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St. Louis Blues at Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Predictions

2021-12-02 • Amalie Arena
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 - 2 St. Louis Blues

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
TBL: 54.9%
STL: 45.1%
Expected Goals
TBL: 3.18
STL: 3.14
Total Goals
Median: 6.4
Over 5.5: 64%
Over 6.5: 49%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

TBL
Andrei Vasilevskiy - 15-7-2 | 0.913 SV% | 2.33 GAA
STL
V. Husso
StatTBLSTL
Season SV%0.913—
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.33—
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
TBLAndrei Vasilevskiy2826292.9%2.9910.99
STLV. Husso3531488.6%3.761-0.24
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: 60% • TBL at home vs STL: 5-0
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-16STL 3 - 2 TBLSTLTBL
2025-12-22TBL 4 - 1 STLTBLTBL
2024-12-19TBL 3 - 1 STLTBLTBL
2024-11-05STL 3 - 2 TBLSTLTBL
2023-12-19TBL 6 - 1 STLTBLTBL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1TBL1711.67
1STL1000.80
2TBL1601.23
2STL1701.42
3TBL1100.86
3STL1210.77
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: 54.9%
Total Goals
Actual: 6.0
Expected: 6.3
Score Breakdown
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 - 2 St. Louis Blues
Expected: 3.2 - 3.1