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Tampa Bay Lightning at Winnipeg Jets NHL Predictions

2022-03-08 • Canada Life Centre
Winnipeg Jets 7 - 4 Tampa Bay Lightning
🚨 Upset Win (54% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
WPG: 46.0%
TBL: 54.0%
Expected Goals
WPG: 2.93
TBL: 3.13
Total Goals
Median: 6.6
Over 5.5: 69%
Over 6.5: 52%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

WPG
Connor Hellebuyck - 9-10-3 | 0.907 SV% | 2.51 GAA
TBL
Andrei Vasilevskiy - 15-7-2 | 0.913 SV% | 2.33 GAA
StatWPGTBL
Season SV%0.9070.913
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.512.33
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
WPGConnor Hellebuyck2420483.3%2.751-1.25
TBLAndrei Vasilevskiy3326778.8%5.014-1.99
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% • WPG at home vs TBL: 5-0
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-05WPG 4 - 1 TBLWPGTBL
2026-01-29TBL 4 - 1 WPGTBLTBL
2024-11-14TBL 4 - 1 WPGTBLTBL
2024-11-03WPG 7 - 4 TBLWPGWPG
2024-01-02WPG 4 - 2 TBLWPGWPG

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1WPG1911.60
1TBL1411.27
2WPG1400.79
2TBL600.67
3WPG1832.62
3TBL1200.81
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: 54.0%
Total Goals
Actual: 11.0
Expected: 6.1
Score Breakdown
Winnipeg Jets 7 - 4 Tampa Bay Lightning
Expected: 2.9 - 3.1