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Tampa Bay Lightning at Detroit Red Wings NHL Predictions

2023-02-25 • Little Caesars Arena
Detroit Red Wings 0 - 3 Tampa Bay Lightning

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
DET: 42.5%
TBL: 57.5%
Expected Goals
DET: 2.72
TBL: 3.29
Total Goals
Median: 6.5
Over 5.5: 61%
Over 6.5: 47%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

DET
Ville Husso - 9-5-2 | 0.892 SV% | 3.55 GAA
TBL
Andrei Vasilevskiy - 15-7-2 | 0.913 SV% | 2.33 GAA
StatDETTBL
Season SV%0.8920.913
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA3.552.33
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
DETVille Husso1815383.3%2.131-0.87
TBLAndrei Vasilevskiy45450100.0%3.3223.32
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: 68% • DET at home vs TBL: 5-5
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-13TBL 4 - 3 DETTBLTBL
2026-03-12TBL 4 - 1 DETTBLTBL
2025-11-28DET 3 - 6 TBLTBLTBL
2025-10-17DET 2 - 1 TBLDETDET
2025-04-11TBL 3 - 4 DETDETTBL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1DET1300.54
1TBL1100.55
2DET2621.89
2TBL700.32
3DET1600.90
3TBL911.25
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: 57.5%
Total Goals
Actual: 3.0
Expected: 6.0
Score Breakdown
Detroit Red Wings 0 - 3 Tampa Bay Lightning
Expected: 2.7 - 3.3