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Edmonton Oilers at Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Predictions

2022-02-23 • Amalie Arena
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 - 3 Edmonton Oilers

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
TBL: 52.3%
EDM: 47.7%
Expected Goals
TBL: 3.07
EDM: 2.87
Total Goals
Median: 6.7
Over 5.5: 71%
Over 6.5: 53%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

TBL
Andrei Vasilevskiy - 15-7-2 | 0.913 SV% | 2.33 GAA
EDM
M. Smith
StatTBLEDM
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 Vasilevskiy3027390.0%3.4000.40
EDMM. Smith2318578.3%3.002-2.00
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: 50% • TBL at home vs EDM: 4-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-21EDM 2 - 5 TBLTBLEDM
2025-11-20TBL 2 - 1 EDMTBLTBL
2025-02-25TBL 4 - 1 EDMTBLEDM
2024-12-10EDM 2 - 1 TBLEDMEDM
2023-12-14EDM 4 - 7 TBLTBLEDM

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1TBL600.44
1EDM1401.20
2TBL1411.29
2EDM1500.96
3TBL1211.27
3EDM1901.24
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: 52.3%
Total Goals
Actual: 8.0
Expected: 5.9
Score Breakdown
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 - 3 Edmonton Oilers
Expected: 3.1 - 2.9