Who wins
| Source | NSH wins | DAL wins | Basis |
|---|
| DraftKings | — | — | no line yet |
| Pinnacle | — | — | not posted yet |
| Kalshi | 43.0% | 57.0% | winner market, bid/ask midpoint, locked before puck drop |
| Composite ours | 46.9% | 53.0% | xG share + goalie + special teams + rest · goalies: most starts last season / most starts last season |
| DRatings public model | — | — | not published yet |
| Neil Paine Elo public model | — | — | not published for this game |
The pickers see DraftKings, Pinnacle and Kalshi. They never see the composite, DRatings or Paine's Elo - opinions get copied.
Goalies
| Team | Goalie | Status | Reported | GSAx | Sv% | GP |
|---|
| DAL | — | unknown | | — | — | — |
| NSH | — | unknown | | — | — | — |
DailyFaceoff's starter and status; "not reported" is its projection before any news. GSAx (goals saved above expected) and Sv% are this season's (MoneyPuck).
Rest and travel
| Team | Rest days | Back-to-back | 3 in 4 | Km | Time zones | Trip/stand game |
|---|
| DAL | 0 | yes | no | 992 | 0 | 1 |
| NSH | 1 | no | no | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Who is outESPN
| Team | Player | Status | Note |
|---|
| DAL | Matt Duchene | Injured Reserve | The Stars placed Duchene (lower body) on long-term injured reserve Thursday, retroactive to Sept. 29. |
| DAL | Harrison Scott | Injured Reserve | ir-nr |
| DAL | Luke Krys | Injured Reserve | ir-nr |
| DAL | Cameron Hughes | Injured Reserve | ir-nr |
| DAL | Tristan Bertucci | Injured Reserve | ir-nr |
| DAL | Jaxon Fuder | Injured Reserve | ir-nr |