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Vancouver Canucks at New York Islanders NHL Predictions

2025-12-19 • UBS Arena
New York Islanders 1 - 4 Vancouver Canucks
🚨 Upset Loss (60% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
NYI: 59.6%
VAN: 40.4%
Expected Goals
NYI: 3.26
VAN: 2.53
Total Goals
Median: 5.5
Over 5.5: 46%
Over 6.5: 29%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

NYI
Ilya Sorokin - 29-24-2 | 0.906 SV% | 2.68 GAA
VAN
Kevin Lankinen - 11-26-5 | 0.877 SV% | 3.65 GAA
StatNYIVAN
Season SV%0.9100.885
Last 5 SV%0.8510.872
SV% vs Opponent0.9030.879
GAA2.553.41
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 50% • NYI at home vs VAN: 0-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-19VAN 3 - 4 NYINYIVAN
2025-12-19NYI 1 - 4 VANVANNYI
2025-03-26NYI 2 - 5 VANVANVAN
2024-11-14VAN 2 - 5 NYINYIVAN
2024-01-09NYI 2 - 5 VANVANVAN

⚡ 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
108:57VANGoal
110:35VANGoal
115:47VANGoal
314:55VANGoal
318:39VANGoal

🎯 Shot Chart

Shot chart for Vancouver Canucks at New York Islanders

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
❌ Incorrect
Confidence: 59.6%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 5.8
Score Breakdown
New York Islanders 1 - 4 Vancouver Canucks
Expected: 3.3 - 2.5