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New Jersey Devils at New York Islanders NHL Predictions

2025-12-23 • UBS Arena
New York Islanders 2 - 1 New Jersey Devils

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
NYI: 55.0%
NJD: 45.0%
Expected Goals
NYI: 3.54
NJD: 2.74
Total Goals
Median: 6.6
Over 5.5: 68%
Over 6.5: 54%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

NYI
Ilya Sorokin - 29-24-2 | 0.906 SV% | 2.68 GAA
NJD
Jacob Markstrom - 23-19-1 | 0.883 SV% | 3.07 GAA
StatNYINJD
Season SV%0.9100.884
Last 5 SV%0.8510.873
SV% vs Opponent0.9710.808
GAA2.553.32
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 64% • NYI at home vs NJD: 2-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-02-05NJD 1 - 3 NYINYINJD
2026-01-06NYI 9 - 0 NJDNYINYI
2025-12-23NYI 2 - 1 NJDNYINYI
2025-11-10NJD 2 - 3 NYINYINYI
2025-04-13NJD 0 - 1 NYINYINJD

⚡ 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
115:35NJDGoal
212:10NYIGoal
318:45NYIGoal

🎯 Shot Chart

Shot chart for New Jersey Devils at New York Islanders

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
✅ Correct
Confidence: 55.0%
Total Goals
Actual: 3.0
Expected: 6.3
Score Breakdown
New York Islanders 2 - 1 New Jersey Devils
Expected: 3.5 - 2.7