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Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Predictions

2024-10-26 • Amalie Arena
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 - 0 Washington Capitals

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
TBL: 62.2%
WSH: 37.8%
Expected Goals
TBL: 2.93
WSH: 2.80
Total Goals
Median: 6.3
Over 5.5: 63%
Over 6.5: 49%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

TBL
Andrei Vasilevskiy - 15-7-2 | 0.913 SV% | 2.33 GAA
WSH
Charlie Lindgren - 6-4-2 | 0.887 SV% | 3.07 GAA
StatTBLWSH
Season SV%0.9130.887
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA2.333.07
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 Vasilevskiy32320100.0%2.2402.24
WSHCharlie Lindgren2118385.7%1.811-1.19
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: 56% • TBL at home vs WSH: 2-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2025-11-22WSH 3 - 5 TBLTBLWSH
2025-11-08TBL 3 - 2 WSHTBLTBL
2025-10-14WSH 3 - 2 TBLWSHWSH
2025-03-01WSH 1 - 3 TBLTBLTBL
2024-11-27TBL 4 - 5 WSHWSHTBL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1TBL1200.66
1WSH1200.50
2TBL1400.52
2WSH2300.99
3TBL810.63
3WSH1100.76
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: 62.2%
Total Goals
Actual: 3.0
Expected: 5.7
Score Breakdown
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 - 0 Washington Capitals
Expected: 2.9 - 2.8