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Colorado Avalanche at New York Islanders NHL Predictions

2022-10-29 • UBS Arena
New York Islanders 5 - 4 Colorado Avalanche

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
NYI: 54.6%
COL: 45.4%
Expected Goals
NYI: 3.29
COL: 3.17
Total Goals
Median: 6.5
Over 5.5: 61%
Over 6.5: 50%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

NYI
Semyon Varlamov - 0-0-0 | 0.000 SV% | 0.00 GAA
COL
Alexandar Georgiev - 38-18-5 | 0.897 SV% | 3.02 GAA
StatNYICOL
Season SV%0.0000.897
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA0.003.02
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 Varlamov3733489.2%4.2830.28
COLAlexandar Georgiev4439588.6%3.451-1.55
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: 80% • NYI at home vs COL: 3-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2025-12-04NYI 6 - 3 COLNYINYI
2025-11-16COL 4 - 1 NYICOLCOL
2025-01-28NYI 5 - 2 COLNYICOL
2024-10-14COL 2 - 6 NYINYICOL
2024-01-02COL 5 - 4 NYICOLCOL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1NYI1200.66
1COL1400.75
2NYI2101.08
2COL1722.33
3NYI2211.71
3COL1611.20
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: 54.6%
Total Goals
Actual: 9.0
Expected: 6.5
Score Breakdown
New York Islanders 5 - 4 Colorado Avalanche
Expected: 3.3 - 3.2