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Carolina Hurricanes at New York Islanders NHL Predictions

2022-04-24 • UBS Arena
New York Islanders 2 - 5 Carolina Hurricanes

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
NYI: 42.1%
CAR: 57.9%
Expected Goals
NYI: 2.78
CAR: 2.81
Total Goals
Median: 6.4
Over 5.5: 68%
Over 6.5: 50%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

NYI
Semyon Varlamov - 0-0-0 | 0.000 SV% | 0.00 GAA
CAR
A. Raanta
StatNYICAR
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 Varlamov3429585.3%3.352-1.65
CARA. Raanta2624292.3%2.1000.10
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% • NYI at home vs CAR: 4-9
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
1NYI1400.78
1CAR1400.99
2NYI1600.85
2CAR1500.73
3NYI700.47
3CAR1921.62
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: 57.9%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 5.6
Score Breakdown
New York Islanders 2 - 5 Carolina Hurricanes
Expected: 2.8 - 2.8