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Minnesota Wild at Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Predictions

2021-11-21 • Amalie Arena
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 - 4 Minnesota Wild (SO)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
TBL: 52.5%
MIN: 47.5%
Expected Goals
TBL: 2.97
MIN: 2.99
Total Goals
Median: 6.5
Over 5.5: 61%
Over 6.5: 48%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

TBL
B. Elliott
MIN
K. Kahkonen
StatTBLMIN
Season SV%——
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA——
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
TBLB. Elliott3430488.2%2.510-1.49
MINK. Kahkonen2520580.0%3.802-1.20
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: 70% • TBL at home vs MIN: 4-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-24TBL 6 - 3 MINTBLTBL
2026-03-03MIN 5 - 1 TBLMINTBL
2024-11-01MIN 5 - 3 TBLMINTBL
2024-10-24TBL 2 - 4 MINMINMIN
2024-01-18TBL 7 - 3 MINTBLTBL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1TBL1500.69
1MIN1701.11
2TBL1400.86
2MIN1600.57
3TBL511.06
3MIN800.43
4TBL300.30
4MIN400.28
5TBL310.88
5MIN300.11
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
✅ Correct
Confidence: 52.5%
Total Goals
Actual: 9.0
Expected: 6.0
Score Breakdown
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 - 4 Minnesota Wild
Expected: 3.0 - 3.0