Detroit Red Wings at Dallas Stars, NHL forecast
Win probability
Starts from the pregame forecast, then moves with every score and the time left. Above the line favors DAL; hover for each play.
Game center
From the ESPN box score.
Top performers
Red Wings- Marco KasperGoals1
- Simon EdvinssonAssists1
- Marco KasperPoints1
Stars- Jason RobertsonGoals1
- Matt DucheneAssists2
- Jason RobertsonPoints2
Scoring summary
- P314:09Wyatt Johnston Goal (11) Backhand, assists: Jason Robertson (27)1–4
- P312:01Marco Kasper Goal (6) Tip-In, assists: Simon Edvinsson (14), Dylan Larkin (22)1–3
- P114:18Mavrik Bourque Goal (5) Backhand, assists: Ilya Lyubushkin (10), Matt Duchene (27)0–3
- P113:05Jason Robertson Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: Matt Duchene (26), Miro Heiskanen (16)0–2
- P15:26Matěj Blümel Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Justin Hryckowian (1), Colin Blackwell (6)0–1
Turning points
The 5 plays that swung the win chance most, each judged at its own moment: the chance with the score just before it against just after.
- P15:26Matěj Blümel Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Justin Hryckowian (1), Colin Blackwell (6)DET 0 – 1 DAL · DAL 65% → 78% +13DAL 65% → 78%+13 pts
- P113:05Jason Robertson Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: Matt Duchene (26), Miro Heiskanen (16)DET 0 – 2 DAL · DAL 78% → 88% +10DAL 78% → 88%+10 pts
- P114:18Mavrik Bourque Goal (5) Backhand, assists: Ilya Lyubushkin (10), Matt Duchene (27)DET 0 – 3 DAL · DAL 88% → 95% +6DAL 88% → 95%+6 pts
- P312:01Marco Kasper Goal (6) Tip-In, assists: Simon Edvinsson (14), Dylan Larkin (22)DET 1 – 3 DAL · DET <1% → 2% +2DET <1% → 2%+2 pts
- P314:09Wyatt Johnston Goal (11) Backhand, assists: Jason Robertson (27)DET 1 – 4 DAL · DAL >99% → >99% +1DAL >99% → >99%+1 pts
The pick
Reconstructed from what was known before the game: the ratings at that point and the closing line.
Stars 66%
Forecast Elo ratings alone
How often that comes true: NHL favorites the forecast gave 65–70% have won 67.6% of 306 graded games.
- Market
- DAL 66%
- ML DET +180 / DAL -215
- Pre-line forecast
- DAL 69%
- Elo + market-implied
- Elo ratings
- DAL 65%
- Ratings vs. market
- −0.9 pts
- DAL: Elo 64.8%, market 65.6%
- Fair odds
- DAL -191
- DET +191 · the forecast as odds, no margin
- Pregame projection
- DET 2.3 – 3.2 DAL
- Margin from the forecast, posted total 5.5
How the number is built
Elo inputs in rating points (higher favors that team; 25–28 Elo is about a point of spread in football and basketball), then how the pieces combine.
| Factor | DET | DAL | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team rating | 1488 | 1556 | Elo entering the game; 1500 is league average |
| Home field | — | +35 | Worth 35 Elo in the NHL |
| Rest | −30 | −30 | DAL and DET on the second night of a back-to-back |
| Starting goalies | +3 | +6 | DET: Alex Lyon: team allows 0.07 fewer goals than with its usual starter (≈34 weighted starts) · DAL: Jake Oettinger: team allows 0.15 fewer goals than with its usual starter (≈44 weighted starts) |
| Elo ratings | DAL +106 Elo | DAL 64.8% | |
| Market-implied ratings | DAL 70.6% | Team strength as past closing lines priced it, same game context | |
| Pre-line forecast | DAL 69.5% | 20% Elo, 80% market-implied (log-odds blend) | |
| Forecast | DAL 65.6% | Follows the market (vig removed): in testing, adding the ratings made it less accurate | |
Tale of the tape
This season coming into the game, regular season, each number with its league rank (the longer the bar, the higher). Home and road: the host's record at home against the visitor's on the road. Overtime and shootout losses count as losses in these records. Shot share is a team's share of the shots on goal in its games. PDO adds shooting and save percentages: far from 100 tends to even out.
| DET | Stat | DAL |
|---|---|---|
| 21st of 322.9 | Goals scored | 3.210th of 32 |
| 25th of 323.2 | Goals allowed | 2.54th of 32 |
| 26th of 32−0.4 | Margin | +0.74th of 32 |
| 30th of 3246.4% | Shot share | 53.6%3rd of 32 |
| 24th of 3289.6% | Save percentage | 91.0%5th of 32 |
| 1st of 328–2 | Last 10 | 7–33rd of 32 |
| 17th of 329–11 | Road vs home | 16–64th of 32 |
Rating history
Each team's Elo over the last two seasons. Hover or drag to compare on any date.
Recent form
Last five results, and whether the forecast hit.
Against the line
How each team has done against the closing spread and total, coming into this game.
| This season |  DET |  DAL |
|---|---|---|
| Puck line | 27–18 | 19–26 |
| Last 10 | 8–2 | 4–6 |
| Favorite | 4–8 | 17–22 |
| Underdog | 23–10 | 2–4 |
| Overs–unders | 24–21 | 16–29 |
| Overs–unders, last 10 | 8–2 | 3–7 |
Against each game's closing line. Books set every line knowing these records: across 3,901 past games, the team with the better record against the spread so far that season covered 51.2%, short of the 52.4% a standard −110 bet needs, and over/under streaks held 48.0% of the time. They describe the past.
Head to head
DET 0–2 DAL in their last 2 meetings; the forecast called 1 of 2.