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New York Islanders at Chicago Blackhawks NHL Predictions

2024-12-15 • United Center
Chicago Blackhawks 5 - 3 New York Islanders

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
CHI: 57.5%
NYI: 42.5%
Expected Goals
CHI: 2.93
NYI: 3.36
Total Goals
Median: 6.0
Over 5.5: 61%
Over 6.5: 43%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

CHI
Spencer Knight - 16-16-7 | 0.908 SV% | 2.62 GAA
NYI
Ilya Sorokin - 20-13-2 | 0.916 SV% | 2.44 GAA
StatCHINYI
Season SV%0.9090.910
Last 5 SV%0.8640.930
SV% vs Opponent0.905
GAA2.632.55
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 80% • CHI at home vs NYI: 2-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2025-12-30CHI 2 - 3 NYINYICHI
2024-12-15CHI 5 - 3 NYICHICHI
2024-12-12NYI 5 - 4 CHINYINYI
2024-04-02NYI 2 - 1 CHINYINYI
2024-01-19CHI 4 - 3 NYICHICHI

⚡ In-Game Win Probability

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 0:00 20:00 40:00 60:00 In-Game Win Probability Home Win Probability Game Time (minutes)

Goals

PeriodTimeTeamScorer
109:08CHIGoal
118:43CHIGoal
119:40CHIGoal
202:25CHIGoal
215:19CHIGoal
300:47CHIGoal
319:06CHIGoal
319:49CHIGoal

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
✅ Correct
Confidence: 57.5%
Total Goals
Actual: 8.0
Expected: 6.3
Score Breakdown
Chicago Blackhawks 5 - 3 New York Islanders
Expected: 2.9 - 3.4