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New York Rangers at Florida Panthers NHL Predictions

2021-12-29 • FLA Live Arena
Florida Panthers 4 - 3 New York Rangers

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
FLA: 72.5%
NYR: 27.5%
Expected Goals
FLA: 4.52
NYR: 2.37
Total Goals
Median: 6.6
Over 5.5: 62%
Over 6.5: 50%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

FLA
Sergei Bobrovsky - 17-9-1 | 0.888 SV% | 2.80 GAA
NYR
Igor Shesterkin - 16-12-4 | 0.910 SV% | 2.51 GAA
StatFLANYR
Season SV%0.8880.910
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.802.51
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 Bobrovsky3330390.9%3.1810.18
NYRIgor Shesterkin3228487.5%5.0151.01
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: 52% • FLA at home vs NYR: 6-5
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-13FLA 3 - 2 NYRFLAFLA
2026-03-29NYR 3 - 1 FLANYRNYR
2026-01-02FLA 1 - 5 NYRNYRFLA
2025-04-14FLA 3 - 5 NYRNYRFLA
2024-12-30FLA 5 - 3 NYRFLAFLA

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1FLA1901.82
1NYR1801.45
2FLA1010.98
2NYR1000.72
3FLA1642.21
3NYR1211.02
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: 72.5%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 6.9
Score Breakdown
Florida Panthers 4 - 3 New York Rangers
Expected: 4.5 - 2.4