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New York Islanders at Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Predictions

2027-03-13 • Benchmark International Arena
Tampa Bay Lightning vs New York Islanders @ 7:00 PM EST

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
TBL: 53.3%
NYI: 46.7%
Expected Goals
TBL: 3.10
NYI: 2.60
Total Goals
Median: 6.0
Over 5.5: 65%
Over 6.5: 47%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

TBL
Andrei Vasilevskiy - 39-15-4 | 0.911 SV% | 2.31 GAA
NYI
Ilya Sorokin - 29-24-2 | 0.906 SV% | 2.68 GAA
StatTBLNYI
Season SV%0.9130.910
Last 5 SV%0.9190.851
SV% vs Opponent0.9170.969
GAA2.332.55
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: 67% • TBL at home vs NYI: 2-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2025-12-13NYI 3 - 2 TBLNYINYI
2025-12-06TBL 0 - 2 NYINYITBL
2025-12-02NYI 2 - 1 TBLNYINYI
2025-04-01NYI 1 - 4 TBLTBLTBL
2025-03-29TBL 5 - 3 NYITBLTBL

🔮 Game Preview

This game is scheduled for 2027-03-13 at 7:00 PM EST.

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