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New York Islanders at Edmonton Oilers NHL Predictions

2023-01-05 • Rogers Place
Edmonton Oilers 4 - 2 New York Islanders

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
EDM: 60.1%
NYI: 39.9%
Expected Goals
EDM: 3.24
NYI: 2.87
Total Goals
Median: 6.4
Over 5.5: 58%
Over 6.5: 45%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

EDM
Jack Campbell - 1-4-0 | 0.873 SV% | 4.50 GAA
NYI
Ilya Sorokin - 12-10-2 | 0.910 SV% | 2.55 GAA
StatEDMNYI
Season SV%0.8730.910
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA4.502.55
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
EDMJack Campbell2220290.9%1.210-0.79
NYIIlya Sorokin3834489.5%4.8250.82
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% • EDM at home vs NYI: 4-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-15EDM 0 - 1 NYINYIEDM
2025-10-16NYI 4 - 2 EDMNYINYI
2025-03-14NYI 1 - 2 EDMEDMNYI
2024-11-12EDM 4 - 3 NYIEDMEDM
2023-12-19NYI 3 - 1 EDMNYIEDM

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1EDM2732.77
1NYI600.33
2EDM910.73
2NYI1200.59
3EDM1611.32
3NYI1100.29
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: 60.1%
Total Goals
Actual: 6.0
Expected: 6.1
Score Breakdown
Edmonton Oilers 4 - 2 New York Islanders
Expected: 3.2 - 2.9