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New York Islanders at Detroit Red Wings NHL Predictions

2022-11-05 • Little Caesars Arena
Detroit Red Wings 3 - 0 New York Islanders
🚨 Upset Win (60% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
DET: 40.2%
NYI: 59.8%
Expected Goals
DET: 2.78
NYI: 3.57
Total Goals
Median: 6.0
Over 5.5: 59%
Over 6.5: 44%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

DET
Ville Husso - 9-5-2 | 0.892 SV% | 3.55 GAA
NYI
Semyon Varlamov - 0-0-0 | 0.000 SV% | 0.00 GAA
StatDETNYI
Season SV%0.8920.000
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA3.550.00
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
DETVille Husso24240100.0%2.7822.78
NYISemyon Varlamov2623388.5%2.001-1.00
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% • DET at home vs NYI: 6-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2025-12-16DET 3 - 2 NYIDETDET
2025-11-20DET 0 - 5 NYINYIDET
2025-10-23NYI 7 - 2 DETNYINYI
2024-11-25NYI 2 - 4 DETDETNYI
2024-11-21DET 2 - 1 NYIDETDET

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1DET1800.72
1NYI821.07
2DET1410.96
2NYI1000.51
3DET500.32
3NYI2101.21
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
❌ Incorrect
Confidence: 59.8%
Total Goals
Actual: 3.0
Expected: 6.4
Score Breakdown
Detroit Red Wings 3 - 0 New York Islanders
Expected: 2.8 - 3.6