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Chicago Blackhawks at Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Predictions

2022-04-01 • Amalie Arena
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 - 2 Chicago Blackhawks

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
TBL: 68.4%
CHI: 31.6%
Expected Goals
TBL: 3.65
CHI: 2.91
Total Goals
Median: 6.6
Over 5.5: 66%
Over 6.5: 52%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

TBL
Andrei Vasilevskiy - 15-7-2 | 0.913 SV% | 2.33 GAA
CHI
K. Lankinen
StatTBLCHI
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 Vasilevskiy2321291.3%1.640-0.36
CHIK. Lankinen4338588.4%6.9961.99
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% • TBL at home vs CHI: 2-3
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
1TBL2412.20
1CHI1000.74
2TBL1711.49
2CHI1500.59
3TBL1543.30
3CHI600.31
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: 68.4%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 6.6
Score Breakdown
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 - 2 Chicago Blackhawks
Expected: 3.7 - 2.9