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New York Islanders at Toronto Maple Leafs NHL Predictions

2023-01-23 • Scotiabank Arena
Toronto Maple Leafs 5 - 2 New York Islanders

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
TOR: 58.3%
NYI: 41.7%
Expected Goals
TOR: 3.11
NYI: 2.75
Total Goals
Median: 6.3
Over 5.5: 65%
Over 6.5: 48%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

TOR
I. Samsonov
NYI
Ilya Sorokin - 12-10-2 | 0.910 SV% | 2.55 GAA
StatTORNYI
Season SV%—0.910
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA—2.55
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
TORI. Samsonov3331293.9%3.7321.73
NYIIlya Sorokin3934587.2%4.861-0.14
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% • TOR at home vs NYI: 3-4
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-09NYI 5 - 3 TORNYINYI
2026-03-17TOR 1 - 3 NYINYINYI
2026-01-03NYI 4 - 3 TORNYINYI
2025-01-02NYI 1 - 2 TORTORTOR
2024-12-31TOR 3 - 1 NYITORTOR

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1TOR1000.85
1NYI2101.21
2TOR2812.88
2NYI1822.06
3TOR1601.13
3NYI1200.46
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: 58.3%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 5.9
Score Breakdown
Toronto Maple Leafs 5 - 2 New York Islanders
Expected: 3.1 - 2.8