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Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals NHL Predictions

2025-10-14 • Capital One Arena
Washington Capitals 3 - 2 Tampa Bay Lightning (OT)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
WSH: 52.8%
TBL: 47.2%
Expected Goals
WSH: 4.36
TBL: 2.94
Total Goals
Median: 7.0
Over 5.5: 73%
Over 6.5: 58%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

WSH
Logan Thompson - 20-16-4 | 0.913 SV% | 2.41 GAA
TBL
Andrei Vasilevskiy - 28-7-3 | 0.920 SV% | 2.11 GAA
StatWSHTBL
Season SV%0.9130.913
Last 5 SV%0.9040.921
SV% vs Opponent0.8000.914
GAA2.392.33
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 56% • WSH at home vs TBL: 2-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2025-11-22WSH 3 - 5 TBLTBLWSH
2025-11-08TBL 3 - 2 WSHTBLTBL
2025-10-14WSH 3 - 2 TBLWSHWSH
2025-03-01WSH 1 - 3 TBLTBLWSH
2024-11-27TBL 4 - 5 WSHWSHWSH

⚡ In-Game Win Probability

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 0:00 20:00 40:00 60:00 In-Game Win Probability Home Win Probability Game Time (minutes)

Goals

PeriodTimeTeamScorer
107:06TBLGoal
217:38WSHGoal
304:56WSHGoal
301:23TBLGoal
401:19WSHGoal

🎯 Shot Chart

Shot chart for Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
✅ Correct
Confidence: 52.8%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 7.3
Score Breakdown
Washington Capitals 3 - 2 Tampa Bay Lightning
Expected: 4.4 - 2.9