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New York Islanders at New Jersey Devils NHL Predictions

2022-04-03 • Prudential Center
New Jersey Devils 3 - 4 New York Islanders
🚨 Upset Loss (56% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
NJD: 56.4%
NYI: 43.6%
Expected Goals
NJD: 3.27
NYI: 2.90
Total Goals
Median: 6.8
Over 5.5: 73%
Over 6.5: 58%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

NJD
Nico Daws - 3-1-0 | 0.939 SV% | 1.60 GAA
NYI
C. Schneider
StatNJDNYI
Season SV%0.939—
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA1.60—
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
NJDNico Daws2925486.2%2.173-1.83
NYIC. Schneider3027390.0%3.7330.73
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: 44% • NJD at home vs NYI: 2-7
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-02-05NJD 1 - 3 NYINYINJD
2026-01-06NYI 9 - 0 NJDNYINYI
2025-12-23NYI 2 - 1 NJDNYINYI
2025-11-10NJD 2 - 3 NYINYINJD
2025-04-13NJD 0 - 1 NYINYINJD

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1NJD1601.19
1NYI1921.00
2NJD1200.52
2NYI1000.53
3NJD2332.02
3NYI810.65
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: 56.4%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 6.2
Score Breakdown
New Jersey Devils 3 - 4 New York Islanders
Expected: 3.3 - 2.9