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St. Louis Blues at New York Islanders NHL Predictions

2022-03-05 • UBS Arena
New York Islanders 2 - 1 St. Louis Blues

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
NYI: 54.8%
STL: 45.2%
Expected Goals
NYI: 2.98
STL: 3.12
Total Goals
Median: 6.5
Over 5.5: 60%
Over 6.5: 44%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

NYI
Ilya Sorokin - 12-10-2 | 0.910 SV% | 2.55 GAA
STL
Jordan Binnington - 7-10-6 | 0.869 SV% | 3.56 GAA
StatNYISTL
Season SV%0.9100.869
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.553.56
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 Sorokin3130196.8%2.4321.43
STLJordan Binnington2018290.0%3.0421.04
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: 60% • NYI at home vs STL: 3-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-10STL 3 - 4 NYINYISTL
2025-11-22NYI 1 - 2 STLSTLSTL
2024-11-23NYI 3 - 1 STLNYINYI
2024-10-17STL 1 - 0 NYISTLSTL
2024-03-05NYI 4 - 2 STLNYINYI

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1NYI911.10
1STL1000.42
2NYI1111.42
2STL1010.68
3NYI800.51
3STL1911.33
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: 54.8%
Total Goals
Actual: 3.0
Expected: 6.1
Score Breakdown
New York Islanders 2 - 1 St. Louis Blues
Expected: 3.0 - 3.1