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Vancouver Canucks at Tampa Bay Lightning

NHLregular • 2026-27 Season
completed
Lightning logo
Lightning
Tampa Bay
4
vs
Canucks logo
Canucks
Vancouver
2
TBL 79%21% VAN
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

Tampa Bay Lightning 79% to win. The top 3 signals favoring Lightning:

  • Injuries. Lightning healthier: 1 out, 0 doubtful vs Canucks 4 out, 0 doubtful
  • Home Field Advantage. Lightning are 5-1 at home this season; Canucks are 1-7 on the road
  • Recent Form. Lightning (5-2) in better form than Canucks (2-6)

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Team Comparison

Head-to-head snapshot based on our model inputs

Canucks (away)
Lightning (home)
21%
Win probability
79%
0
High-impact factors
2
5
Players ruled out
1

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Lightning defeated the Canucks 4-2.

Our model predicted the Lightning would win with 79% confidence -- and they delivered. This was a high-confidence call that played out as expected.

Looking at the factors our model weighed:

  • Injuries favored the Lightning and was a major factor: Lightning healthier: 1 out, 0 doubtful vs Canucks 4 out, 0 doubtful
  • Home Field Advantage favored the Lightning and was a major factor: Lightning are 5-1 at home this season; Canucks are 1-7 on the road
  • Recent Form favored the Lightning and was a notable factor: Lightning (5-2) in better form than Canucks (2-6)
  • Both teams are dealing with injuries -- the Lightning have 1 player(s) ruled out, while the Canucks have 5.

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

Lightning won 4-2

Lightning won in a close game

Prediction CorrectWe predicted Lightning at 79%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • InjuriesFavors Tampa Bay Lightning
  • Home Field AdvantageFavors Tampa Bay Lightning
  • Recent FormFavors Tampa Bay Lightning
  • ELO RatingFavors Tampa Bay Lightning
  • Rest DaysNeutral
  • Head to HeadNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

VAN
TBL
Injuries
Home Field Advantage
Recent Form
ELO Rating
Favours VAN|Favours TBL

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Model vs. Market

Comparing our model against market-implied probabilities

Lightning

Our Model79%

Canucks

Our Model21%

Understanding the win probability calculation

Injuries

Lightning healthier: 1 out, 0 doubtful vs Canucks 4 out, 0 doubtful

Lightning

Home Field Advantage

Lightning are 5-1 at home this season; Canucks are 1-7 on the road

Lightning
Model version: 1.1.0 • Calculated: 10/17/2026, 7:45:01 PM

Lightning

Yanni GourdeC(Hip)
OUT

Canucks

Marco RossiC(Illness)
OUT
Akil ThomasC(Undisclosed)
OUT
Jack ThompsonD(Undisclosed)
OUT
Thatcher DemkoG(Hip)
OUT
Mackenzie MacEachernLW(Undisclosed)
OUT

Key Players

Canucks

Kevin LankinenG
Thatcher DemkoGOUT
0.0% win prob impact
Leevi MerilainenG
Akil ThomasCOUT
0.0% win prob impact
Max SassonC

Lightning

Dennis HildebyG
Andrei VasilevskiyG
Dominic JamesC
Benjamin RautiainenC
Jake GuentzelC

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Frequently Asked Questions

Lightning has a 79% win probability, while Canucks has a 21% 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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