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New York Islanders at Florida Panthers NHL Predictions

2022-10-23 • FLA Live Arena
Florida Panthers 3 - 2 New York Islanders

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
FLA: 59.9%
NYI: 40.1%
Expected Goals
FLA: 3.06
NYI: 3.16
Total Goals
Median: 6.2
Over 5.5: 61%
Over 6.5: 45%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

FLA
Spencer Knight - 0-0-0 | 0.000 SV% | 0.00 GAA
NYI
Semyon Varlamov - 0-0-0 | 0.000 SV% | 0.00 GAA
StatFLANYI
Season SV%0.0000.000
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA0.000.00
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
FLASpencer Knight2624292.3%1.970-0.03
NYISemyon Varlamov3229390.6%3.5820.58
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: 60% • FLA at home vs NYI: 5-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-28NYI 5 - 2 FLANYIFLA
2026-03-01NYI 5 - 4 FLANYIFLA
2025-12-07FLA 4 - 1 NYIFLAFLA
2025-03-16NYI 4 - 2 FLANYINYI
2025-02-02FLA 6 - 3 NYIFLAFLA

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1FLA1711.06
1NYI1000.49
2FLA1401.14
2NYI1000.61
3FLA911.38
3NYI1500.86
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: 59.9%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 6.2
Score Breakdown
Florida Panthers 3 - 2 New York Islanders
Expected: 3.1 - 3.2