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San Jose Sharks at New York Islanders NHL Predictions

2022-10-18 • UBS Arena
New York Islanders 5 - 2 San Jose Sharks

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
NYI: 67.9%
SJS: 32.1%
Expected Goals
NYI: 3.93
SJS: 2.61
Total Goals
Median: 5.6
Over 5.5: 51%
Over 6.5: 38%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

NYI
Semyon Varlamov - 0-0-0 | 0.000 SV% | 0.00 GAA
SJS
J. Reimer
StatNYISJS
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 Varlamov2826292.9%2.4700.47
SJSJ. Reimer4641589.1%3.860-1.14
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: 70% • NYI at home vs SJS: 3-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-07SJS 1 - 2 NYINYINYI
2025-10-21NYI 4 - 3 SJSNYINYI
2025-03-08SJS 2 - 4 NYINYINYI
2025-01-18NYI 4 - 1 SJSNYINYI
2024-03-07SJS 2 - 7 NYINYINYI

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1NYI1700.85
1SJS1200.89
2NYI2802.12
2SJS1200.84
3NYI1400.89
3SJS1200.74
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: 67.9%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 6.5
Score Breakdown
New York Islanders 5 - 2 San Jose Sharks
Expected: 3.9 - 2.6