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Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers NHL Predictions

2023-04-05 • Madison Square Garden
New York Rangers 6 - 3 Tampa Bay Lightning
🚨 Upset Win (59% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
NYR: 41.5%
TBL: 58.5%
Expected Goals
NYR: 2.31
TBL: 3.02
Total Goals
Median: 6.4
Over 5.5: 66%
Over 6.5: 49%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

NYR
Igor Shesterkin - 16-12-4 | 0.910 SV% | 2.51 GAA
TBL
Andrei Vasilevskiy - 15-7-2 | 0.913 SV% | 2.33 GAA
StatNYRTBL
Season SV%0.9100.913
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
NYRIgor Shesterkin3128390.3%3.4020.40
TBLAndrei Vasilevskiy3731683.8%4.002-2.00
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: 48% • NYR at home vs TBL: 7-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-15TBL 2 - 4 NYRNYRTBL
2025-11-29NYR 1 - 4 TBLTBLTBL
2025-11-12TBL 3 - 7 NYRNYRNYR
2025-04-17NYR 4 - 0 TBLNYRTBL
2025-04-07NYR 1 - 5 TBLTBLTBL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1NYR1321.15
1TBL1511.25
2NYR1301.04
2TBL2011.47
3NYR2001.81
3TBL900.68
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: 58.5%
Total Goals
Actual: 9.0
Expected: 5.3
Score Breakdown
New York Rangers 6 - 3 Tampa Bay Lightning
Expected: 2.3 - 3.0