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Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens

NHLregular • 2025-26 Season
completed
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Canadiens
Montreal
0
vs
Lightning logo
Lightning
Tampa Bay
1
MTL 53%47% TBL
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

Montreal Canadiens 53% to win. The biggest signal favoring Canadiens:

  • Home Field Advantage. Canadiens are 0-0 at home this season

What would change the call

Win probability as of kickoff if a leading factor were even

  • If the home-field edge were neutral: MTL 49% (−4)
  • If the defensive efficiency edge were neutral: MTL 55% (+2)
  • If the recent-form edge were neutral: MTL 54% (+1)
  • If the offensive efficiency edge were neutral: MTL 53% (0)

Win probability movement

MTL home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement58%53%48%Apr 28May 1

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

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VenueBell Centre
Montreal, QC

Team Comparison

Head-to-head snapshot based on our model inputs

Lightning (away)
Canadiens (home)
47%
Win probability
53%
0
High-impact factors
0
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Lightning defeated the Canadiens 1-0.

Our model predicted the Canadiens would win with 53% confidence, but the Lightning 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 Canadiens and was a notable factor: Canadiens are 0-0 at home this season
  • Defensive Efficiency favored the Lightning and was a contributing factor: Lightning defense (2.7 Opp PPG) better than Canadiens (3.3 Opp PPG)
  • Recent Form favored the Lightning and was a contributing factor: Lightning (38-18) in better form than Canadiens (33-18)

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

Lightning won 0-1

Lightning won in a close game

Prediction IncorrectWe predicted Canadiens at 53%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Home Field AdvantageFavors Montreal Canadiens
  • Defensive EfficiencyFavors Tampa Bay Lightning
  • Recent FormFavors Tampa Bay Lightning
  • Offensive EfficiencyNeutral
  • InjuriesNeutral
  • Rest DaysNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

TBL
MTL
Home Field Advantage
Defensive Efficiency
Recent Form
Offensive Efficiency
Favours TBL|Favours MTL

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Model vs. Market

Comparing our model against market-implied probabilities

Canadiens

Our Model53%

Lightning

Our Model47%

Understanding the win probability calculation

Model version: 1.0.0 • Calculated: 5/1/2026, 8:50:00 AM

Key Players

Lightning

Olivier RodrigueG
Harrison MeneghinG
Kyle KoninG
Andrei VasilevskiyG
Mads SogaardG

Canadiens

Sam MontembeaultG
Jacob FowlerG
Jakub DobesG
Kaapo KahkonenG
Jake EvansC

Learn About Our Analysis

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Frequently Asked Questions

Canadiens has a 53% win probability, while Lightning has a 47% 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 Bell Centre in Montreal, QC.

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