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San Jose Sharks at Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Predictions

2027-02-23 • Benchmark International Arena
Tampa Bay Lightning vs San Jose Sharks @ 7:00 PM EST

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
TBL: 53.1%
SJS: 46.9%
Expected Goals
TBL: 1.85
SJS: 3.46
Total Goals
Median: 6.2
Over 5.5: 62%
Over 6.5: 43%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

TBL
Andrei Vasilevskiy - 39-15-4 | 0.911 SV% | 2.31 GAA
SJS
Yaroslav Askarov - 21-20-4 | 0.883 SV% | 3.63 GAA
StatTBLSJS
Season SV%0.9130.896
Last 5 SV%0.9190.862
SV% vs Opponent0.9110.793
GAA2.333.36
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: 83% • TBL at home vs SJS: 3-0
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-20TBL 4 - 1 SJSTBLTBL
2026-01-03SJS 3 - 7 TBLTBLTBL
2025-01-02SJS 2 - 1 TBLSJSTBL
2024-12-05TBL 8 - 1 SJSTBLTBL
2024-03-21SJS 1 - 4 TBLTBLTBL

🔮 Game Preview

This game is scheduled for 2027-02-23 at 7:00 PM EST.

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