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New York Islanders at Carolina Hurricanes

NHLregular • 2025-26 Season
completed
Hurricanes logo
Hurricanes
Carolina
4
vs
Islanders logo
Islanders
New York
3
CAR 58%42% NYI
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

Carolina Hurricanes 58% to win. The top 2 signals favoring Hurricanes:

  • Home Field Advantage. Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
  • Rest Days. Hurricanes rest advantage (2 days rest) over Islanders (1 day rest)

What would change the call

Win probability as of kickoff if a leading factor were even

  • If the home-field edge were neutral: CAR 54% (−4)
  • If the rest edge were neutral: CAR 56% (−2)

Win probability movement

CAR home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement63%57%52%Apr 1Apr 4

Labels mark updates of 5 points or more, named by the factor that moved most.

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VenueLenovo Center
Raleigh, NC

Team Comparison

Head-to-head snapshot based on our model inputs

Islanders (away)
Hurricanes (home)
42%
Win probability
58%
0
High-impact factors
0
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Hurricanes defeated the Islanders 4-3.

Our model predicted the Hurricanes would win with 58% confidence -- and they delivered. Even with modest confidence, the model got this one right.

Looking at the factors our model weighed:

  • Home Field Advantage favored the Hurricanes and was a notable factor: Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
  • Rest Days favored the Hurricanes and was a contributing factor: Hurricanes rest advantage (2 days rest) over Islanders (1 day rest)
  • Turnover Differential was neutral and a contributing factor: No turnover stats available for comparison

This analysis was generated from our model's pre-game assessment compared against the actual result. Factor accuracy helps improve future predictions.

Hurricanes won 4-3

Hurricanes won in a close game

Prediction CorrectWe predicted Hurricanes at 58%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Home Field AdvantageFavors Carolina Hurricanes
  • Rest DaysFavors Carolina Hurricanes
  • Turnover DifferentialNeutral
  • Head to HeadNeutral
  • Offensive EfficiencyNeutral
  • InjuriesNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

NYI
CAR
Home Field Advantage
Rest Days
Favours NYI|Favours CAR

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Model vs. Market

Comparing our model against market-implied probabilities

Hurricanes

Our Model58%

Islanders

Our Model42%

Odds by Source

SourceHurricanesIslandersSpreadO/U
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DraftKings-258+210-1.56.5

Understanding the win probability calculation

Model version: 1.0.0 • Calculated: 4/4/2026, 8:50:00 AM

Key Players

Islanders

Vitek VanecekG
Semyon VarlamovG
Ilya SorokinG
Brayden SchennC
Casey CizikasC

Hurricanes

Amir MiftakhovG
Cayden PrimeauG
Brandon BussiG
Pyotr KochetkovG
Seth JarvisC

Learn About Our Analysis

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Frequently Asked Questions

Hurricanes has a 58% win probability, while Islanders has a 42% win probability based on our analysis.

Our model considers offensive and defensive efficiency, rest days, injury impact, and historical performance.

This game is being played at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, NC.

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