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New York Islanders at Washington Capitals NHL Predictions

2022-03-15 • Capital One Arena
Washington Capitals 4 - 3 New York Islanders (SO)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
WSH: 51.0%
NYI: 49.0%
Expected Goals
WSH: 2.91
NYI: 3.14
Total Goals
Median: 6.3
Over 5.5: 56%
Over 6.5: 43%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

WSH
V. Vanecek
NYI
Semyon Varlamov - 0-0-0 | 0.000 SV% | 0.00 GAA
StatWSHNYI
Season SV%—0.000
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA—0.00
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
WSHV. Vanecek3834489.5%3.211-0.79
NYISemyon Varlamov3732586.5%4.401-0.60
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: 47% • WSH at home vs NYI: 5-4
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-02-02WSH 4 - 1 NYIWSHWSH
2025-11-30NYI 1 - 4 WSHWSHWSH
2025-10-31WSH 1 - 3 NYINYIWSH
2025-10-11NYI 2 - 4 WSHWSHWSH
2025-04-15NYI 1 - 3 WSHWSHNYI

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1WSH1200.68
1NYI1500.47
2WSH1500.96
2NYI1400.77
3WSH1100.59
3NYI1300.57
4WSH800.66
4NYI300.17
5WSH811.51
5NYI811.23
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: 51.0%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 6.0
Score Breakdown
Washington Capitals 4 - 3 New York Islanders
Expected: 2.9 - 3.1