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Tampa Bay Lightning at Chicago Blackhawks NHL Predictions

2025-01-24 • United Center
Chicago Blackhawks 3 - 4 Tampa Bay Lightning

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
CHI: 31.4%
TBL: 68.6%
Expected Goals
CHI: 2.84
TBL: 3.34
Total Goals
Median: 6.0
Over 5.5: 57%
Over 6.5: 43%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

CHI
Arvid Soderblom - 4-7-1 | 0.873 SV% | 4.02 GAA
TBL
Jonas Johansson - 9-6-1 | 0.894 SV% | 2.83 GAA
StatCHITBL
Season SV%0.8730.894
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA4.022.83
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
CHIArvid Soderblom4036490.0%3.882-0.12
TBLJonas Johansson1411378.6%1.931-1.07
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: 50% • CHI at home vs TBL: 0-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-23CHI 1 - 2 TBLTBLTBL
2025-10-23TBL 2 - 3 CHICHITBL
2025-01-28TBL 1 - 4 CHICHITBL
2025-01-24CHI 3 - 4 TBLTBLTBL
2023-11-16CHI 2 - 4 TBLTBLTBL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1CHI1511.33
1TBL1511.20
2CHI1100.53
2TBL1301.01
3CHI400.06
3TBL2311.50
4CHI000.00
4TBL200.17
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: 68.6%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 6.2
Score Breakdown
Chicago Blackhawks 3 - 4 Tampa Bay Lightning
Expected: 2.8 - 3.3