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New York Islanders at Columbus Blue Jackets NHL Predictions

2022-11-25 • Nationwide Arena
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 - 3 New York Islanders
🚨 Upset Loss (50% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
CBJ: 50.2%
NYI: 49.8%
Expected Goals
CBJ: 3.08
NYI: 3.20
Total Goals
Median: 6.4
Over 5.5: 61%
Over 6.5: 46%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

CBJ
J. Korpisalo
NYI
Ilya Sorokin - 12-10-2 | 0.910 SV% | 2.55 GAA
StatCBJNYI
Season SV%—0.910
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA—2.55
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
CBJJ. Korpisalo2421387.5%2.841-0.16
NYIIlya Sorokin2624292.3%3.3021.30
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: 63% • CBJ at home vs NYI: 5-5
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-22NYI 1 - 0 CBJNYINYI
2026-02-28CBJ 3 - 4 NYINYICBJ
2025-12-28CBJ 4 - 2 NYICBJCBJ
2025-11-02NYI 3 - 2 CBJNYINYI
2025-04-17CBJ 6 - 1 NYICBJNYI

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1CBJ910.58
1NYI1100.88
2CBJ1401.36
2NYI1500.96
3CBJ1611.36
3NYI1311.00
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: 50.2%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 6.3
Score Breakdown
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 - 3 New York Islanders
Expected: 3.1 - 3.2