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2026-27 Season Live

Columbus Blue Jackets at New York Islanders NHL Predictions

2022-12-29 • UBS Arena
New York Islanders 2 - 1 Columbus Blue Jackets

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
NYI: 54.8%
CBJ: 45.2%
Expected Goals
NYI: 3.35
CBJ: 2.98
Total Goals
Median: 6.1
Over 5.5: 56%
Over 6.5: 42%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

NYI
Ilya Sorokin - 12-10-2 | 0.910 SV% | 2.55 GAA
CBJ
J. Korpisalo
StatNYICBJ
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 Sorokin2120195.2%1.6000.60
CBJJ. Korpisalo3634294.4%3.5321.53
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: 63% • NYI at home vs CBJ: 8-1
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
1NYI1911.14
1CBJ1000.39
2NYI1411.49
2CBJ1100.73
3NYI1800.90
3CBJ1300.48
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: 54.8%
Total Goals
Actual: 3.0
Expected: 6.3
Score Breakdown
New York Islanders 2 - 1 Columbus Blue Jackets
Expected: 3.3 - 3.0