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New York Islanders at Carolina Hurricanes NHL Predictions

2023-04-02 • PNC Arena
Carolina Hurricanes 2 - 1 New York Islanders

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
CAR: 64.3%
NYI: 35.7%
Expected Goals
CAR: 3.39
NYI: 2.46
Total Goals
Median: 6.1
Over 5.5: 64%
Over 6.5: 46%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

CAR
Frederik Andersen - 5-9-2 | 0.865 SV% | 3.38 GAA
NYI
Ilya Sorokin - 12-10-2 | 0.910 SV% | 2.55 GAA
StatCARNYI
Season SV%0.8650.910
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA3.382.55
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
CARFrederik Andersen2221195.5%1.4700.47
NYIIlya Sorokin3533294.3%3.6131.61
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: 59% • CAR at home vs NYI: 11-5
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-14NYI 1 - 2 CARCARNYI
2026-04-04CAR 4 - 3 NYICARCAR
2025-10-30CAR 6 - 2 NYICARCAR
2025-03-30CAR 6 - 4 NYICARCAR
2025-01-25NYI 3 - 2 CARNYICAR

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1CAR1911.28
1NYI1000.37
2CAR1801.11
2NYI1100.51
3CAR1321.22
3NYI1300.59
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: 64.3%
Total Goals
Actual: 3.0
Expected: 5.8
Score Breakdown
Carolina Hurricanes 2 - 1 New York Islanders
Expected: 3.4 - 2.5