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Chicago Blackhawks at Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Predictions

2025-01-28 • Amalie Arena
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 - 4 Chicago Blackhawks
🚨 Upset Loss (80% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
TBL: 79.5%
CHI: 20.5%
Expected Goals
TBL: 3.91
CHI: 2.40
Total Goals
Median: 6.0
Over 5.5: 60%
Over 6.5: 47%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

TBL
Jonas Johansson - 9-6-1 | 0.894 SV% | 2.83 GAA
CHI
Arvid Soderblom - 4-7-1 | 0.873 SV% | 4.02 GAA
StatTBLCHI
Season SV%0.8940.873
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA2.834.02
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
TBLJonas Johansson2117481.0%3.535-0.47
CHIArvid Soderblom3534197.1%4.2633.26
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% • TBL at home vs CHI: 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
1TBL1411.61
1CHI1000.52
2TBL1601.08
2CHI1611.14
3TBL2021.58
3CHI941.88
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: 79.5%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 6.3
Score Breakdown
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 - 4 Chicago Blackhawks
Expected: 3.9 - 2.4