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Carolina Hurricanes at New York Islanders NHL Predictions

2023-04-28 • UBS Arena
New York Islanders 1 - 2 Carolina Hurricanes (OT)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
NYI: 49.8%
CAR: 50.2%
Expected Goals
NYI: 3.13
CAR: 3.39
Total Goals
Median: 6.3
Over 5.5: 59%
Over 6.5: 49%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

NYI
Ilya Sorokin - 12-10-2 | 0.910 SV% | 2.55 GAA
CAR
Frederik Andersen - 5-9-2 | 0.865 SV% | 3.38 GAA
StatNYICAR
Season SV%0.9100.865
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.553.38
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 Sorokin4139295.1%2.8610.86
CARFrederik Andersen3433197.1%2.8321.83
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% • NYI at home vs CAR: 4-9
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
1NYI1711.10
1CAR1100.41
2NYI2011.38
2CAR1800.95
3NYI700.23
3CAR2211.43
4NYI500.13
4CAR400.06
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: 50.2%
Total Goals
Actual: 3.0
Expected: 6.5
Score Breakdown
New York Islanders 1 - 2 Carolina Hurricanes
Expected: 3.1 - 3.4