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Minnesota Wild at New York Islanders NHL Predictions

2025-04-04 • UBS Arena
New York Islanders 3 - 1 Minnesota Wild

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
NYI: 59.7%
MIN: 40.3%
Expected Goals
NYI: 3.34
MIN: 2.99
Total Goals
Median: 5.8
Over 5.5: 56%
Over 6.5: 42%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

NYI
Ilya Sorokin - 12-10-2 | 0.910 SV% | 2.55 GAA
MIN
Filip Gustavsson - 13-8-4 | 0.912 SV% | 2.47 GAA
StatNYIMIN
Season SV%0.9100.912
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA2.552.47
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 Sorokin2827196.4%2.2601.26
MINFilip Gustavsson2724388.9%2.411-0.59
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: 67% • NYI at home vs MIN: 1-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-10MIN 3 - 4 NYINYIMIN
2025-11-07NYI 2 - 5 MINMINNYI
2025-04-04NYI 3 - 1 MINNYINYI
2025-02-08MIN 6 - 3 NYIMINMIN
2024-01-15MIN 5 - 0 NYIMINMIN

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1NYI900.40
1MIN1400.72
2NYI2111.34
2MIN1800.71
3NYI1200.67
3MIN1300.83
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: 59.7%
Total Goals
Actual: 4.0
Expected: 6.3
Score Breakdown
New York Islanders 3 - 1 Minnesota Wild
Expected: 3.3 - 3.0