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Arizona Coyotes at Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Predictions

2022-12-31 • Amalie Arena
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 - 3 Arizona Coyotes

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
TBL: 61.0%
ARI: 39.0%
Expected Goals
TBL: 3.27
ARI: 2.45
Total Goals
Median: 6.4
Over 5.5: 68%
Over 6.5: 48%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

TBL
Andrei Vasilevskiy - 15-7-2 | 0.913 SV% | 2.33 GAA
ARI
K. Vejmelka - 12-21-0 | 0.891 SV% | 3.67 GAA
StatTBLARI
Season SV%0.9130.891
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.333.67
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 Vasilevskiy3128390.3%1.880-1.12
ARIK. Vejmelka3530585.7%3.672-1.33
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: 83% • TBL at home vs ARI: 3-0
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2024-01-25TBL 6 - 3 ARITBLTBL
2023-11-28ARI 3 - 1 TBLARIARI
2023-02-15ARI 1 - 0 TBLARIARI
2022-12-31TBL 5 - 3 ARITBLTBL
2022-02-11ARI 3 - 4 TBLTBLARI

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1TBL2011.27
1ARI1400.69
2TBL1601.19
2ARI1000.37
3TBL1311.21
3ARI1400.82
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: 61.0%
Total Goals
Actual: 8.0
Expected: 5.7
Score Breakdown
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 - 3 Arizona Coyotes
Expected: 3.3 - 2.5