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Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals NHL Predictions

2027-03-15 • Capital One Arena
Washington Capitals vs Tampa Bay Lightning @ 1:00 PM EDT

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
WSH: 37.9%
TBL: 62.1%
Expected Goals
WSH: 1.27
TBL: 4.25
Total Goals
Median: 5.9
Over 5.5: 60%
Over 6.5: 43%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

WSH
Logan Thompson - 31-21-6 | 0.912 SV% | 2.44 GAA
TBL
Andrei Vasilevskiy - 39-15-4 | 0.911 SV% | 2.31 GAA
StatWSHTBL
Season SV%0.9130.913
Last 5 SV%0.9120.919
SV% vs Opponent0.8000.914
GAA2.392.33
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: 56% • WSH at home vs TBL: 2-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2025-11-22WSH 3 - 5 TBLTBLWSH
2025-11-08TBL 3 - 2 WSHTBLTBL
2025-10-14WSH 3 - 2 TBLWSHWSH
2025-03-01WSH 1 - 3 TBLTBLWSH
2024-11-27TBL 4 - 5 WSHWSHTBL

🔮 Game Preview

This game is scheduled for 2027-03-15 at 1:00 PM EDT.

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