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New Jersey Devils at New York Islanders NHL Predictions

2024-11-09 • UBS Arena
New York Islanders 3 - 4 New Jersey Devils
🚨 Upset Loss (51% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
NYI: 51.0%
NJD: 49.0%
Expected Goals
NYI: 3.29
NJD: 3.04
Total Goals
Median: 6.1
Over 5.5: 58%
Over 6.5: 46%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

NYI
Ilya Sorokin - 12-10-2 | 0.910 SV% | 2.55 GAA
NJD
Jacob Markstrom - 9-9-1 | 0.884 SV% | 3.32 GAA
StatNYINJD
Season SV%0.9100.884
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA2.553.32
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 Sorokin3329487.9%3.502-0.50
NJDJacob Markstrom2219386.4%2.470-0.53
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: 45% • NYI at home vs NJD: 2-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-02-05NJD 1 - 3 NYINYINJD
2026-01-06NYI 9 - 0 NJDNYINYI
2025-12-23NYI 2 - 1 NJDNYINYI
2025-11-10NJD 2 - 3 NYINYINJD
2025-04-13NJD 0 - 1 NYINYINJD

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1NYI900.51
1NJD1700.68
2NYI1300.81
2NJD1511.40
3NYI1200.83
3NJD1311.13
4NYI300.31
4NJD300.29
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: 51.0%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 6.3
Score Breakdown
New York Islanders 3 - 4 New Jersey Devils
Expected: 3.3 - 3.0