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Tampa Bay Lightning at Colorado Avalanche NHL Predictions

2022-06-24 • Ball Arena
Colorado Avalanche 2 - 3 Tampa Bay Lightning
🚨 Upset Loss (61% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
COL: 60.9%
TBL: 39.1%
Expected Goals
COL: 4.01
TBL: 3.12
Total Goals
Median: 6.5
Over 5.5: 62%
Over 6.5: 47%

🥅 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. Kuemper2926389.7%1.990-1.01
TBLAndrei Vasilevskiy3735294.6%2.4510.45
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
1COL1701.11
1TBL1600.73
2COL1911.07
2TBL1300.63
3COL1100.27
3TBL1600.63
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: 60.9%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 7.1
Score Breakdown
Colorado Avalanche 2 - 3 Tampa Bay Lightning
Expected: 4.0 - 3.1