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New York Islanders at New Jersey Devils NHL Predictions

2025-04-13 • Prudential Center
New Jersey Devils 0 - 1 New York Islanders
🚨 Upset Loss (57% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
NJD: 57.0%
NYI: 43.0%
Expected Goals
NJD: 2.49
NYI: 2.91
Total Goals
Median: 6.0
Over 5.5: 58%
Over 6.5: 46%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

NJD
Jacob Markstrom - 9-9-1 | 0.884 SV% | 3.32 GAA
NYI
Ilya Sorokin - 12-10-2 | 0.910 SV% | 2.55 GAA
StatNJDNYI
Season SV%0.8840.910
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA3.322.55
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
NJDJacob Markstrom2322195.7%1.9100.91
NYIIlya Sorokin25250100.0%2.2102.21
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: 47% • NJD at home vs NYI: 2-7
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-10-03NYI 6 - 0 NJDNYINJD
2026-02-05NJD 1 - 3 NYINYINJD
2026-01-06NYI 9 - 0 NJDNYINYI
2025-12-23NYI 2 - 1 NJDNYINYI
2025-11-10NJD 2 - 3 NYINYINJD

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1NJD1500.63
1NYI1801.01
2NJD1200.54
2NYI800.57
3NJD1601.04
3NYI1000.32
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
❌ Incorrect
Confidence: 57.0%
Total Goals
Actual: 1.0
Expected: 5.4
Score Breakdown
New Jersey Devils 0 - 1 New York Islanders
Expected: 2.5 - 2.9