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New Jersey Devils at New York Islanders NHL Predictions

2022-10-20 • UBS Arena
New York Islanders 1 - 4 New Jersey Devils

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
NYI: 31.4%
NJD: 68.6%
Expected Goals
NYI: 2.32
NJD: 3.00
Total Goals
Median: 6.4
Over 5.5: 65%
Over 6.5: 45%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

NYI
Ilya Sorokin - 12-10-2 | 0.910 SV% | 2.55 GAA
NJD
M. Blackwood
StatNYINJD
Season SV%0.910—
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.55—
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
NYIIlya Sorokin4339490.7%4.7130.71
NJDM. Blackwood1716194.1%1.8400.84
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% • NYI at home vs NJD: 5-4
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
1NYI500.19
1NJD1911.57
2NYI1400.94
2NJD1501.00
3NYI800.71
3NJD2422.14
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: 68.6%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 5.3
Score Breakdown
New York Islanders 1 - 4 New Jersey Devils
Expected: 2.3 - 3.0