Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers NHL Predictions
2025-04-26 • Amerant Bank Arena
Florida Panthers 1 - 5 Tampa Bay Lightning
🚨 Upset Loss (58% underdog)
📊 Pre-Game Predictions
Win Probability
FLA: 58.1%
TBL: 41.9%
Expected Goals
FLA: 3.05
TBL: 2.92
Total Goals
Median: 6.4
Over 5.5: 58%
Over 6.5: 46%
🥅 Goalie Matchup
FLA
Sergei Bobrovsky - 17-9-1 | 0.888 SV% | 2.80 GAA
TBL
Andrei Vasilevskiy - 15-7-2 | 0.913 SV% | 2.33 GAA
| Stat | FLA | TBL |
|---|---|---|
| Season SV% | 0.888 | 0.913 |
| Last 5 SV% | — | — |
| SV% vs Opponent | — | — |
| GAA | 2.80 | 2.33 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLA | Sergei Bobrovsky | 22 | 17 | 5 | 77.3% | 3.18 | 2 | -1.82 |
| TBL | Andrei Vasilevskiy | 34 | 33 | 1 | 97.1% | 2.70 | 0 | 1.70 |
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: 61% • FLA at home vs TBL: 7-9
| Date | Score | Winner | Model Pick |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-05 | TBL 6 - 1 FLA | TBL | TBL |
| 2025-12-27 | FLA 2 - 4 TBL | TBL | TBL |
| 2025-12-15 | TBL 2 - 5 FLA | FLA | TBL |
| 2025-11-15 | FLA 1 - 3 TBL | TBL | TBL |
| 2025-04-30 | TBL 3 - 6 FLA | FLA | FLA |
Shot Quality by Period
| Period | Team | Shots | High Danger | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FLA | 15 | 0 | 1.13 |
| 1 | TBL | 8 | 1 | 0.53 |
| 2 | FLA | 16 | 0 | 0.87 |
| 2 | TBL | 16 | 0 | 1.06 |
| 3 | FLA | 13 | 0 | 0.71 |
| 3 | TBL | 7 | 1 | 1.59 |
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: 58.1%
Total Goals
Actual: 6.0
Expected: 6.0
Score Breakdown
Florida Panthers 1 - 5 Tampa Bay Lightning
Expected: 3.1 - 2.9
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