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Edmonton Oilers at New York Islanders NHL Predictions

2022-01-01 • UBS Arena
New York Islanders 3 - 2 Edmonton Oilers (OT)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
NYI: 59.5%
EDM: 40.5%
Expected Goals
NYI: 2.89
EDM: 3.05
Total Goals
Median: 6.7
Over 5.5: 70%
Over 6.5: 53%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

NYI
Ilya Sorokin - 12-10-2 | 0.910 SV% | 2.55 GAA
EDM
M. Koskinen
StatNYIEDM
Season SV%0.910—
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.55—
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
NYIIlya Sorokin1917289.5%2.6010.60
EDMM. Koskinen2926389.7%3.1100.11
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: 50% • NYI at home vs EDM: 4-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-15EDM 0 - 1 NYINYIEDM
2025-10-16NYI 4 - 2 EDMNYINYI
2025-03-14NYI 1 - 2 EDMEDMNYI
2024-11-12EDM 4 - 3 NYIEDMEDM
2023-12-19NYI 3 - 1 EDMNYIEDM

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1NYI1300.88
1EDM1000.59
2NYI800.93
2EDM1611.52
3NYI1801.11
3EDM400.25
4NYI200.20
4EDM200.24
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: 59.5%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 5.9
Score Breakdown
New York Islanders 3 - 2 Edmonton Oilers
Expected: 2.9 - 3.0