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Seattle Kraken at Tampa Bay Lightning

NHLregular • 2025-26 Season
completed
Lightning logo
Lightning
Tampa Bay
3
vs
Kraken logo
Kraken
Seattle
4
TBL 55%45% SEA
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

Tampa Bay Lightning 55% 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 50% (−5)
  • If the rest edge were neutral: TBL 56% (+1)

Win probability movement

TBL home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement61%55%50%Mar 23Mar 26

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

Kraken (away)
Lightning (home)
45%
Win probability
55%
0
High-impact factors
0
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Kraken defeated the Lightning 4-3.

Our model predicted the Lightning would win with 55% confidence, but the Kraken 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)
  • Rest Days favored the Kraken and was a contributing factor: Kraken rest advantage (2 days rest) over Lightning (1 day rest)
  • Injuries was neutral and a contributing factor: Similar injury situations: Lightning (0 out) vs Kraken (0 out)

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

Kraken won 3-4

Kraken won in a close game

Prediction IncorrectWe predicted Lightning at 55%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Home Field AdvantageFavors Tampa Bay Lightning
  • Rest DaysFavors Seattle Kraken
  • InjuriesNeutral
  • Offensive EfficiencyNeutral
  • Defensive EfficiencyNeutral
  • Head to HeadNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

SEA
TBL
Home Field Advantage
Rest Days
Favours SEA|Favours TBL

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Understanding the win probability calculation

Model version: 1.0.0 • Calculated: 3/26/2026, 8:50:00 AM

Key Players

Kraken

Victor OstmanG
Joey DaccordG
Philipp GrubauerG
Nikke KokkoG
Matt MurrayG

Lightning

Dennis HildebyG
Andrei VasilevskiyG
Mads SogaardG
Kyle KoninG
Harrison MeneghinG

Learn About Our Analysis

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Frequently Asked Questions

Lightning has a 55% win probability, while Kraken has a 45% 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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