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New York Islanders at Pittsburgh Penguins NHL Predictions

2025-10-09 • PPG Paints Arena
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 - 3 New York Islanders

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
PIT: 69.9%
NYI: 30.1%
Expected Goals
PIT: 5.38
NYI: 1.56
Total Goals
Median: 6.0
Over 5.5: 53%
Over 6.5: 44%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

PIT
Tristan Jarry - 16-12-6 | 0.892 SV% | 3.12 GAA
NYI
Ilya Sorokin - 12-10-2 | 0.910 SV% | 2.55 GAA
StatPITNYI
Season SV%0.8920.910
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA3.122.55
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
PITTristan Jarry3734391.9%3.4820.48
NYIIlya Sorokin2824485.7%3.105-0.90
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: 64% • PIT at home vs NYI: 3-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-30NYI 3 - 8 PITPITNYI
2026-02-03NYI 5 - 4 PITNYIPIT
2025-10-09PIT 4 - 3 NYIPITPIT
2025-03-18PIT 2 - 4 NYINYIPIT
2024-12-29PIT 3 - 2 NYIPITPIT

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1PIT1520.95
1NYI1600.90
2PIT1320.97
2NYI1611.58
3PIT1311.18
3NYI1711.00
Shots are modeled attempts: shots on goal, goals, and missed shots. Blocked shots are excluded. High danger is xG >= 0.20.

🎯 Shot Chart

Shot chart for New York Islanders at Pittsburgh Penguins

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
✅ Correct
Confidence: 69.9%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 6.9
Score Breakdown
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 - 3 New York Islanders
Expected: 5.4 - 1.6