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Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Predictions

2025-11-08 • Benchmark International Arena
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 - 2 Washington Capitals

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
TBL: 50.3%
WSH: 49.7%
Expected Goals
TBL: 3.19
WSH: 2.98
Total Goals
Median: 6.0
Over 5.5: 59%
Over 6.5: 45%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

TBL
Andrei Vasilevskiy - 39-15-4 | 0.911 SV% | 2.31 GAA
WSH
Logan Thompson - 31-21-6 | 0.912 SV% | 2.44 GAA
StatTBLWSH
Season SV%0.9130.913
Last 5 SV%0.9190.912
SV% vs Opponent0.9140.800
GAA2.332.39
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 56% • TBL at home vs WSH: 2-2
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

🎯 Shot Chart

Shot chart for Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
✅ Correct
Confidence: 50.3%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 6.2
Score Breakdown
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 - 2 Washington Capitals
Expected: 3.2 - 3.0