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2026-27 Season Live

Tampa Bay Lightning Playoff Odds & Team Stats

Tampa Bay Lightning
TBL
Eastern
Season Record: 4-2-0 (8 pts, 66.7%)
Last 5 games:
60% win rate

Points Percentage

66.7%
8 pts in 6 games

Overtime Record

0-0
OT/SO: 0 wins, 0 losses

Recent Expected Goals

3.55
For per game (last 10 games)

Expected Goals Against

2.93
Allowed per game (season-to-date)

xG Differential

+0.60
Expected goals for minus against (per game)

Goals Above Expected

-4.2
Actual goals for minus expected goals for

Flood Games

4
4W – 0L when a Flood occurred

Grip Games

1
1W – 0L 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 44.2/gm · p69
Slot Location style 32.1% · p91
Finishing variance 0.85 G/xG · p31
Shot Quality 0.085 xG/sh · p91
Defense
Shot Suppression 36.0/gm · p81
Slot Defense 28.3% allowed · p72
Goaltending variance 0.82 GA/xGA · p72
Quality Allowed 0.081 xG/sh · p28

Regression Watch

Tampa Bay Lightning is finishing 20% below expected (0.80). This often rebounds upward.

Top Scorers (xG Leaders)

Player GP Unblocked attempts xG Goals
Brandon Hagel6384.74
Jake Guentzel6212.73
Brayden Point6302.61
Pontus Holmberg5142.01
Nikita Kucherov6211.21

Team Trends (15-game rolling)

Rolling Win Prediction Accuracy (15g)0.000.501.00Accuracy
xG Differential (15g rolling)0.610.720.84xG For - Against
Goals vs xG (15g rolling)2.133.404.67Goals ForxG For
Cumulative Points vs Expected0.00277.50555.00ActualExpected

Recent Results

DateOpponentPred Win%Exp ForExp AgainstxG ForxG AgainstResult
2026-10-13NYR60.1%2.913.032.493.00L
2026-10-10NYI57.2%2.963.452.952.40W
2026-10-08MIN82.8%4.412.253.213.19W
2026-10-05PHI80.2%4.682.545.571.75W
2026-10-03WSH57.2%3.434.504.112.57W
2026-10-01NYR50.3%4.062.222.914.66L
2026-05-03MTL71.1%3.642.22--L
2026-05-01MTL55.7%3.083.07--W
2026-04-29MTL65.3%3.622.50--L
2026-04-26MTL52.4%2.743.59--W

Upcoming Games

DateLocal TimeOpponentPred Win%Exp ForExp Against
2026-10-157:00 PM EDTSEA75.7%4.081.99
2026-10-174:00 PM EDTVAN71.9%4.592.00
2026-10-207:30 PM PDTVGK50.0%3.173.35
2026-10-237:00 PM MDTCOL49.7%3.123.52
2026-10-247:00 PM MDTUTA33.6%3.063.38
2026-10-297:00 PM EDTWPG74.6%4.182.62
2026-10-311:00 PM CDTNSH63.5%3.822.61
2026-11-037:00 PM ESTDET75.0%3.642.90