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New York Islanders at Florida Panthers NHL Predictions

2021-10-16 • FLA Live Arena
Florida Panthers 5 - 1 New York Islanders

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
FLA: 63.9%
NYI: 36.1%
Expected Goals
FLA: 4.27
NYI: 3.27
Total Goals
Median: 7.0
Over 5.5: 72%
Over 6.5: 62%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

FLA
Sergei Bobrovsky - 17-9-1 | 0.888 SV% | 2.80 GAA
NYI
Ilya Sorokin - 12-10-2 | 0.910 SV% | 2.55 GAA
StatFLANYI
Season SV%0.8880.910
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.802.55
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

TeamGoalieSASavesGASV%xGAHD FacedGSAx
FLASergei Bobrovsky3029196.7%2.0701.07
NYIIlya Sorokin2924582.8%2.630-2.37
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: 60% • FLA at home vs NYI: 5-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-28NYI 5 - 2 FLANYIFLA
2026-03-01NYI 5 - 4 FLANYIFLA
2025-12-07FLA 4 - 1 NYIFLAFLA
2025-03-16NYI 4 - 2 FLANYINYI
2025-02-02FLA 6 - 3 NYIFLAFLA

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1FLA800.59
1NYI1400.82
2FLA1400.93
2NYI1600.67
3FLA2201.11
3NYI1300.58
Shots are modeled attempts: shots on goal, goals, and missed shots. Blocked shots are excluded. High danger is xG >= 0.20.

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
✅ Correct
Confidence: 63.9%
Total Goals
Actual: 6.0
Expected: 7.5
Score Breakdown
Florida Panthers 5 - 1 New York Islanders
Expected: 4.3 - 3.3