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San Jose Sharks at Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Predictions

2022-02-01 • Amalie Arena
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 - 2 San Jose Sharks (OT)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
TBL: 59.6%
SJS: 40.4%
Expected Goals
TBL: 3.48
SJS: 2.97
Total Goals
Median: 6.8
Over 5.5: 67%
Over 6.5: 52%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

TBL
Andrei Vasilevskiy - 15-7-2 | 0.913 SV% | 2.33 GAA
SJS
J. Reimer
StatTBLSJS
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 Vasilevskiy2119290.5%2.5110.51
SJSJ. Reimer3229390.6%3.2310.23
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 SJS: 4-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-20TBL 4 - 1 SJSTBLTBL
2026-01-03SJS 3 - 7 TBLTBLTBL
2025-01-02SJS 2 - 1 TBLSJSTBL
2024-12-05TBL 8 - 1 SJSTBLTBL
2024-03-21SJS 1 - 4 TBLTBLTBL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1TBL1500.68
1SJS800.74
2TBL1211.15
2SJS1201.16
3TBL1901.11
3SJS1000.41
4TBL300.29
4SJS110.20
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: 59.6%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 6.5
Score Breakdown
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 - 2 San Jose Sharks
Expected: 3.5 - 3.0