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New York Islanders at Washington Capitals NHL Predictions

2024-11-29 • Capital One Arena
Washington Capitals 5 - 4 New York Islanders

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
WSH: 60.3%
NYI: 39.7%
Expected Goals
WSH: 3.87
NYI: 3.16
Total Goals
Median: 6.2
Over 5.5: 58%
Over 6.5: 43%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

WSH
Logan Thompson - 15-11-3 | 0.913 SV% | 2.39 GAA
NYI
Semyon Varlamov - 0-0-0 | 0.000 SV% | 0.00 GAA
StatWSHNYI
Season SV%0.9130.000
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA2.390.00
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
WSHLogan Thompson2420483.3%2.111-1.89
NYISemyon Varlamov2621580.8%3.042-1.96
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: 64% • WSH at home vs NYI: 3-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-02-02WSH 4 - 1 NYIWSHWSH
2025-11-30NYI 1 - 4 WSHWSHWSH
2025-10-31WSH 1 - 3 NYINYIWSH
2025-10-11NYI 2 - 4 WSHWSHNYI
2025-04-15NYI 1 - 3 WSHWSHWSH

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1WSH1621.54
1NYI1500.77
2WSH1000.51
2NYI1110.84
3WSH1300.93
3NYI600.50
4WSH100.06
4NYI000.00
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: 60.3%
Total Goals
Actual: 9.0
Expected: 7.0
Score Breakdown
Washington Capitals 5 - 4 New York Islanders
Expected: 3.9 - 3.2