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Colorado Avalanche at New York Islanders NHL Predictions

2022-03-07 • UBS Arena
New York Islanders 4 - 5 Colorado Avalanche

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
NYI: 44.3%
COL: 55.7%
Expected Goals
NYI: 3.05
COL: 3.20
Total Goals
Median: 6.3
Over 5.5: 61%
Over 6.5: 47%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

NYI
Semyon Varlamov - 0-0-0 | 0.000 SV% | 0.00 GAA
COL
P. Francouz
StatNYICOL
Season SV%0.000—
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA0.00—
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
NYISemyon Varlamov4944589.8%4.943-0.06
COLP. Francouz3632488.9%2.890-1.11
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: 80% • NYI at home vs COL: 3-2
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
1NYI800.29
1COL2011.40
2NYI1700.99
2COL2101.17
3NYI2101.60
3COL2122.37
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: 55.7%
Total Goals
Actual: 9.0
Expected: 6.2
Score Breakdown
New York Islanders 4 - 5 Colorado Avalanche
Expected: 3.0 - 3.2