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Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs NHL Predictions

2023-04-18 • Scotiabank Arena
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 - 7 Tampa Bay Lightning
🚨 Upset Loss (52% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
TOR: 51.9%
TBL: 48.1%
Expected Goals
TOR: 2.94
TBL: 3.07
Total Goals
Median: 6.8
Over 5.5: 72%
Over 6.5: 54%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

TOR
I. Samsonov
TBL
Andrei Vasilevskiy - 15-7-2 | 0.913 SV% | 2.33 GAA
StatTORTBL
Season SV%—0.913
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA—2.33
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
TORI. Samsonov3427779.4%3.123-3.88
TBLAndrei Vasilevskiy3128390.3%3.1520.15
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: 55% • TOR at home vs TBL: 9-7
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-07TOR 2 - 5 TBLTBLTOR
2026-02-25TBL 4 - 2 TORTBLTBL
2025-12-08TOR 2 - 0 TBLTORTOR
2025-04-09TBL 3 - 4 TORTORTBL
2025-01-20TOR 5 - 3 TBLTORTBL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1TOR1300.51
1TBL1810.99
2TOR1311.10
2TBL2021.70
3TOR1811.55
3TBL600.44
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: 51.9%
Total Goals
Actual: 10.0
Expected: 6.0
Score Breakdown
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 - 7 Tampa Bay Lightning
Expected: 2.9 - 3.1