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2026-27 Season Live

Toronto Maple Leafs at New York Islanders NHL Predictions

2023-03-21 • UBS Arena
New York Islanders 7 - 2 Toronto Maple Leafs

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
NYI: 51.1%
TOR: 48.9%
Expected Goals
NYI: 2.86
TOR: 2.90
Total Goals
Median: 6.9
Over 5.5: 69%
Over 6.5: 54%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

NYI
Ilya Sorokin - 12-10-2 | 0.910 SV% | 2.55 GAA
TOR
I. Samsonov
StatNYITOR
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 Sorokin2725292.6%3.0421.04
TORI. Samsonov2922775.9%3.074-3.93
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% • NYI at home vs TOR: 5-3
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
1NYI1200.51
1TOR1311.41
2NYI1010.87
2TOR1710.85
3NYI1331.69
3TOR1200.78
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: 51.1%
Total Goals
Actual: 9.0
Expected: 5.8
Score Breakdown
New York Islanders 7 - 2 Toronto Maple Leafs
Expected: 2.9 - 2.9