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Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Predictions

2021-11-09 • Amalie Arena
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 - 2 Carolina Hurricanes (OT)
🚨 Upset Loss (54% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
TBL: 54.4%
CAR: 45.6%
Expected Goals
TBL: 3.03
CAR: 3.54
Total Goals
Median: 6.0
Over 5.5: 59%
Over 6.5: 44%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

TBL
Andrei Vasilevskiy - 15-7-2 | 0.913 SV% | 2.33 GAA
CAR
Frederik Andersen - 5-9-2 | 0.865 SV% | 3.38 GAA
StatTBLCAR
Season SV%0.9130.865
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.333.38
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
TBLAndrei Vasilevskiy3129293.5%2.9710.97
CARFrederik Andersen1817194.4%2.3411.34
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: 53% • TBL at home vs CAR: 4-4
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-14TBL 2 - 4 CARCARCAR
2026-02-26CAR 5 - 4 TBLCARCAR
2025-12-20TBL 6 - 4 CARTBLTBL
2025-03-11CAR 4 - 1 TBLCARCAR
2025-01-07TBL 3 - 2 CARTBLTBL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1TBL500.33
1CAR1600.76
2TBL1111.29
2CAR1311.22
3TBL800.46
3CAR1100.81
4TBL200.26
4CAR200.19
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: 54.4%
Total Goals
Actual: 3.0
Expected: 6.6
Score Breakdown
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 - 2 Carolina Hurricanes
Expected: 3.0 - 3.5