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Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes NHL Predictions

2023-03-05 • PNC Arena
Carolina Hurricanes 6 - 0 Tampa Bay Lightning

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
CAR: 66.1%
TBL: 33.9%
Expected Goals
CAR: 3.98
TBL: 3.05
Total Goals
Median: 6.7
Over 5.5: 68%
Over 6.5: 54%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

CAR
Frederik Andersen - 5-9-2 | 0.865 SV% | 3.38 GAA
TBL
Andrei Vasilevskiy - 15-7-2 | 0.913 SV% | 2.33 GAA
StatCARTBL
Season SV%0.8650.913
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA3.382.33
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
CARFrederik Andersen14140100.0%1.3901.39
TBLAndrei Vasilevskiy3832684.2%2.970-3.03
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% • CAR at home vs TBL: 4-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-14TBL 2 - 4 CARCARCAR
2026-02-26CAR 5 - 4 TBLCARCAR
2025-12-20TBL 6 - 4 CARTBLTBL
2025-03-11CAR 4 - 1 TBLCARCAR
2025-01-07TBL 3 - 2 CARTBLTBL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1CAR1500.64
1TBL500.09
2CAR1501.12
2TBL600.29
3CAR1701.20
3TBL1601.01
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: 66.1%
Total Goals
Actual: 6.0
Expected: 7.0
Score Breakdown
Carolina Hurricanes 6 - 0 Tampa Bay Lightning
Expected: 4.0 - 3.0