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New York Islanders at Carolina Hurricanes NHL Predictions

2025-03-30 • Lenovo Center
Carolina Hurricanes 6 - 4 New York Islanders

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
CAR: 79.4%
NYI: 20.6%
Expected Goals
CAR: 4.44
NYI: 2.70
Total Goals
Median: 6.3
Over 5.5: 58%
Over 6.5: 43%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

CAR
Pyotr Kochetkov - 6-2-0 | 0.899 SV% | 2.33 GAA
NYI
Marcus Hogberg - 0-0-0 | 0.714 SV% | 8.90 GAA
StatCARNYI
Season SV%0.8990.714
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.338.90
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
CARPyotr Kochetkov3127487.1%2.752-1.25
NYIMarcus Hogberg3024680.0%3.532-2.47
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: 59% • CAR at home vs NYI: 11-5
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-14NYI 1 - 2 CARCARNYI
2026-04-04CAR 4 - 3 NYICARCAR
2025-10-30CAR 6 - 2 NYICARCAR
2025-03-30CAR 6 - 4 NYICARCAR
2025-01-25NYI 3 - 2 CARNYICAR

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1CAR1600.95
1NYI1410.98
2CAR1401.21
2NYI1311.04
3CAR1621.38
3NYI1600.72
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: 79.4%
Total Goals
Actual: 10.0
Expected: 7.1
Score Breakdown
Carolina Hurricanes 6 - 4 New York Islanders
Expected: 4.4 - 2.7