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New York Islanders at Carolina Hurricanes NHL Predictions

2023-04-17 • PNC Arena
Carolina Hurricanes 2 - 1 New York Islanders

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
CAR: 67.6%
NYI: 32.4%
Expected Goals
CAR: 3.35
NYI: 2.13
Total Goals
Median: 6.1
Over 5.5: 64%
Over 6.5: 46%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

CAR
A. Raanta
NYI
Ilya Sorokin - 12-10-2 | 0.910 SV% | 2.55 GAA
StatCARNYI
Season SV%—0.910
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA—2.55
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
CARA. Raanta2625196.2%2.8101.81
NYIIlya Sorokin3735294.6%2.4600.46
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
1CAR1900.75
1NYI1500.91
2CAR2201.21
2NYI1300.54
3CAR1500.50
3NYI1501.36
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: 67.6%
Total Goals
Actual: 3.0
Expected: 5.5
Score Breakdown
Carolina Hurricanes 2 - 1 New York Islanders
Expected: 3.3 - 2.1