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Toronto Maple Leafs at Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Predictions

2023-04-29 • Amalie Arena
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 - 2 Toronto Maple Leafs (OT)
🚨 Upset Loss (53% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
TBL: 52.6%
TOR: 47.4%
Expected Goals
TBL: 3.24
TOR: 3.10
Total Goals
Median: 6.4
Over 5.5: 58%
Over 6.5: 50%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

TBL
Andrei Vasilevskiy - 15-7-2 | 0.913 SV% | 2.33 GAA
TOR
I. Samsonov
StatTBLTOR
Season SV%0.913—
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.33—
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
TBLAndrei Vasilevskiy2220290.9%2.6320.63
TORI. Samsonov3231196.9%3.1702.17
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% • TBL at home vs TOR: 6-9
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
1TBL1800.94
1TOR1411.16
2TBL1801.47
2TOR1500.86
3TBL1100.49
3TOR610.51
4TBL300.27
4TOR400.11
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: 52.6%
Total Goals
Actual: 3.0
Expected: 6.3
Score Breakdown
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 - 2 Toronto Maple Leafs
Expected: 3.2 - 3.1