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2026-27 Preseason

Tampa Bay Lightning Playoff Odds & Team Stats

Tampa Bay Lightning
TBL
Eastern
Season Record: 53-28-8 (114 pts, 64.0%)
Last 5 games:
50% win rate

Points Percentage

64.0%
114 pts in 89 games

Overtime Record

12-8
OT/SO: 12 wins, 8 losses

Recent Expected Goals

3.04
For per game (last 10 games)

Expected Goals Against

3.04
Allowed per game (season-to-date)

xG Differential

+0.52
Expected goals for minus against (per game)

Goals Above Expected

-9.2
Actual goals for minus expected goals for

Flood Games

44
41W – 3L when a Flood occurred

Grip Games

7
4W – 3L when the Grip was held

Playoff Odds

52.1%
Chance to make playoffs.

Stanley Cup Odds

3.3%
Projected via season-long simulation.

Conference Outlook

6.8%
Eastern Conference title probability.

Team Style Profile

Percentiles vs the league this season (p100 = top). Style axes describe how a team plays (higher isn't better or worse); colored axes are evaluative (higher = better), and variance axes (finishing, goaltending) tend to regress — treat them as luck, not skill.

Offense
Shot Volume style 42.8/gm · p56
Slot Location style 30.3% · p84
Finishing variance 1.01 G/xG · p75
Shot Quality 0.082 xG/sh · p94
Defense
Shot Suppression 39.9/gm · p84
Slot Defense 26.7% allowed · p94
Goaltending variance 0.94 GA/xGA · p72
Quality Allowed 0.075 xG/sh · p59

Top Scorers (xG Leaders)

Player GP Shots xG Goals
Jake Guentzel8735141.340
Brandon Hagel7735140.242
Nikita Kucherov8343436.147
Brayden Point6521327.121
Anthony Cirelli6919222.023

Team Trends (15-game rolling)

Rolling Win Prediction Accuracy (15g)0.000.501.00Accuracy
xG Differential (15g rolling)-0.490.381.25xG For - Against
Goals vs xG (15g rolling)2.403.534.67Goals ForxG For
Cumulative Points vs Expected1.15151.58302.00ActualExpected

Recent Results

DateOpponentPred Win%Exp ForExp AgainstxG ForxG AgainstResult
2026-05-03MTL70.3%3.032.192.980.80L
2026-05-01MTL49.0%2.793.124.824.63W
2026-04-29MTL65.3%2.972.582.832.46L
2026-04-26MTL44.0%2.493.373.993.18W
2026-04-24MTL53.8%3.143.252.693.19L
2026-04-21MTL61.6%3.392.822.922.78W
2026-04-19MTL53.7%3.183.962.053.08L
2026-04-15NYR60.9%2.762.824.503.10L
2026-04-13DET61.4%3.492.822.893.08W
2026-04-11BOS52.9%3.152.722.762.29W

Upcoming Games

DateLocal TimeOpponentPred Win%Exp ForExp Against
2026-10-017:00 PM EDTNYR61.5%4.391.26
2026-10-037:00 PM EDTWSH51.7%1.812.97
2026-10-057:00 PM EDTPHI50.6%1.614.01
2026-10-087:00 PM EDTMIN52.1%2.282.88
2026-10-107:30 PM EDTNYI59.8%3.942.51
2026-10-137:15 PM EDTNYR61.5%4.411.27
2026-10-157:00 PM EDTSEA52.5%2.163.93
2026-10-174:00 PM EDTVAN51.0%3.482.57