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St. Louis Blues at New York Islanders NHL Predictions

2022-12-06 • UBS Arena
New York Islanders 4 - 7 St. Louis Blues
🚨 Upset Loss (68% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
NYI: 68.4%
STL: 31.6%
Expected Goals
NYI: 3.60
STL: 3.18
Total Goals
Median: 6.5
Over 5.5: 64%
Over 6.5: 50%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

NYI
Ilya Sorokin - 12-10-2 | 0.910 SV% | 2.55 GAA
STL
T. Greiss
StatNYISTL
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 Sorokin2821775.0%4.525-2.48
STLT. Greiss4036490.0%3.472-0.53
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% • NYI at home vs STL: 3-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-10STL 3 - 4 NYINYISTL
2025-11-22NYI 1 - 2 STLSTLSTL
2024-11-23NYI 3 - 1 STLNYINYI
2024-10-17STL 1 - 0 NYISTLSTL
2024-03-05NYI 4 - 2 STLNYINYI

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1NYI1500.86
1STL1100.85
2NYI1721.62
2STL1621.30
3NYI1500.98
3STL1332.37
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: 68.4%
Total Goals
Actual: 11.0
Expected: 6.8
Score Breakdown
New York Islanders 4 - 7 St. Louis Blues
Expected: 3.6 - 3.2