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Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Predictions

2025-12-04 • Benchmark International Arena
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 - 4 Pittsburgh Penguins
🚨 Upset Loss (57% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
TBL: 56.8%
PIT: 43.2%
Expected Goals
TBL: 3.40
PIT: 2.39
Total Goals
Median: 5.3
Over 5.5: 41%
Over 6.5: 28%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

TBL
Andrei Vasilevskiy - 39-15-4 | 0.911 SV% | 2.31 GAA
PIT
Stuart Skinner - 23-17-9 | 0.888 SV% | 2.92 GAA
StatTBLPIT
Season SV%0.9130.888
Last 5 SV%0.9190.886
SV% vs Opponent0.9220.844
GAA2.332.91
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 56% • TBL at home vs PIT: 3-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-02TBL 6 - 3 PITTBLTBL
2026-01-13PIT 1 - 2 TBLTBLPIT
2025-12-04TBL 3 - 4 PITPITTBL
2025-03-25TBL 6 - 1 PITTBLTBL
2025-01-12PIT 2 - 5 TBLTBLTBL

🎯 Shot Chart

Shot chart for Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
❌ Incorrect
Confidence: 56.8%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 5.8
Score Breakdown
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 - 4 Pittsburgh Penguins
Expected: 3.4 - 2.4