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Nashville Predators at New York Islanders NHL Predictions

2025-03-01 • UBS Arena
New York Islanders 7 - 4 Nashville Predators

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
NYI: 53.5%
NSH: 46.5%
Expected Goals
NYI: 3.34
NSH: 3.02
Total Goals
Median: 6.2
Over 5.5: 61%
Over 6.5: 48%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

NYI
Ilya Sorokin - 12-10-2 | 0.910 SV% | 2.55 GAA
NSH
Juuse Saros - 15-13-3 | 0.897 SV% | 2.93 GAA
StatNYINSH
Season SV%0.9100.897
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA2.552.93
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
NYIIlya Sorokin2925486.2%3.943-0.06
NSHJuuse Saros3629780.6%4.214-2.79
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: 83% • NYI at home vs NSH: 2-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-31NYI 3 - 4 NSHNSHNYI
2026-01-08NSH 2 - 1 NYINSHNSH
2025-04-08NSH 7 - 6 NYINSHNSH
2025-03-01NYI 7 - 4 NSHNYINYI
2024-04-06NYI 2 - 0 NSHNYINYI

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1NYI2732.18
1NSH710.35
2NYI1400.82
2NSH1722.04
3NYI1011.21
3NSH2401.56
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: 53.5%
Total Goals
Actual: 11.0
Expected: 6.4
Score Breakdown
New York Islanders 7 - 4 Nashville Predators
Expected: 3.3 - 3.0