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Detroit Red Wings at New York Islanders NHL Predictions

2024-10-22 • UBS Arena
New York Islanders 0 - 1 Detroit Red Wings
🚨 Upset Loss (65% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
NYI: 65.4%
DET: 34.6%
Expected Goals
NYI: 3.08
DET: 2.34
Total Goals
Median: 6.0
Over 5.5: 59%
Over 6.5: 43%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

NYI
Ilya Sorokin - 12-10-2 | 0.910 SV% | 2.55 GAA
DET
Alex Lyon - 14-9-1 | 0.896 SV% | 2.81 GAA
StatNYIDET
Season SV%0.9100.896
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA2.552.81
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 Sorokin1110190.9%0.921-0.08
DETAlex Lyon30300100.0%2.6402.64
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: 56% • NYI at home vs DET: 1-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2025-12-16DET 3 - 2 NYIDETDET
2025-11-20DET 0 - 5 NYINYINYI
2025-10-23NYI 7 - 2 DETNYINYI
2024-11-25NYI 2 - 4 DETDETNYI
2024-11-21DET 2 - 1 NYIDETNYI

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1NYI1800.69
1DET500.35
2NYI2101.20
2DET910.42
3NYI1100.75
3DET400.15
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
❌ Incorrect
Confidence: 65.4%
Total Goals
Actual: 1.0
Expected: 5.4
Score Breakdown
New York Islanders 0 - 1 Detroit Red Wings
Expected: 3.1 - 2.3