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Columbus Blue Jackets at New York Islanders NHL Predictions

2025-01-20 • UBS Arena
New York Islanders 3 - 1 Columbus Blue Jackets

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
NYI: 60.1%
CBJ: 39.9%
Expected Goals
NYI: 3.27
CBJ: 2.78
Total Goals
Median: 6.0
Over 5.5: 61%
Over 6.5: 45%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

NYI
Ilya Sorokin - 20-13-2 | 0.916 SV% | 2.44 GAA
CBJ
Jet Greaves - 18-12-6 | 0.910 SV% | 2.62 GAA
StatNYICBJ
Season SV%0.9100.909
Last 5 SV%0.9300.928
SV% vs Opponent0.923
GAA2.552.62
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 67% • NYI at home vs CBJ: 3-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2025-12-28CBJ 4 - 2 NYICBJCBJ
2025-11-02NYI 3 - 2 CBJNYINYI
2025-04-17CBJ 6 - 1 NYICBJCBJ
2025-03-24NYI 3 - 4 CBJCBJNYI
2025-01-20NYI 3 - 1 CBJNYINYI

⚡ 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
104:52CBJGoal
205:47NYIGoal
202:57NYIGoal
200:43NYIGoal

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
✅ Correct
Confidence: 60.1%
Total Goals
Actual: 4.0
Expected: 6.0
Score Breakdown
New York Islanders 3 - 1 Columbus Blue Jackets
Expected: 3.3 - 2.8