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New York Islanders at Carolina Hurricanes NHL Predictions

2022-04-08 • PNC Arena
Carolina Hurricanes 1 - 2 New York Islanders
🚨 Upset Loss (61% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
CAR: 60.8%
NYI: 39.2%
Expected Goals
CAR: 3.17
NYI: 2.52
Total Goals
Median: 6.2
Over 5.5: 67%
Over 6.5: 48%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

CAR
Frederik Andersen - 5-9-2 | 0.865 SV% | 3.38 GAA
NYI
Ilya Sorokin - 12-10-2 | 0.910 SV% | 2.55 GAA
StatCARNYI
Season SV%0.8650.910
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA3.382.55
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
CARFrederik Andersen2119290.5%2.0900.09
NYIIlya Sorokin2120195.2%2.0221.02
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: 59% • CAR at home vs NYI: 11-5
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-14NYI 1 - 2 CARCARNYI
2026-04-04CAR 4 - 3 NYICARCAR
2025-10-30CAR 6 - 2 NYICARCAR
2025-03-30CAR 6 - 4 NYICARCAR
2025-01-25NYI 3 - 2 CARNYICAR

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1CAR2010.99
1NYI1100.63
2CAR600.11
2NYI1001.06
3CAR1310.92
3NYI800.40
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: 60.8%
Total Goals
Actual: 3.0
Expected: 5.7
Score Breakdown
Carolina Hurricanes 1 - 2 New York Islanders
Expected: 3.2 - 2.5