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Tampa Bay Lightning at Philadelphia Flyers NHL Predictions

2025-03-13 • Wells Fargo Center
Philadelphia Flyers 4 - 3 Tampa Bay Lightning
🚨 Upset Win (50% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
PHI: 49.9%
TBL: 50.1%
Expected Goals
PHI: 3.18
TBL: 3.17
Total Goals
Median: 6.3
Over 5.5: 61%
Over 6.5: 48%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

PHI
Samuel Ersson - 6-5-4 | 0.868 SV% | 3.09 GAA
TBL
Jonas Johansson - 9-6-1 | 0.894 SV% | 2.83 GAA
StatPHITBL
Season SV%0.8680.894
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA3.092.83
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
PHISamuel Ersson2521484.0%3.663-0.34
TBLJonas Johansson3227584.4%4.793-0.21
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% • PHI at home vs TBL: 2-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-12PHI 1 - 5 TBLTBLTBL
2026-01-10PHI 2 - 7 TBLTBLTBL
2025-11-24TBL 3 - 0 PHITBLTBL
2025-03-17TBL 2 - 0 PHITBLTBL
2025-03-13PHI 4 - 3 TBLPHITBL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1PHI1100.43
1TBL1000.53
2PHI1401.14
2TBL1421.25
3PHI2011.16
3TBL800.54
4PHI300.11
4TBL400.29
5PHI521.95
5TBL511.04
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: 50.1%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 6.3
Score Breakdown
Philadelphia Flyers 4 - 3 Tampa Bay Lightning
Expected: 3.2 - 3.2