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Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Islanders NHL Predictions

2023-04-06 • UBS Arena
New York Islanders 6 - 1 Tampa Bay Lightning

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
NYI: 57.0%
TBL: 43.0%
Expected Goals
NYI: 3.01
TBL: 3.01
Total Goals
Median: 6.7
Over 5.5: 70%
Over 6.5: 51%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

NYI
Ilya Sorokin - 12-10-2 | 0.910 SV% | 2.55 GAA
TBL
B. Elliott
StatNYITBL
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 Sorokin3130196.8%2.2111.21
TBLB. Elliott4236685.7%3.100-2.90
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: 67% • NYI at home vs TBL: 4-4
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2025-12-13NYI 3 - 2 TBLNYINYI
2025-12-06TBL 0 - 2 NYINYITBL
2025-12-02NYI 2 - 1 TBLNYINYI
2025-04-01NYI 1 - 4 TBLTBLTBL
2025-03-29TBL 5 - 3 NYITBLTBL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1NYI1700.81
1TBL500.21
2NYI1800.85
2TBL1500.96
3NYI2101.44
3TBL2011.04
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: 57.0%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 6.0
Score Breakdown
New York Islanders 6 - 1 Tampa Bay Lightning
Expected: 3.0 - 3.0