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Tampa Bay Lightning at Colorado Avalanche NHL Predictions

2022-06-18 • Ball Arena
Colorado Avalanche 7 - 0 Tampa Bay Lightning

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
COL: 54.5%
TBL: 45.5%
Expected Goals
COL: 3.06
TBL: 3.21
Total Goals
Median: 6.3
Over 5.5: 59%
Over 6.5: 46%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

COL
D. Kuemper
TBL
Andrei Vasilevskiy - 15-7-2 | 0.913 SV% | 2.33 GAA
StatCOLTBL
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
COLD. Kuemper16160100.0%0.9900.99
TBLAndrei Vasilevskiy3023776.7%2.400-4.60
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: 62% • COL at home vs TBL: 5-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-06TBL 4 - 2 COLTBLCOL
2025-11-04COL 3 - 2 TBLCOLCOL
2024-11-25TBL 8 - 2 COLTBLCOL
2024-10-30COL 2 - 5 TBLTBLCOL
2024-02-15TBL 6 - 3 COLTBLTBL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1COL1300.93
1TBL600.29
2COL1400.87
2TBL800.38
3COL1300.61
3TBL600.32
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: 54.5%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 6.3
Score Breakdown
Colorado Avalanche 7 - 0 Tampa Bay Lightning
Expected: 3.1 - 3.2