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New York Islanders at Columbus Blue Jackets NHL Predictions

2025-12-28 • Nationwide Arena
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 - 2 New York Islanders

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
CBJ: 59.4%
NYI: 40.6%
Expected Goals
CBJ: 2.92
NYI: 3.36
Total Goals
Median: 6.3
Over 5.5: 62%
Over 6.5: 47%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

CBJ
Jet Greaves - 18-12-6 | 0.910 SV% | 2.62 GAA
NYI
Ilya Sorokin - 20-13-2 | 0.916 SV% | 2.44 GAA
StatCBJNYI
Season SV%0.9090.910
Last 5 SV%0.9280.930
SV% vs Opponent0.923
GAA2.622.55
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 67% • CBJ at home vs NYI: 3-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2025-12-28CBJ 4 - 2 NYICBJCBJ
2025-11-02NYI 3 - 2 CBJNYINYI
2025-04-17CBJ 6 - 1 NYICBJCBJ
2025-03-24NYI 3 - 4 CBJCBJNYI
2025-01-20NYI 3 - 1 CBJNYINYI

⚡ 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
117:16CBJGoal
108:09CBJGoal
213:24NYIGoal
318:54CBJGoal
316:41CBJGoal
315:27CBJGoal

🎯 Shot Chart

Shot chart for New York Islanders at Columbus Blue Jackets

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
✅ Correct
Confidence: 59.4%
Total Goals
Actual: 6.0
Expected: 6.3
Score Breakdown
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 - 2 New York Islanders
Expected: 2.9 - 3.4