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Toronto Maple Leafs at New York Rangers NHL Predictions

2022-12-15 • Madison Square Garden
New York Rangers 3 - 1 Toronto Maple Leafs

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
NYR: 50.0%
TOR: 50.0%
Expected Goals
NYR: 2.78
TOR: 2.92
Total Goals
Median: 6.4
Over 5.5: 68%
Over 6.5: 49%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

NYR
Igor Shesterkin - 16-12-4 | 0.910 SV% | 2.51 GAA
TOR
Matt Murray - 1-1-0 | 0.879 SV% | 3.54 GAA
StatNYRTOR
Season SV%0.9100.879
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.513.54
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
NYRIgor Shesterkin2322195.7%2.9411.94
TORMatt Murray2017385.0%2.342-0.66
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: 53% • NYR at home vs TOR: 3-4
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-25TOR 4 - 3 NYRTORNYR
2026-03-05NYR 6 - 2 TORNYRNYR
2025-10-16TOR 2 - 1 NYRTORNYR
2025-03-20NYR 3 - 4 TORTORNYR
2025-02-28NYR 2 - 3 TORTORTOR

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1NYR1200.48
1TOR1311.13
2NYR900.60
2TOR1501.18
3NYR921.26
3TOR1200.63
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: 50.0%
Total Goals
Actual: 4.0
Expected: 5.7
Score Breakdown
New York Rangers 3 - 1 Toronto Maple Leafs
Expected: 2.8 - 2.9