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New York Islanders at Montreal Canadiens NHL Predictions

2022-04-15 • Centre Bell
Montreal Canadiens 0 - 3 New York Islanders
🚨 Upset Loss (61% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
MTL: 61.2%
NYI: 38.8%
Expected Goals
MTL: 3.08
NYI: 3.16
Total Goals
Median: 6.7
Over 5.5: 64%
Over 6.5: 52%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

MTL
C. Price
NYI
Ilya Sorokin - 12-10-2 | 0.910 SV% | 2.55 GAA
StatMTLNYI
Season SV%—0.910
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA—2.55
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
MTLC. Price2017385.0%2.192-0.81
NYIIlya Sorokin44440100.0%3.0203.02
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: 33% • MTL at home vs NYI: 5-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-12NYI 1 - 4 MTLMTLNYI
2026-03-21MTL 7 - 3 NYIMTLNYI
2026-02-26MTL 3 - 4 NYINYIMTL
2025-03-20NYI 4 - 3 MTLNYIMTL
2024-12-03MTL 2 - 1 NYIMTLNYI

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1MTL1600.78
1NYI1000.55
2MTL2101.03
2NYI700.35
3MTL2201.22
3NYI921.30
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: 61.2%
Total Goals
Actual: 3.0
Expected: 6.2
Score Breakdown
Montreal Canadiens 0 - 3 New York Islanders
Expected: 3.1 - 3.2