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Dallas Stars Playoff Odds & Team Stats

Dallas Stars
DAL
Western
Season Record: 4-3-1 (9 pts, 56.2%)
Last 5 games:
40% win rate

As of Oct 18, the Dallas Stars have a 57.8% chance to make the playoffs.

Will the Dallas Stars make the playoffs?

It's close to a coin flip. Our season simulation gives the Dallas Stars a 57.8% chance to make the playoffs (fair odds -137) and a 1.9% chance to win the Stanley Cup (fair odds +5,276). It is early in the season, so expect these numbers to move a lot.

Points Percentage

56.2%
9 pts in 8 games

Overtime Record

1-1
OT/SO: 1 wins, 1 losses

Recent Expected Goals

3.13
For per game (last 10 games)

Expected Goals Against

3.01
Allowed per game (season-to-date)

xG Differential

+0.09
Expected goals for minus against (per game)

Goals Above Expected

-1.7
Actual goals for minus expected goals for

Flood Games

4
4W – 0L when a Flood occurred

Grip Games

0
0W – 0L when the Grip was held

Playoff Odds

57.8%
Chance to make playoffs (fair odds -137). Early season: expect big swings.

Stanley Cup Odds

1.9%
Fair odds +5,276, from the season-long simulation.

Conference Outlook

4.9%
Western Conference title probability.

Team Style Profile

Percentiles vs the league this season (p100 = top). Style axes describe how a team plays (higher isn't better or worse); colored axes are evaluative (higher = better), and variance axes (finishing, goaltending) tend to regress — treat them as luck, not skill.

Offense
Shot Volume style 41.3/gm · p50
Slot Location style 25.4% · p9
Finishing variance 0.88 G/xG · p25
Shot Quality 0.073 xG/sh · p25
Defense
Shot Suppression 34.2/gm · p97
Slot Defense 37.1% allowed · p3
Goaltending variance 0.55 GA/xGA · p100
Quality Allowed 0.079 xG/sh · p34

Regression Watch

Dallas Stars is finishing 7% below expected (0.93). This often rebounds upward.

Top Scorers (xG Leaders)

Player GP Unblocked attempts xG Goals
Jason Robertson8383.33
Roope Hintz8272.63
Wyatt Johnston6242.60
Tyler Seguin8352.52
Mikko Rantanen7211.72

Team Trends (15-game rolling)

Rolling Win Prediction Accuracy (15g)0.000.501.00Accuracy
xG Differential (15g rolling)-0.010.100.22xG For - Against
Goals vs xG (15g rolling)1.883.144.40Goals ForxG For
Cumulative Points vs Expected1.11303.05605.00ActualExpected

Recent Results

DateOpponentPred Win%Exp ForExp AgainstxG ForxG AgainstResult
2026-10-17CHI54.0%3.442.753.242.49W
2026-10-14COL39.5%2.923.402.783.82W
2026-10-13COL42.2%2.773.313.123.26L
2026-10-10PIT50.6%3.002.843.753.94L
2026-10-08BUF46.1%3.062.832.202.79W
2026-10-05SJS74.8%4.173.354.371.66W
2026-10-03NSH42.1%3.363.562.302.36L
2026-10-02STL48.4%2.423.732.963.73L
2026-04-30MIN47.5%2.913.08--L
2026-04-28MIN53.2%3.243.01--L

Upcoming Games

DateLocal TimeOpponentPred Win%Exp ForExp Against
2026-10-207:00 PM CDTBOS57.4%3.183.51
2026-10-227:00 PM CDTWPG61.9%3.353.11
2026-10-255:00 PM CDTNYI62.4%3.852.50
2026-10-277:00 PM CDTNJD34.3%3.053.17
2026-10-297:00 PM CDTMTL47.9%3.223.20
2026-10-317:00 PM CDTCBJ57.5%3.263.19
2026-11-037:00 PM ESTWSH45.4%2.562.99
2026-11-057:00 PM ESTCBJ41.3%2.943.33