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New York Islanders at Colorado Avalanche NHL Predictions

2022-03-01 • Ball Arena
Colorado Avalanche 5 - 3 New York Islanders

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
COL: 52.3%
NYI: 47.7%
Expected Goals
COL: 3.20
NYI: 3.13
Total Goals
Median: 6.2
Over 5.5: 58%
Over 6.5: 46%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

COL
D. Kuemper
NYI
Ilya Sorokin - 12-10-2 | 0.910 SV% | 2.55 GAA
StatCOLNYI
Season SV%—0.910
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA—2.55
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
COLD. Kuemper3128390.3%3.2530.25
NYIIlya Sorokin4338588.4%3.831-1.17
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: 80% • COL at home vs NYI: 4-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2025-12-04NYI 6 - 3 COLNYINYI
2025-11-16COL 4 - 1 NYICOLCOL
2025-01-28NYI 5 - 2 COLNYICOL
2024-10-14COL 2 - 6 NYINYICOL
2024-01-02COL 5 - 4 NYICOLCOL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1COL2001.29
1NYI1300.40
2COL1300.82
2NYI2132.20
3COL2711.72
3NYI1100.66
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: 52.3%
Total Goals
Actual: 8.0
Expected: 6.3
Score Breakdown
Colorado Avalanche 5 - 3 New York Islanders
Expected: 3.2 - 3.1