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Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders NHL Predictions

2026-01-24 • UBS Arena
New York Islanders 0 - 5 Buffalo Sabres
🚨 Upset Loss (55% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
NYI: 55.1%
BUF: 44.9%
Expected Goals
NYI: 3.49
BUF: 3.19
Total Goals
Median: 6.7
Over 5.5: 70%
Over 6.5: 56%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

NYI
Ilya Sorokin - 29-24-2 | 0.906 SV% | 2.68 GAA
BUF
Alex Lyon - 20-10-4 | 0.906 SV% | 2.77 GAA
StatNYIBUF
Season SV%0.9100.906
Last 5 SV%0.8510.847
SV% vs Opponent0.9060.967
GAA2.552.82
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 67% • NYI at home vs BUF: 2-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-31BUF 4 - 3 NYIBUFBUF
2026-01-24NYI 0 - 5 BUFBUFNYI
2025-12-20BUF 3 - 2 NYIBUFBUF
2024-12-23NYI 1 - 7 BUFBUFNYI
2024-11-30NYI 3 - 0 BUFNYINYI

⚡ 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
200:33BUFGoal
219:47BUFGoal
300:25BUFGoal
314:02BUFGoal
314:38BUFGoal

🎯 Shot Chart

Shot chart for Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
❌ Incorrect
Confidence: 55.1%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 6.7
Score Breakdown
New York Islanders 0 - 5 Buffalo Sabres
Expected: 3.5 - 3.2