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Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins NHL Predictions

2022-10-15 • PPG Paints Arena
Pittsburgh Penguins 6 - 2 Tampa Bay Lightning

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
PIT: 76.8%
TBL: 23.2%
Expected Goals
PIT: 4.92
TBL: 2.73
Total Goals
Median: 6.7
Over 5.5: 64%
Over 6.5: 52%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

PIT
Tristan Jarry - 16-12-6 | 0.892 SV% | 3.12 GAA
TBL
B. Elliott
StatPITTBL
Season SV%0.892—
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA3.12—
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
PITTristan Jarry3634294.4%2.4000.40
TBLB. Elliott4539686.7%6.2750.27
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% • PIT at home vs TBL: 3-4
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-02TBL 6 - 3 PITTBLTBL
2026-01-13PIT 1 - 2 TBLTBLPIT
2025-12-04TBL 3 - 4 PITPITTBL
2025-03-25TBL 6 - 1 PITTBLTBL
2025-01-12PIT 2 - 5 TBLTBLTBL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1PIT1911.58
1TBL1200.64
2PIT2722.52
2TBL900.55
3PIT1722.16
3TBL2201.21
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: 76.8%
Total Goals
Actual: 8.0
Expected: 7.7
Score Breakdown
Pittsburgh Penguins 6 - 2 Tampa Bay Lightning
Expected: 4.9 - 2.7