Toronto Maple Leafs at Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Predictions
2025-04-09 • Amalie Arena
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 - 4 Toronto Maple Leafs
🚨 Upset Loss (63% underdog)
📊 Pre-Game Predictions
Win Probability
TBL: 63.0%
TOR: 37.0%
Expected Goals
TBL: 3.66
TOR: 3.16
Total Goals
Median: 6.2
Over 5.5: 56%
Over 6.5: 41%
🥅 Goalie Matchup
TBL
Andrei Vasilevskiy - 15-7-2 | 0.913 SV% | 2.33 GAA
TOR
Anthony Stolarz - 6-5-1 | 0.884 SV% | 3.51 GAA
| Stat | TBL | TOR |
|---|---|---|
| Season SV% | 0.913 | 0.884 |
| Last 5 SV% | — | — |
| SV% vs Opponent | — | — |
| GAA | 2.33 | 3.51 |
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
| Team | Goalie | SA | Saves | GA | SV% | xGA | HD Faced | GSAx |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBL | Andrei Vasilevskiy | 31 | 27 | 4 | 87.1% | 4.26 | 3 | 0.26 |
| TOR | Anthony Stolarz | 28 | 25 | 3 | 89.3% | 3.75 | 3 | 0.75 |
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: 58% • TBL at home vs TOR: 6-9
| Date | Score | Winner | Model Pick |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-07 | TOR 2 - 5 TBL | TBL | TBL |
| 2026-02-25 | TBL 4 - 2 TOR | TBL | TBL |
| 2025-12-08 | TOR 2 - 0 TBL | TOR | TOR |
| 2025-04-09 | TBL 3 - 4 TOR | TOR | TBL |
| 2025-01-20 | TOR 5 - 3 TBL | TOR | TBL |
Shot Quality by Period
| Period | Team | Shots | High Danger | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TBL | 16 | 0 | 0.94 |
| 1 | TOR | 15 | 1 | 1.49 |
| 2 | TBL | 27 | 0 | 1.48 |
| 2 | TOR | 11 | 0 | 0.21 |
| 3 | TBL | 7 | 1 | 0.68 |
| 3 | TOR | 17 | 1 | 1.96 |
| 4 | TBL | 4 | 2 | 0.66 |
| 4 | TOR | 3 | 1 | 0.60 |
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: 63.0%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 6.8
Score Breakdown
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 - 4 Toronto Maple Leafs
Expected: 3.7 - 3.2
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