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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: 61.7%
CBJ: 38.3%
Expected Goals
NYI: 2.95
CBJ: 2.57
Total Goals
Median: 4.2
Over 5.5: 31%
Over 6.5: 19%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

NYI
Ilya Sorokin - 29-24-2 | 0.906 SV% | 2.68 GAA
CBJ
Jet Greaves - 26-19-9 | 0.908 SV% | 2.60 GAA
StatNYICBJ
Season SV%0.9100.909
Last 5 SV%0.8510.888
SV% vs Opponent0.9460.907
GAA2.552.62
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 73% • NYI at home vs CBJ: 4-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-22NYI 1 - 0 CBJNYICBJ
2026-02-28CBJ 3 - 4 NYINYICBJ
2025-12-28CBJ 4 - 2 NYICBJCBJ
2025-11-02NYI 3 - 2 CBJNYINYI
2025-04-17CBJ 6 - 1 NYICBJCBJ

⚡ 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
200:43NYIGoal
202:57NYIGoal
205:47NYIGoal

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
✅ Correct
Confidence: 61.7%
Total Goals
Actual: 4.0
Expected: 5.5
Score Breakdown
New York Islanders 3 - 1 Columbus Blue Jackets
Expected: 3.0 - 2.6