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Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Predictions

2023-03-02 • Amalie Arena
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 - 5 Pittsburgh Penguins (OT)
🚨 Upset Loss (52% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
TBL: 52.4%
PIT: 47.6%
Expected Goals
TBL: 3.65
PIT: 3.06
Total Goals
Median: 6.9
Over 5.5: 66%
Over 6.5: 55%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

TBL
Andrei Vasilevskiy - 15-7-2 | 0.913 SV% | 2.33 GAA
PIT
Tristan Jarry - 16-12-6 | 0.892 SV% | 3.12 GAA
StatTBLPIT
Season SV%0.9130.892
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.333.12
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
TBLAndrei Vasilevskiy3227584.4%2.850-2.15
PITTristan Jarry3127487.1%2.870-1.13
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% • TBL at home vs PIT: 3-5
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
1TBL1100.71
1PIT1801.14
2TBL1700.96
2PIT1201.02
3TBL1401.08
3PIT1000.65
4TBL100.12
4PIT100.03
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
❌ Incorrect
Confidence: 52.4%
Total Goals
Actual: 9.0
Expected: 6.7
Score Breakdown
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 - 5 Pittsburgh Penguins
Expected: 3.6 - 3.1