PlayDecoded
Menu

Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning

NHLregular • 2025-26 Season
completed
Lightning logo
Lightning
Tampa Bay
2
vs
Hurricanes logo
Hurricanes
Carolina
4
TBL 56%44% CAR
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

Tampa Bay Lightning 56% to win. The biggest signal favoring Lightning:

  • Home Field Advantage. Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)

What would change the call

Win probability as of kickoff if a leading factor were even

  • If the home-field edge were neutral: TBL 52% (−4)

Make Your Prediction

View leaderboard to see rankings

Team Comparison

Head-to-head snapshot based on our model inputs

Hurricanes (away)
Lightning (home)
44%
Win probability
56%
0
High-impact factors
0
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Hurricanes defeated the Lightning 4-2.

Our model predicted the Lightning would win with 56% confidence, but the Hurricanes won against the model's expectation. Results like this help us refine the model.

Looking at the factors our model weighed:

  • Home Field Advantage favored the Lightning and was a notable factor: Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
  • Head to Head was neutral and a contributing factor: No recent head-to-head history available
  • Recent Form was neutral and a contributing factor: No recent form data available

This analysis was generated from our model's pre-game assessment compared against the actual result. Factor accuracy helps improve future predictions.

Hurricanes won 2-4

Hurricanes won in a close game

Prediction IncorrectWe predicted Lightning at 56%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Home Field AdvantageFavors Tampa Bay Lightning
  • Head to HeadNeutral
  • Recent FormNeutral
  • InjuriesNeutral
  • Rest DaysNeutral
  • Offensive EfficiencyNeutral
Sign in to see factor scores, charts, and what-if simulations

What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

CAR
TBL
Home Field Advantage
Favours CAR|Favours TBL

Premium feature: factor breakdown

Start 14-day free trial →

Understanding the win probability calculation

1 factor not shown (insufficient data)

Model version: 1.0.0 • Calculated: 3/14/2026, 8:50:02 AM

Key Players

Hurricanes

Cayden PrimeauG
Brandon BussiG
Pyotr KochetkovG
Amir MiftakhovG
Charlie CerratoC

Lightning

Mads SogaardG
Olivier RodrigueG
Andrei VasilevskiyG
Kyle KoninG
Dennis HildebyG

Learn About Our Analysis

Learn about the factors behind our predictions

Frequently Asked Questions

Lightning has a 56% win probability, while Hurricanes has a 44% win probability based on our analysis.

Our model considers offensive and defensive efficiency, rest days, injury impact, and historical performance.

This game is being played at Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, FL.

View all NHL games