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Montreal Canadiens at New York Islanders NHL Predictions

2023-04-12 • UBS Arena
New York Islanders 4 - 2 Montreal Canadiens

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
NYI: 57.9%
MTL: 42.1%
Expected Goals
NYI: 3.59
MTL: 2.65
Total Goals
Median: 6.4
Over 5.5: 61%
Over 6.5: 46%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

NYI
Ilya Sorokin - 12-10-2 | 0.910 SV% | 2.55 GAA
MTL
Samuel Montembeault - 6-6-1 | 0.863 SV% | 3.52 GAA
StatNYIMTL
Season SV%0.9100.863
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.553.52
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 Sorokin1917289.5%1.620-0.38
MTLSamuel Montembeault3531488.6%3.512-0.49
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: 33% • NYI at home vs MTL: 5-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-12NYI 1 - 4 MTLMTLNYI
2026-03-21MTL 7 - 3 NYIMTLNYI
2026-02-26MTL 3 - 4 NYINYIMTL
2025-03-20NYI 4 - 3 MTLNYIMTL
2024-12-03MTL 2 - 1 NYIMTLNYI

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1NYI1611.68
1MTL1300.89
2NYI2801.30
2MTL900.48
3NYI910.52
3MTL800.26
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: 57.9%
Total Goals
Actual: 6.0
Expected: 6.2
Score Breakdown
New York Islanders 4 - 2 Montreal Canadiens
Expected: 3.6 - 2.7