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Nashville Predators at New York Islanders NHL Predictions

2022-12-02 • UBS Arena
New York Islanders 1 - 4 Nashville Predators
🚨 Upset Loss (60% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
NYI: 59.9%
NSH: 40.1%
Expected Goals
NYI: 3.16
NSH: 2.80
Total Goals
Median: 6.0
Over 5.5: 65%
Over 6.5: 47%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

NYI
Ilya Sorokin - 12-10-2 | 0.910 SV% | 2.55 GAA
NSH
K. Lankinen
StatNYINSH
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 Sorokin2319482.6%3.043-0.96
NSHK. Lankinen4948198.0%3.4212.42
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: 70% • NYI at home vs NSH: 2-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-31NYI 3 - 4 NSHNSHNSH
2026-01-08NSH 2 - 1 NYINSHNSH
2025-04-08NSH 7 - 6 NYINSHNSH
2025-03-01NYI 7 - 4 NSHNYINSH
2024-04-06NYI 2 - 0 NSHNYINSH

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1NYI1300.70
1NSH1210.82
2NYI2201.22
2NSH1300.55
3NYI2511.50
3NSH821.67
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: 59.9%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 6.0
Score Breakdown
New York Islanders 1 - 4 Nashville Predators
Expected: 3.2 - 2.8