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Philadelphia Flyers at New York Islanders NHL Predictions

2022-01-17 • UBS Arena
New York Islanders 4 - 1 Philadelphia Flyers
🚨 Upset Win (52% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
NYI: 48.1%
PHI: 51.9%
Expected Goals
NYI: 2.79
PHI: 3.29
Total Goals
Median: 6.6
Over 5.5: 71%
Over 6.5: 55%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

NYI
Ilya Sorokin - 12-10-2 | 0.910 SV% | 2.55 GAA
PHI
M. Jones
StatNYIPHI
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 Sorokin2726196.3%2.9901.99
PHIM. Jones3127487.1%4.7440.74
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: 53% • NYI at home vs PHI: 6-4
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-03NYI 1 - 4 PHIPHINYI
2026-01-26PHI 0 - 4 NYINYIPHI
2025-11-28NYI 3 - 4 PHIPHINYI
2025-10-25PHI 4 - 3 NYIPHIPHI
2025-04-12PHI 4 - 3 NYIPHIPHI

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1NYI2001.60
1PHI1200.92
2NYI911.07
2PHI1901.29
3NYI1532.07
3PHI1100.78
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: 51.9%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 6.1
Score Breakdown
New York Islanders 4 - 1 Philadelphia Flyers
Expected: 2.8 - 3.3