	0.83
3	DAL	15	1	1.41
4	MIN	3	0	0.30
4	DAL	0	0	0.00

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

❌ Incorrect

Confidence: 53.9%

Total Goals

Actual: 3.0

Expected: 6.3

Score Breakdown

Minnesota Wild 2 - 1 Dallas Stars

Expected: 3.0 - 3.3