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New York Islanders at Columbus Blue Jackets NHL Predictions

2025-04-17 • Nationwide Arena
Columbus Blue Jackets 6 - 1 New York Islanders

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
CBJ: 52.7%
NYI: 47.3%
Expected Goals
CBJ: 3.76
NYI: 2.99
Total Goals
Median: 8.3
Over 5.5: 76%
Over 6.5: 65%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

CBJ
Jet Greaves - 26-19-9 | 0.908 SV% | 2.60 GAA
NYI
Ilya Sorokin - 29-24-2 | 0.906 SV% | 2.68 GAA
StatCBJNYI
Season SV%0.9090.910
Last 5 SV%0.8880.851
SV% vs Opponent0.9070.946
GAA2.622.55
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 73% • CBJ at home vs NYI: 3-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-22NYI 1 - 0 CBJNYICBJ
2026-02-28CBJ 3 - 4 NYINYICBJ
2025-12-28CBJ 4 - 2 NYICBJCBJ
2025-11-02NYI 3 - 2 CBJNYINYI
2025-04-17CBJ 6 - 1 NYICBJCBJ

⚡ 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
202:21CBJGoal
207:43CBJGoal
210:09CBJGoal
215:14CBJGoal
217:27CBJGoal
314:48CBJGoal
318:37CBJGoal

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
✅ Correct
Confidence: 52.7%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 6.8
Score Breakdown
Columbus Blue Jackets 6 - 1 New York Islanders
Expected: 3.8 - 3.0