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Tampa Bay Lightning at Philadelphia Flyers NHL Predictions

2021-12-05 • Wells Fargo Center
Philadelphia Flyers 1 - 7 Tampa Bay Lightning
🚨 Upset Loss (52% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
PHI: 51.9%
TBL: 48.1%
Expected Goals
PHI: 3.09
TBL: 3.24
Total Goals
Median: 6.6
Over 5.5: 61%
Over 6.5: 51%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

PHI
C. Hart
TBL
B. Elliott
StatPHITBL
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
PHIC. Hart2720774.1%1.871-5.13
TBLB. Elliott3938197.4%1.8800.88
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: 73% • PHI at home vs TBL: 2-6
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-12PHI 1 - 5 TBLTBLTBL
2026-01-10PHI 2 - 7 TBLTBLTBL
2025-11-24TBL 3 - 0 PHITBLTBL
2025-03-17TBL 2 - 0 PHITBLTBL
2025-03-13PHI 4 - 3 TBLPHIPHI

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1PHI1700.79
1TBL1100.41
2PHI1500.37
2TBL1000.36
3PHI1700.72
3TBL1411.09
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: 51.9%
Total Goals
Actual: 8.0
Expected: 6.3
Score Breakdown
Philadelphia Flyers 1 - 7 Tampa Bay Lightning
Expected: 3.1 - 3.2