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Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Predictions

2024-04-15 • Amalie Arena
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 - 4 Buffalo Sabres
🚨 Upset Loss (52% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
TBL: 51.5%
BUF: 48.5%
Expected Goals
TBL: 3.23
BUF: 2.92
Total Goals
Median: 5.6
Over 5.5: 56%
Over 6.5: 43%

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 55% • TBL at home vs BUF: 3-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-06BUF 4 - 2 TBLBUFTBL
2026-03-08BUF 8 - 7 TBLBUFTBL
2026-02-28TBL 2 - 6 BUFBUFTBL
2026-02-03TBL 4 - 3 BUFTBLTBL
2025-04-13TBL 7 - 4 BUFTBLTBL

⚡ In-Game Win Probability

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 0:00 20:00 40:00 60:00 In-Game Win Probability Home Win Probability Game Time (minutes)

Goals

PeriodTimeTeamScorer
101:26BUFGoal
202:27TBLGoal
205:08BUFGoal
216:13BUFGoal
309:39BUFGoal
309:54BUFGoal

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
❌ Incorrect
Confidence: 51.5%
Total Goals
Actual: 6.0
Expected: 6.1
Score Breakdown
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 - 4 Buffalo Sabres
Expected: 3.2 - 2.9