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Minnesota Wild at Tampa Bay Lightning

NHLregular • 2025-26 Season
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Lightning logo
Lightning
Tampa Bay
6
vs
Wild logo
Wild
Minnesota
3
TBL 56%44% MIN
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)

Win probability movement

TBL home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement61%56%51%Mar 21Mar 24

Labels mark updates of 5 points or more, named by the factor that moved most.

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Team Comparison

Head-to-head snapshot based on our model inputs

Wild (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 Lightning defeated the Wild 6-3.

Our model predicted the Lightning would win with 56% confidence -- and they delivered. Even with modest confidence, the model got this one right.

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)
  • Rest Days was neutral and a contributing factor: Rest days data not available
  • Offensive Efficiency was neutral and a contributing factor: No offensive stats available for comparison

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

Lightning won 6-3

Lightning won in a close game

Prediction CorrectWe predicted Lightning at 56%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Home Field AdvantageFavors Tampa Bay Lightning
  • Rest DaysNeutral
  • Offensive EfficiencyNeutral
  • Defensive EfficiencyNeutral
  • Turnover DifferentialNeutral
  • Head to HeadNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

MIN
TBL
Home Field Advantage
Favours MIN|Favours TBL

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Understanding the win probability calculation

1 factor not shown (insufficient data)

Model version: 1.0.0 • Calculated: 3/24/2026, 8:50:00 AM

Key Players

Wild

Calvin PickardG
Jesper WallstedtG
Filip GustavssonG
Riley MercerG
Cal PetersenG

Lightning

Harrison MeneghinG
Kyle KoninG
Andrei VasilevskiyG
Jonas JohanssonG
Dennis HildebyG

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Frequently Asked Questions

Lightning has a 56% win probability, while Wild 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.

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