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New York Islanders at Nashville Predators NHL Predictions

2026-01-08 • Bridgestone Arena
Nashville Predators 2 - 1 New York Islanders (SO)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
NSH: 59.3%
NYI: 40.7%
Expected Goals
NSH: 3.03
NYI: 2.94
Total Goals
Median: 6.0
Over 5.5: 59%
Over 6.5: 43%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

NSH
Juuse Saros - 21-17-5 | 0.892 SV% | 3.20 GAA
NYI
Ilya Sorokin - 20-13-2 | 0.916 SV% | 2.44 GAA
StatNSHNYI
Season SV%0.8970.910
Last 5 SV%0.8620.930
SV% vs Opponent0.9340.905
GAA2.932.55
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 83% • NSH at home vs NYI: 3-0
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-31NYI 3 - 4 NSHNSHNYI
2026-01-08NSH 2 - 1 NYINSHNSH
2025-04-08NSH 7 - 6 NYINSHNSH
2025-03-01NYI 7 - 4 NSHNYINYI
2024-04-06NYI 2 - 0 NSHNYINYI

⚡ 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
219:19NSHGoal
212:14NYIGoal
500:00NSHGoal

🎯 Shot Chart

Shot chart for New York Islanders at Nashville Predators

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
✅ Correct
Confidence: 59.3%
Total Goals
Actual: 3.0
Expected: 6.0
Score Breakdown
Nashville Predators 2 - 1 New York Islanders
Expected: 3.0 - 2.9