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Tampa Bay Lightning at Detroit Red Wings NHL Predictions

2021-10-14 • Little Caesars Arena
Detroit Red Wings 6 - 7 Tampa Bay Lightning (OT)
🚨 Upset Loss (60% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
DET: 60.4%
TBL: 39.6%
Expected Goals
DET: 3.47
TBL: 3.81
Total Goals
Median: 6.6
Over 5.5: 68%
Over 6.5: 51%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

DET
A. Nedeljkovic
TBL
Andrei Vasilevskiy - 15-7-2 | 0.913 SV% | 2.33 GAA
StatDETTBL
Season SV%—0.913
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA—2.33
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

TeamGoalieSASavesGASV%xGAHD FacedGSAx
DETA. Nedeljkovic4841785.4%4.751-2.25
TBLAndrei Vasilevskiy2620676.9%3.742-2.26
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: 68% • DET at home vs TBL: 5-5
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-13TBL 4 - 3 DETTBLTBL
2026-03-12TBL 4 - 1 DETTBLTBL
2025-11-28DET 3 - 6 TBLTBLTBL
2025-10-17DET 2 - 1 TBLDETDET
2025-04-11TBL 3 - 4 DETDETTBL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1DET1111.35
1TBL1801.23
2DET1601.74
2TBL2001.56
3DET810.65
3TBL1511.47
4DET000.00
4TBL400.49
Shots are modeled attempts: shots on goal, goals, and missed shots. Blocked shots are excluded. High danger is xG >= 0.20.

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
❌ Incorrect
Confidence: 60.4%
Total Goals
Actual: 13.0
Expected: 7.3
Score Breakdown
Detroit Red Wings 6 - 7 Tampa Bay Lightning
Expected: 3.5 - 3.8