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Columbus Blue Jackets at Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Predictions

2026-03-10 • Benchmark International Arena
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 - 5 Columbus Blue Jackets
🚨 Upset Loss (64% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
TBL: 63.7%
CBJ: 36.3%
Expected Goals
TBL: 3.14
CBJ: 2.59
Total Goals
Median: 4.3
Over 5.5: 39%
Over 6.5: 28%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

TBL
Andrei Vasilevskiy - 39-15-4 | 0.911 SV% | 2.31 GAA
CBJ
Jet Greaves - 26-19-9 | 0.908 SV% | 2.60 GAA
StatTBLCBJ
Season SV%0.9130.909
Last 5 SV%0.9190.888
SV% vs Opponent0.8710.870
GAA2.332.62
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 56% • TBL at home vs CBJ: 3-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-10TBL 2 - 5 CBJCBJTBL
2026-01-24CBJ 8 - 5 TBLCBJTBL
2025-10-18CBJ 3 - 2 TBLCBJCBJ
2025-03-04TBL 6 - 2 CBJTBLTBL
2024-12-17TBL 5 - 3 CBJTBLTBL

🎯 Shot Chart

Shot chart for Columbus Blue Jackets at Tampa Bay Lightning

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
❌ Incorrect
Confidence: 63.7%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 5.7
Score Breakdown
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 - 5 Columbus Blue Jackets
Expected: 3.1 - 2.6