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Vancouver Canucks at Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Predictions

2023-01-12 • Amalie Arena
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 - 4 Vancouver Canucks

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
TBL: 66.3%
VAN: 33.7%
Expected Goals
TBL: 3.31
VAN: 2.79
Total Goals
Median: 6.4
Over 5.5: 67%
Over 6.5: 50%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

TBL
Andrei Vasilevskiy - 15-7-2 | 0.913 SV% | 2.33 GAA
VAN
C. Delia
StatTBLVAN
Season SV%0.913—
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.33—
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
TBLAndrei Vasilevskiy4036490.0%2.630-1.37
VANC. Delia3530585.7%4.202-0.80
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: 80% • TBL at home vs VAN: 4-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-19VAN 2 - 6 TBLTBLTBL
2025-11-16TBL 2 - 6 VANVANVAN
2024-12-08VAN 2 - 4 TBLTBLTBL
2024-10-15TBL 4 - 1 VANTBLVAN
2023-12-12VAN 4 - 1 TBLVANVAN

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1TBL1611.33
1VAN1900.91
2TBL1311.31
2VAN1100.49
3TBL1701.56
3VAN1901.24
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: 66.3%
Total Goals
Actual: 9.0
Expected: 6.1
Score Breakdown
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 - 4 Vancouver Canucks
Expected: 3.3 - 2.8