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New Jersey Devils at New York Islanders NHL Predictions

2022-01-13 • UBS Arena
New York Islanders 3 - 2 New Jersey Devils
🚨 Upset Win (52% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
NYI: 48.3%
NJD: 51.7%
Expected Goals
NYI: 3.16
NJD: 3.12
Total Goals
Median: 6.4
Over 5.5: 62%
Over 6.5: 49%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

NYI
Ilya Sorokin - 12-10-2 | 0.910 SV% | 2.55 GAA
NJD
J. Gillies
StatNYINJD
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 Sorokin3230293.8%3.6531.65
NJDJ. Gillies2522388.0%3.1000.10
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: 44% • NYI at home vs NJD: 5-4
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-02-05NJD 1 - 3 NYINYINJD
2026-01-06NYI 9 - 0 NJDNYINYI
2025-12-23NYI 2 - 1 NJDNYINYI
2025-11-10NJD 2 - 3 NYINYINJD
2025-04-13NJD 0 - 1 NYINYINJD

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1NYI1501.29
1NJD1611.63
2NYI1000.81
2NJD910.89
3NYI1001.00
3NJD1411.13
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
❌ Incorrect
Confidence: 51.7%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 6.3
Score Breakdown
New York Islanders 3 - 2 New Jersey Devils
Expected: 3.2 - 3.1