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Tampa Bay Lightning at Vegas Golden Knights NHL Predictions

2026-10-20 • T-Mobile Arena
Vegas Golden Knights vs Tampa Bay Lightning @ 7:30 PM PDT

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
VGK: 42.5%
TBL: 57.5%
Expected Goals
VGK: 3.00
TBL: 3.84
Total Goals
Median: 6.4
Over 5.5: 63%
Over 6.5: 49%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

VGK
Adin Hill - 10-9-6 | 0.871 SV% | 3.04 GAA
TBL
Andrei Vasilevskiy - 39-15-4 | 0.911 SV% | 2.31 GAA
StatVGKTBL
Season SV%0.8880.913
Last 5 SV%0.8750.919
SV% vs Opponent0.922
GAA2.732.33
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats. Confirmed goalie row used when available; otherwise current projected starter is shown.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 50% • VGK at home vs TBL: 1-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2025-11-06VGK 3 - 6 TBLTBLVGK
2025-10-26TBL 2 - 1 VGKTBLTBL
2025-03-23VGK 4 - 2 TBLVGKVGK
2024-10-17TBL 4 - 3 VGKTBLVGK
2024-03-19VGK 3 - 5 TBLTBLTBL

🔮 Game Preview

This game is scheduled for 2026-10-20 at 7:30 PM PDT.

Check back after the game for in-game win probability analysis and post-game results.