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New York Islanders at New York Rangers NHL Predictions

2025-03-03 • Madison Square Garden
New York Rangers 4 - 0 New York Islanders

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
NYR: 56.0%
NYI: 44.0%
Expected Goals
NYR: 3.05
NYI: 3.01
Total Goals
Median: 6.2
Over 5.5: 62%
Over 6.5: 45%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

NYR
Igor Shesterkin - 17-12-4 | 0.913 SV% | 2.45 GAA
NYI
Ilya Sorokin - 20-13-2 | 0.916 SV% | 2.44 GAA
StatNYRNYI
Season SV%0.9100.910
Last 5 SV%0.9420.930
SV% vs Opponent0.9000.981
GAA2.512.55
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 58% • NYR at home vs NYI: 4-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-29NYR 1 - 2 NYINYINYR
2026-01-28NYI 5 - 2 NYRNYINYI
2025-12-27NYI 2 - 0 NYRNYINYI
2025-11-08NYR 0 - 5 NYINYINYR
2025-04-10NYI 2 - 9 NYRNYRNYI

⚡ 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
115:03NYRGoal
119:15NYRGoal
303:43NYRGoal
314:51NYRGoal

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
✅ Correct
Confidence: 56.0%
Total Goals
Actual: 4.0
Expected: 6.1
Score Breakdown
New York Rangers 4 - 0 New York Islanders
Expected: 3.0 - 3.0