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New York Islanders at Anaheim Ducks NHL Predictions

2023-03-15 • Honda Center
Anaheim Ducks 3 - 6 New York Islanders
🚨 Upset Loss (50% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
ANA: 50.2%
NYI: 49.8%
Expected Goals
ANA: 3.46
NYI: 2.98
Total Goals
Median: 7.1
Over 5.5: 65%
Over 6.5: 55%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

ANA
John Gibson - 13-27-2 | 0.888 SV% | 3.54 GAA
NYI
Ilya Sorokin - 12-10-2 | 0.910 SV% | 2.55 GAA
StatANANYI
Season SV%0.8880.910
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA3.542.55
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
ANAJohn Gibson3327681.8%2.913-3.09
NYIIlya Sorokin2320387.0%1.481-1.52
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: 40% • ANA at home vs NYI: 2-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-04ANA 5 - 1 NYIANANYI
2025-12-11NYI 5 - 2 ANANYINYI
2025-03-09ANA 4 - 1 NYIANANYI
2024-10-29NYI 1 - 3 ANAANANYI
2024-03-10ANA 1 - 6 NYINYINYI

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1ANA910.60
1NYI1911.05
2ANA1100.49
2NYI1611.00
3ANA1000.38
3NYI610.87
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: 50.2%
Total Goals
Actual: 9.0
Expected: 6.4
Score Breakdown
Anaheim Ducks 3 - 6 New York Islanders
Expected: 3.5 - 3.0