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Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Predictions

2025-03-25 • Amalie Arena
Tampa Bay Lightning 6 - 1 Pittsburgh Penguins

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
TBL: 57.6%
PIT: 42.4%
Expected Goals
TBL: 3.73
PIT: 2.67
Total Goals
Median: 6.3
Over 5.5: 61%
Over 6.5: 49%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

TBL
Andrei Vasilevskiy - 15-7-2 | 0.913 SV% | 2.33 GAA
PIT
Tristan Jarry - 16-12-6 | 0.892 SV% | 3.12 GAA
StatTBLPIT
Season SV%0.9130.892
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA2.333.12
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 Vasilevskiy1514193.3%1.0600.06
PITTristan Jarry2721677.8%3.213-2.79
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 PIT: 3-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-02TBL 6 - 3 PITTBLTBL
2026-01-13PIT 1 - 2 TBLTBLPIT
2025-12-04TBL 3 - 4 PITPITTBL
2025-03-25TBL 6 - 1 PITTBLTBL
2025-01-12PIT 2 - 5 TBLTBLTBL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1TBL1521.67
1PIT800.39
2TBL1510.77
2PIT600.19
3TBL1100.76
3PIT1200.48
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: 57.6%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 6.4
Score Breakdown
Tampa Bay Lightning 6 - 1 Pittsburgh Penguins
Expected: 3.7 - 2.7