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Tampa Bay Lightning at Seattle Kraken

NHLregular • 2025-26 Season
completed
Kraken logo
Kraken
Seattle
2
vs
Lightning logo
Lightning
Tampa Bay
6
SEA 56%44% TBL
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

Seattle Kraken 56% to win. The biggest signal favoring Kraken:

  • 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: SEA 52% (−4)

Win probability movement

SEA home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement61%56%51%Mar 14Mar 17

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

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VenueClimate Pledge Arena
Seattle, WA

Team Comparison

Head-to-head snapshot based on our model inputs

Lightning (away)
Kraken (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 Kraken 6-2.

Our model predicted the Kraken would win with 56% 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 Kraken 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.

Lightning won 2-6

Lightning won by a solid margin

Prediction IncorrectWe predicted Kraken at 56%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Home Field AdvantageFavors Seattle Kraken
  • Head to HeadNeutral
  • Recent FormNeutral
  • InjuriesNeutral
  • Rest DaysNeutral
  • Offensive EfficiencyNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

TBL
SEA
Home Field Advantage
Favours TBL|Favours SEA

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Understanding the win probability calculation

1 factor not shown (insufficient data)

Model version: 1.0.0 • Calculated: 3/17/2026, 8:50:01 AM

Key Players

Lightning

Dennis HildebyG
Andrei VasilevskiyG
Mads SogaardG
Kyle KoninG
Harrison MeneghinG

Kraken

Victor OstmanG
Joey DaccordG
Philipp GrubauerG
Nikke KokkoG
Matt MurrayG

Learn About Our Analysis

Learn about the factors behind our predictions

Frequently Asked Questions

Kraken has a 56% win probability, while Lightning 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 Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA.

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