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New York Islanders at Chicago Blackhawks NHL Predictions

2025-12-30 • United Center
Chicago Blackhawks 2 - 3 New York Islanders (SO)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
CHI: 48.6%
NYI: 51.4%
Expected Goals
CHI: 2.88
NYI: 3.44
Total Goals
Median: 6.1
Over 5.5: 58%
Over 6.5: 45%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

CHI
Spencer Knight - 19-25-11 | 0.902 SV% | 2.82 GAA
NYI
Ilya Sorokin - 29-24-2 | 0.906 SV% | 2.68 GAA
StatCHINYI
Season SV%0.9090.910
Last 5 SV%0.8510.851
SV% vs Opponent0.9050.917
GAA2.632.55
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 67% • CHI at home vs NYI: 2-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-24NYI 3 - 4 CHICHINYI
2025-12-30CHI 2 - 3 NYINYINYI
2024-12-15CHI 5 - 3 NYICHINYI
2024-12-12NYI 5 - 4 CHINYINYI
2024-04-02NYI 2 - 1 CHINYINYI

⚡ 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
102:56NYIGoal
112:08NYIGoal
215:31NYIGoal
219:57CHIGoal
500:00CHIGoal

🎯 Shot Chart

Shot chart for New York Islanders at Chicago Blackhawks

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
✅ Correct
Confidence: 51.4%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 6.3
Score Breakdown
Chicago Blackhawks 2 - 3 New York Islanders
Expected: 2.9 - 3.4