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New York Islanders at Pittsburgh Penguins NHL Predictions

2024-12-29 • PPG Paints Arena
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 - 2 New York Islanders
🚨 Upset Win (51% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
PIT: 49.2%
NYI: 50.8%
Expected Goals
PIT: 3.48
NYI: 2.92
Total Goals
Median: 6.7
Over 5.5: 69%
Over 6.5: 57%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

PIT
Stuart Skinner - 23-17-9 | 0.888 SV% | 2.92 GAA
NYI
Ilya Sorokin - 29-24-2 | 0.906 SV% | 2.68 GAA
StatPITNYI
Season SV%0.8880.910
Last 5 SV%0.8860.851
SV% vs Opponent0.8300.837
GAA2.912.55
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 55% • PIT at home vs NYI: 3-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-30NYI 3 - 8 PITPITNYI
2026-02-03NYI 5 - 4 PITNYIPIT
2025-10-09PIT 4 - 3 NYIPITPIT
2025-03-18PIT 2 - 4 NYINYIPIT
2024-12-29PIT 3 - 2 NYIPITNYI

⚡ 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
103:54PITGoal
201:36PITGoal
306:57PITGoal
312:59PITGoal
316:10PITGoal

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
❌ Incorrect
Confidence: 50.8%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 6.4
Score Breakdown
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 - 2 New York Islanders
Expected: 3.5 - 2.9