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Chicago Blackhawks at New York Islanders NHL Predictions

2022-12-04 • UBS Arena
New York Islanders 3 - 0 Chicago Blackhawks

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
NYI: 68.3%
CHI: 31.7%
Expected Goals
NYI: 3.83
CHI: 2.73
Total Goals
Median: 6.3
Over 5.5: 61%
Over 6.5: 48%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

NYI
Semyon Varlamov - 0-0-0 | 0.000 SV% | 0.00 GAA
CHI
Arvid Soderblom - 4-7-1 | 0.873 SV% | 4.02 GAA
StatNYICHI
Season SV%0.0000.873
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA0.004.02
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 Varlamov21210100.0%2.2002.20
CHIArvid Soderblom4037392.5%3.8420.84
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: 50% • NYI at home vs CHI: 3-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-24NYI 3 - 4 CHICHINYI
2025-12-30CHI 2 - 3 NYINYINYI
2024-12-15CHI 5 - 3 NYICHINYI
2024-12-12NYI 5 - 4 CHINYINYI
2024-04-02NYI 2 - 1 CHINYINYI

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1NYI1600.93
1CHI1201.05
2NYI2422.07
2CHI1300.43
3NYI1300.84
3CHI1100.72
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: 68.3%
Total Goals
Actual: 3.0
Expected: 6.6
Score Breakdown
New York Islanders 3 - 0 Chicago Blackhawks
Expected: 3.8 - 2.7