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Vegas Golden Knights at New York Islanders NHL Predictions

2025-12-09 • UBS Arena
New York Islanders 5 - 4 Vegas Golden Knights (SO)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
NYI: 55.2%
VGK: 44.8%
Expected Goals
NYI: 3.61
VGK: 2.82
Total Goals
Median: 7.4
Over 5.5: 74%
Over 6.5: 61%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

NYI
Ilya Sorokin - 29-24-2 | 0.906 SV% | 2.68 GAA
VGK
Akira Schmid - 16-10-6 | 0.893 SV% | 2.59 GAA
StatNYIVGK
Season SV%0.9100.895
Last 5 SV%0.8510.879
SV% vs Opponent0.8940.833
GAA2.552.50
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 67% • NYI at home vs VGK: 2-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2025-12-09NYI 5 - 4 VGKNYINYI
2025-11-13VGK 3 - 4 NYINYIVGK
2025-02-04NYI 2 - 1 VGKNYIVGK
2025-01-09VGK 0 - 4 NYINYINYI
2024-01-23NYI 2 - 3 VGKVGKVGK

🎯 Shot Chart

Shot chart for Vegas Golden Knights at New York Islanders

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
✅ Correct
Confidence: 55.2%
Total Goals
Actual: 9.0
Expected: 6.4
Score Breakdown
New York Islanders 5 - 4 Vegas Golden Knights
Expected: 3.6 - 2.8