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New York Islanders at Washington Capitals NHL Predictions

2025-10-31 • Capital One Arena
Washington Capitals 1 - 3 New York Islanders
🚨 Upset Loss (69% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
WSH: 68.8%
NYI: 31.2%
Expected Goals
WSH: 3.51
NYI: 2.77
Total Goals
Median: 6.4
Over 5.5: 59%
Over 6.5: 48%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

WSH
Logan Thompson - 31-21-6 | 0.912 SV% | 2.44 GAA
NYI
Ilya Sorokin - 29-24-2 | 0.906 SV% | 2.68 GAA
StatWSHNYI
Season SV%0.9130.910
Last 5 SV%0.9120.851
SV% vs Opponent0.9440.899
GAA2.392.55
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 36% • WSH at home vs NYI: 3-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-02-02WSH 4 - 1 NYIWSHWSH
2025-11-30NYI 1 - 4 WSHWSHNYI
2025-10-31WSH 1 - 3 NYINYIWSH
2025-10-11NYI 2 - 4 WSHWSHWSH
2025-04-15NYI 1 - 3 WSHWSHNYI

🎯 Shot Chart

Shot chart for New York Islanders at Washington Capitals

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
❌ Incorrect
Confidence: 68.8%
Total Goals
Actual: 4.0
Expected: 6.3
Score Breakdown
Washington Capitals 1 - 3 New York Islanders
Expected: 3.5 - 2.8