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New York Islanders at Vancouver Canucks NHL Predictions

2024-11-14 • Rogers Arena
Vancouver Canucks 2 - 5 New York Islanders
🚨 Upset Loss (51% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
VAN: 51.4%
NYI: 48.6%
Expected Goals
VAN: 3.32
NYI: 3.14
Total Goals
Median: 6.0
Over 5.5: 60%
Over 6.5: 44%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

VAN
Kevin Lankinen - 6-10-3 | 0.885 SV% | 3.41 GAA
NYI
Semyon Varlamov - 0-0-0 | 0.000 SV% | 0.00 GAA
StatVANNYI
Season SV%0.8850.000
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA3.410.00
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
VANKevin Lankinen3227584.4%4.056-0.95
NYISemyon Varlamov2624292.3%1.800-0.20
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: 17% • VAN at home vs NYI: 1-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-19VAN 3 - 4 NYINYIVAN
2025-12-19NYI 1 - 4 VANVANNYI
2025-03-26NYI 2 - 5 VANVANNYI
2024-11-14VAN 2 - 5 NYINYIVAN
2024-01-09NYI 2 - 5 VANVANNYI

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1VAN400.05
1NYI1511.06
2VAN600.41
2NYI1821.59
3VAN2901.34
3NYI931.40
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: 51.4%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 6.5
Score Breakdown
Vancouver Canucks 2 - 5 New York Islanders
Expected: 3.3 - 3.1