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Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Islanders NHL Predictions

2026-10-10 • UBS Arena
New York Islanders vs Tampa Bay Lightning @ 7:30 PM EDT

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
NYI: 40.2%
TBL: 59.8%
Expected Goals
NYI: 2.51
TBL: 3.94
Total Goals
Median: 6.1
Over 5.5: 60%
Over 6.5: 46%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

NYI
Ilya Sorokin - 29-24-2 | 0.906 SV% | 2.68 GAA
TBL
Andrei Vasilevskiy - 39-15-4 | 0.911 SV% | 2.31 GAA
StatNYITBL
Season SV%0.9100.913
Last 5 SV%0.8510.919
SV% vs Opponent0.9690.917
GAA2.552.33
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats. Confirmed goalie row used when available; otherwise current projected starter is shown.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 67% • NYI at home vs TBL: 3-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2025-12-13NYI 3 - 2 TBLNYINYI
2025-12-06TBL 0 - 2 NYINYITBL
2025-12-02NYI 2 - 1 TBLNYINYI
2025-04-01NYI 1 - 4 TBLTBLTBL
2025-03-29TBL 5 - 3 NYITBLTBL

🔮 Game Preview

This game is scheduled for 2026-10-10 at 7:30 PM EDT.

Check back after the game for in-game win probability analysis and post-game results.