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Utah Hockey Club at Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Predictions

2027-02-28 • Benchmark International Arena
Tampa Bay Lightning vs Utah Hockey Club @ 7:00 PM EST

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
TBL: 48.7%
UTA: 51.3%
Expected Goals
TBL: 2.21
UTA: 3.02
Total Goals
Median: 6.2
Over 5.5: 63%
Over 6.5: 44%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

TBL
Andrei Vasilevskiy - 39-15-4 | 0.911 SV% | 2.31 GAA
UTA
Karel Vejmelka - 38-20-3 | 0.896 SV% | 2.75 GAA
StatTBLUTA
Season SV%0.9130.895
Last 5 SV%0.9190.881
SV% vs Opponent1.0000.907
GAA2.332.68
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: 100% • TBL at home vs UTA: 2-0
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-26TBL 2 - 0 UTATBLTBL
2025-11-02UTA 2 - 4 TBLTBLTBL
2025-03-27TBL 8 - 0 UTATBLTBL
2025-03-22UTA 6 - 4 TBLUTAUTA

🔮 Game Preview

This game is scheduled for 2027-02-28 at 7:00 PM EST.

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