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Stars at Golden Knights

NHL · Thursday, Jan 29 · 9:00 PM CT · T-Mobile Arena · Final DAL 5 – VGK 4

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123OTSOT
DAL130015
VGK013004
Team box
DAL·VGK
27
shots
21
0 of 2
power play
0 of 1
49.2
faceoff %
50.8
29
hits
26
23
blocked shots
11
2
penalty minutes
4
Top performers
PlayerTeamGASOG
Mavrik BourqueDAL204
Mitch MarnerVGK112
Keegan KolesarVGK112
Sam SteelDAL022
Jamie BennDAL021
Wyatt JohnstonDAL104
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Jake OettingerDAL2117.810
Adin HillVGK2723.852

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
VGK +3
DAL +3
P1P2P3OT
largest lead: VGK 0 · DAL 3lead changes: 0

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was DAL 48%, VGK 52% · Updated Jan 29

Expected margin
Even
Expected score
VGK 3.1 – 3.1 DAL
Expected total
6.2
StarsThe matchupGolden Knights
+107Our fair odds−107
3.1Expected goals3.1
+0.20Power rating+0.11
3.3Goals / game3.3
2.8Allowed / game3.2
25.3Shots / game29.0
52.3Faceoff %50.5
18.0Hits / game20.7
30−23Season record25−27
5−5Last 106−4

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
DAL chance · VGK chance
Our model fair48.4%51.6%
Kalshino two-sided price
Polymarket USno two-sided price
ProphetXno two-sided price
Novigno two-sided price
Full price table
TeamOur modelfairKalshi Polymarket US ProphetX Novig 
Moneyline
DALDallas Stars+10748%————
VGKVegas Golden Knights−10752%————
Spreadabout even
DALDallas Stars+0.1our margin————
VGKVegas Golden Knights−0.1our margin————
Totalwe expect 6.2
Over6.2our total————
Under6.2our total————

These are each venue’s last prices before the start (Kalshi’s moneyline: its pre-game close). Odds are the price to buy that side now, taker fee included; the small percent is the implied chance of that same price. Highlighted is the best price in the row among venues on the same line. — means not listed (hover or tap for why). A market price is not the true chance of winning.

Margin range

Even game expected
Dallas Stars by 6 goals: <1%Dallas Stars by 5 goals: 2%Dallas Stars by 4 goals: 5%Dallas Stars by 3 goals: 11%Dallas Stars by 2 goals: 9%Dallas Stars by 1 goal: 21%Vegas Golden Knights by 1 goal: 21%Vegas Golden Knights by 2 goals: 10%Vegas Golden Knights by 3 goals: 12%Vegas Golden Knights by 4 goals: 6%Vegas Golden Knights by 5 goals: 2%Vegas Golden Knights by 6 goals: <1%
← DAL wins byVGK wins by →
Vegas Golden Knights wins by 2 or more30%
Vegas Golden Knights wins by 3 or more20%
Dallas Stars wins by 2 or more27%
Decided by one goal42%

Centered on the expected margin above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,066 past NHL games.

Total range

6.2 expected
1 goals: 2%2 goals: 2%3 goals: 11%4 goals: 8%5 goals: 21%6 goals: 11%7 goals: 19%8 goals: 8%9 goals: 10%10 goals: 3%11 goals: 3%12 goals: 1%13 goals: 1%
Total goals, both teams
Total over 5.556%
Total over 6.545%
Total over 7.526%
Total from 6 to 730%

Centered on the expected total above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,066 past NHL games.

Starting Goalies

from the box score
DALJake Oettinger G · last 5 starts: .898 save %, 2.44 GAAstarted
VGKAdin Hill G · last 5 starts: .856 save %, 3.61 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
DAL·VGK
Jan 27 at STL
last game
Jan 27 at MTL
1 day
days of rest
1 day
no
back-to-back
no
3
games in last 7 days
4
2nd straight road game
home / road
home after a road game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2025–26 season · box-score averages from 52+ games
DAL·VGK
+0.20
rating (0 = average)
+0.11
3.3
goals / game
3.3
2.8
goals allowed / game
3.2
30−23
season record
25−27
14−10
home record
12−13
16−13
away record
13−14
W2
streak
L2
5−5
last 10
6−4
25.3
shots / game
29.0
52.3
faceoff %
50.5
18.0
hits / game
20.7
15.2
blocked shots / game
15.2
4.7
takeaways / game
4.6
14.8
giveaways / game
16.4

Rating Trend

DAL · VGK · 104 days
Dallas StarsVegas Golden Knights
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · VGK 4−6
Jan 28, 2025at VGKDAL 4 − 3 OT
Jan 24, 2025at DALDAL 4 − 3
Dec 6, 2024at VGKVGK 3 − 2
May 5, 2024at DALDAL 2 − 1post
May 3, 2024at VGKVGK 2 − 0post
May 1, 2024at DALDAL 3 − 2post
Apr 29, 2024at VGKDAL 4 − 2post
Apr 27, 2024at VGKDAL 3 − 2 OTpost
Apr 24, 2024at DALVGK 3 − 1post
Apr 22, 2024at DALVGK 4 − 3post

DAL · Last 10

5−5 · streak W2
Jan 27at STL4 − 3W
Jan 23vs STL3 − 2W
Jan 22at CBJ0 − 1L
Jan 20vs BOS6 − 2W
Jan 18vs TB1 − 4L
Jan 15at UTAH1 − 2L
Jan 13at ANA1 − 3L
Jan 12at LA3 − 1W
Jan 10at SJ4 − 5L
Jan 7at WSH4 − 1W

VGK · Last 10

6−4 · streak L2
Jan 27at MTL2 − 3L
Jan 25at OTT1 − 7L
Jan 23at TOR6 − 3W
Jan 22at BOS3 − 4L
Jan 19vs PHI1 − 2L
Jan 17vs NSH7 − 2W
Jan 15vs TOR6 − 5W
Jan 14at LA3 − 2W
Jan 11at SJ7 − 2W
Jan 10vs STL4 − 2W