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Vancouver Canucks at Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Predictions

2024-10-15 • Amalie Arena
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 - 1 Vancouver Canucks

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
TBL: 71.7%
VAN: 28.3%
Expected Goals
TBL: 3.96
VAN: 2.18
Total Goals
Median: 6.2
Over 5.5: 59%
Over 6.5: 47%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

TBL
Andrei Vasilevskiy - 15-7-2 | 0.913 SV% | 2.33 GAA
VAN
Arturs Silovs - 3-0-1 | 0.881 SV% | 2.47 GAA
StatTBLVAN
Season SV%0.9130.881
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA2.332.47
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 Vasilevskiy2726196.3%3.0912.09
VANArturs Silovs2723485.2%4.8750.87
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: 67% • TBL at home vs VAN: 2-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-19VAN 2 - 6 TBLTBLTBL
2025-11-16TBL 2 - 6 VANVANTBL
2024-12-08VAN 2 - 4 TBLTBLTBL
2024-10-15TBL 4 - 1 VANTBLTBL
2023-12-12VAN 4 - 1 TBLVANTBL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1TBL1922.31
1VAN1000.33
2TBL800.33
2VAN1401.24
3TBL1532.23
3VAN1511.51
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: 71.7%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 6.1
Score Breakdown
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 - 1 Vancouver Canucks
Expected: 4.0 - 2.2