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Vegas Golden Knights at Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Predictions

2025-10-26 • Benchmark International Arena
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 - 1 Vegas Golden Knights (OT)
🚨 Upset Win (56% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
TBL: 44.0%
VGK: 56.0%
Expected Goals
TBL: 3.30
VGK: 3.51
Total Goals
Median: 8.3
Over 5.5: 84%
Over 6.5: 75%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

TBL
Andrei Vasilevskiy - 39-15-4 | 0.911 SV% | 2.31 GAA
VGK
Akira Schmid - 16-10-6 | 0.893 SV% | 2.59 GAA
StatTBLVGK
Season SV%0.9130.895
Last 5 SV%0.9190.879
SV% vs Opponent0.922
GAA2.332.50
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 67% • TBL at home vs VGK: 3-0
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2025-11-06VGK 3 - 6 TBLTBLVGK
2025-10-26TBL 2 - 1 VGKTBLVGK
2025-03-23VGK 4 - 2 TBLVGKVGK
2024-10-17TBL 4 - 3 VGKTBLTBL
2024-03-19VGK 3 - 5 TBLTBLTBL

🎯 Shot Chart

Shot chart for Vegas Golden Knights at Tampa Bay Lightning

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
❌ Incorrect
Confidence: 56.0%
Total Goals
Actual: 3.0
Expected: 6.8
Score Breakdown
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 - 1 Vegas Golden Knights
Expected: 3.3 - 3.5