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Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Predictions

2022-03-29 • Amalie Arena
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 - 3 Carolina Hurricanes (OT)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
TBL: 65.5%
CAR: 34.5%
Expected Goals
TBL: 3.27
CAR: 2.78
Total Goals
Median: 6.6
Over 5.5: 68%
Over 6.5: 52%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

TBL
Andrei Vasilevskiy - 15-7-2 | 0.913 SV% | 2.33 GAA
CAR
A. Raanta
StatTBLCAR
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 Vasilevskiy1916384.2%1.980-1.02
CARA. Raanta3228487.5%3.810-0.19
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: 53% • TBL at home vs CAR: 4-4
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-14TBL 2 - 4 CARCARCAR
2026-02-26CAR 5 - 4 TBLCARCAR
2025-12-20TBL 6 - 4 CARTBLTBL
2025-03-11CAR 4 - 1 TBLCARCAR
2025-01-07TBL 3 - 2 CARTBLTBL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1TBL1100.93
1CAR700.31
2TBL1401.26
2CAR1601.16
3TBL1701.45
3CAR700.51
4TBL100.16
4CAR000.00
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: 65.5%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 6.1
Score Breakdown
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 - 3 Carolina Hurricanes
Expected: 3.3 - 2.8