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: 56.4%

NYI: 43.6%

Expected Goals

NSH: 3.16

NYI: 2.97

Total Goals

Median: 6.2

Over 5.5: 60%

Over 6.5: 45%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

NSH

Juuse Saros - 15-13-3 | 0.897 SV% | 2.93 GAA

NYI

David Rittich - 10-5-2 | 0.909 SV% | 2.46 GAA

Stat	NSH	NYI
Season SV%	0.897	0.909
Last 5 SV%	—	—
SV% vs Opponent	—	—
GAA	2.93	2.46

Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats. Confirmed goalie row used when available; otherwise current projected starter is shown.

Goalie Game Metrics

Team	Goalie	SA	Saves	GA	SV%	xGA	HD Faced	GSAx
NSH	Juuse Saros	33	32	1	97.0%	2.85	0	1.85
NYI	David Rittich	29	27	2	93.1%	3.76	1	1.76

SA uses shots on goal plus goals. xGA, high-danger faced, and GSAx use modeled scoring attempts against. GSAx is xGA minus goals against.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 83% • NSH at home vs NYI: 3-0

Date	Score	Winner	Model Pick
2026-01-31	NYI 3 - 4 NSH	NSH	NYI
2026-01-08	NSH 2 - 1 NYI	NSH	NSH
2025-04-08	NSH 7 - 6 NYI	NSH	NSH
2025-03-01	NYI 7 - 4 NSH	NYI	NYI
2024-04-06	NYI 2 - 0 NSH	NYI	NYI

Shot Quality by Period

Period	Team	Shots	High Danger	xG
1	NSH	14	0	0.53
1	NYI	14	0	0.73
2	NSH	16	0	1.17
2	NYI	12	0	0.60
3	NSH	15	0	0.91
3	NYI	10	0	0.89
4	NSH	2	0	0.20
4	NYI	6	0	0.40
5	NSH	3	1	0.93
5	NYI	3	0	0.22

Shots are modeled attempts: shots on goal, goals, and missed shots. Blocked shots are excluded. High danger is xG >= 0.20.

🎯 Shot Chart

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result

✅ Correct

Confidence: 56.4%

Total Goals

Actual: 3.0

Expected: 6.1

Score Breakdown

Nashville Predators 2 - 1 New York Islanders

Expected: 3.2 - 3.0