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Tampa Bay Lightning at Chicago Blackhawks NHL Predictions

2022-03-06 • United Center
Chicago Blackhawks 3 - 6 Tampa Bay Lightning

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
CHI: 47.9%
TBL: 52.1%
Expected Goals
CHI: 3.13
TBL: 3.33
Total Goals
Median: 6.3
Over 5.5: 64%
Over 6.5: 48%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

CHI
M. Fleury
TBL
Andrei Vasilevskiy - 15-7-2 | 0.913 SV% | 2.33 GAA
StatCHITBL
Season SV%—0.913
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA—2.33
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
CHIM. Fleury3226681.2%2.640-3.36
TBLAndrei Vasilevskiy2724388.9%2.820-0.18
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% • CHI at home vs TBL: 0-5
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-23CHI 1 - 2 TBLTBLTBL
2025-10-23TBL 2 - 3 CHICHITBL
2025-01-28TBL 1 - 4 CHICHITBL
2025-01-24CHI 3 - 4 TBLTBLTBL
2023-11-16CHI 2 - 4 TBLTBLTBL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1CHI1201.00
1TBL900.63
2CHI1200.97
2TBL1300.64
3CHI1000.85
3TBL2001.36
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: 52.1%
Total Goals
Actual: 9.0
Expected: 6.5
Score Breakdown
Chicago Blackhawks 3 - 6 Tampa Bay Lightning
Expected: 3.1 - 3.3