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Tampa Bay Lightning at Winnipeg Jets

NHLregular • 2025-26 Season
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Jets
Winnipeg
4
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Lightning
Tampa Bay
1
WPG 57%43% TBL
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

Winnipeg Jets 57% to win. The top 3 signals favoring Jets:

  • Home Field Advantage. San Jose Sharks are 0-0 at home this season (divisional game, reduced advantage)
  • Offensive Efficiency. San Jose Sharks offense (3.1 PPG) outpaces Calgary Flames (2.5 PPG)
  • Recent Form. San Jose Sharks (30-25) in better form than Calgary Flames (24-29)

What would change the call

Win probability as of kickoff if a leading factor were even

  • If the home-field edge were neutral: WPG 53% (−4)
  • If the offensive efficiency edge were neutral: WPG 54% (−3)
  • If the defensive efficiency edge were neutral: WPG 58% (+1)
  • If the recent-form edge were neutral: WPG 55% (−2)

Win probability movement

WPG home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement62%57%52%Mar 4Mar 5

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

Lightning (away)
Jets (home)
43%
Win probability
57%
0
High-impact factors
0
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Jets defeated the Lightning 4-1.

Our model predicted the Jets would win with 57% 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 Jets and was a contributing factor: San Jose Sharks are 0-0 at home this season (divisional game, reduced advantage)
  • Offensive Efficiency favored the Jets and was a contributing factor: San Jose Sharks offense (3.1 PPG) outpaces Calgary Flames (2.5 PPG)
  • Defensive Efficiency favored the Lightning and was a contributing factor: Calgary Flames defense (3.0 Opp PPG) better than San Jose Sharks (3.5 Opp PPG)

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

Jets won 4-1

Jets won in a close game

Prediction CorrectWe predicted Jets at 57%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Home Field AdvantageFavors Winnipeg Jets
  • Offensive EfficiencyFavors Winnipeg Jets
  • Defensive EfficiencyFavors Tampa Bay Lightning
  • Recent FormFavors Winnipeg Jets
  • InjuriesNeutral
  • Turnover DifferentialNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

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

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Understanding the win probability calculation

1 factor not shown (insufficient data)

Model version: 1.0.0 • Calculated: 3/5/2026, 8:50:00 AM

Key Players

Lightning

Harrison MeneghinG
Olivier RodrigueG
Mads SogaardG
Dennis HildebyG
Jonas JohanssonG

Jets

Stuart SkinnerG
Clay StevensonG
Connor HellebuyckG
Isaac PoulterG
Gabriel VilardiC

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Frequently Asked Questions

Jets has a 57% win probability, while Lightning has a 43% win probability based on our analysis.

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

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