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Tampa Bay Lightning at Winnipeg Jets NHL Predictions

2023-01-06 • Canada Life Centre
Winnipeg Jets 4 - 2 Tampa Bay Lightning

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
WPG: 52.0%
TBL: 48.0%
Expected Goals
WPG: 3.01
TBL: 2.72
Total Goals
Median: 6.1
Over 5.5: 67%
Over 6.5: 45%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

WPG
Connor Hellebuyck - 9-10-3 | 0.907 SV% | 2.51 GAA
TBL
Andrei Vasilevskiy - 15-7-2 | 0.913 SV% | 2.33 GAA
StatWPGTBL
Season SV%0.9070.913
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.512.33
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
WPGConnor Hellebuyck2826292.9%2.8410.84
TBLAndrei Vasilevskiy2016480.0%3.104-0.90
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% • WPG at home vs TBL: 5-0
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-05WPG 4 - 1 TBLWPGTBL
2026-01-29TBL 4 - 1 WPGTBLTBL
2024-11-14TBL 4 - 1 WPGTBLTBL
2024-11-03WPG 7 - 4 TBLWPGWPG
2024-01-02WPG 4 - 2 TBLWPGWPG

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1WPG610.53
1TBL1511.08
2WPG1721.49
2TBL1100.50
3WPG1211.09
3TBL1801.26
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: 52.0%
Total Goals
Actual: 6.0
Expected: 5.7
Score Breakdown
Winnipeg Jets 4 - 2 Tampa Bay Lightning
Expected: 3.0 - 2.7