Tampa Bay Lightning at Edmonton Oilers, NHL forecast
Win probability
Starts from the pregame forecast, then moves with every score and the time left. Above the line favors EDM; hover for each play.
Game center
From the ESPN box score.
Top performers
Lightning- Nikita KucherovGoals2
- Nikita KucherovAssists2
- Nikita KucherovPoints4
Oilers- Josh SamanskiGoals1
- Evan BouchardAssists1
- Connor McDavidPoints1
Scoring summary
- P319:28Anthony Cirelli Goal (19) Wrist Shot, assists: none5–2
- P315:32Nikita Kucherov Goal (40) Snap Shot, assists: Brandon Hagel (35)4–2
- P37:16Josh Samanski Goal (1) , assists: none3–2
- P216:58Nikita Kucherov Goal (39) Wrist Shot, assists: J.J. Moser (19)3–1
- P212:13Jake Guentzel Goal (31) Wrist Shot, assists: Nikita Kucherov (78), Brayden Point (29)2–1
- P21:37Anthony Cirelli Goal (18) Backhand, assists: Nikita Kucherov (77), Brandon Hagel (34)1–1
- P119:37Connor McDavid Goal (38) Tip-In, assists: Evan Bouchard (60)0–1
Turning points
The 5 plays that swung the win chance most, each judged at its own moment: the chance with the score just before it against just after.
- P119:37Connor McDavid Goal (38) Tip-In, assists: Evan Bouchard (60)TB 0 – 1 EDM · EDM 46% → 63% +17EDM 46% → 63%+17 pts
- P21:37Anthony Cirelli Goal (18) Backhand, assists: Nikita Kucherov (77), Brandon Hagel (34)TB 1 – 1 EDM · TB 36% → 54% +18TB 36% → 54%+18 pts
- P212:13Jake Guentzel Goal (31) Wrist Shot, assists: Nikita Kucherov (78), Brayden Point (29)TB 2 – 1 EDM · TB 54% → 73% +20TB 54% → 73%+20 pts
- P216:58Nikita Kucherov Goal (39) Wrist Shot, assists: J.J. Moser (19)TB 3 – 1 EDM · TB 75% → 90% +15TB 75% → 90%+15 pts
- P37:16Josh Samanski Goal (1) , assists: noneTB 3 – 2 EDM · EDM 5% → 20% +15EDM 5% → 20%+15 pts
The pick
Reconstructed from what was known before the game: the ratings at that point and the closing line.
Lightning 55%
Forecast Elo ratings alone
How often that comes true: NHL favorites the forecast gave 55–60% have won 56.4% of 1,035 graded games.
- Market
- TB 55%
- ML TB -135 / EDM +114
- Pre-line forecast
- TB 54%
- Elo + market-implied
- Elo ratings
- TB 52%
- Ratings vs. market
- −3.0 pts
- TB: Elo 52.2%, market 55.1%
- Fair odds
- TB -123
- EDM +123 · the forecast as odds, no margin
- Pregame projection
- TB 3.4 – 3.1 EDM
- Margin from the forecast, posted total 6.5
How the number is built
Elo inputs in rating points (higher favors that team; 25–28 Elo is about a point of spread in football and basketball), then how the pieces combine.
| Factor | TB | EDM | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team rating | 1572 | 1522 | Elo entering the game; 1500 is league average |
| Home field | — | +35 | Worth 35 Elo in the NHL |
| Starting goalies | +3 | +3 | TB: Andrei Vasilevskiy: team allows 0.09 fewer goals than with its usual starter (≈48 weighted starts) · EDM: Connor Ingram: team allows 0.07 fewer goals than with its usual starter (≈29 weighted starts) |
| Elo ratings | TB +15 Elo | TB 52.2% | |
| Market-implied ratings | TB 54.2% | Team strength as past closing lines priced it, same game context | |
| Pre-line forecast | TB 53.8% | 20% Elo, 80% market-implied (log-odds blend) | |
| Forecast | TB 55.1% | Follows the market (vig removed): in testing, adding the ratings made it less accurate | |
Tale of the tape
This season coming into the game, regular season, each number with its league rank (the longer the bar, the higher). Home and road: the host's record at home against the visitor's on the road. Overtime and shootout losses count as losses in these records. Opponent Elo: how strong the teams each has played are, 1st the toughest. Shot share is a team's share of the shots on goal in its games. PDO adds shooting and save percentages: far from 100 tends to even out.
| TB | Stat | EDM |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd of 323.6 | Goals scored | 3.57th of 32 |
| 3rd of 322.8 | Goals allowed | 3.428th of 32 |
| 2nd of 32+0.9 | Margin | +0.114th of 32 |
| 11th of 3251.1% | Shot share | 52.4%5th of 32 |
| 8th of 3290.4% | Save percentage | 88.0%31st of 32 |
| 21st of 324–6 | Last 10 | 5–510th of 32 |
| 2nd of 3222–13 | Road vs home | 18–1614th of 32 |
| 16th of 321500 | Opponent Elo | 149532nd of 32 |
| 2nd of 321572 | Elo rating | 15229th of 32 |
Rating history
Each team's Elo over the last two seasons. Hover or drag to compare on any date.
Recent form
Last five results, and whether the forecast hit.
Against the line
How each team has done against the closing spread and total, coming into this game.
| This season |  TB |  EDM |
|---|---|---|
| Puck line | 33–34 | 27–43 |
| Last 10 | 4–6 | 4–6 |
| Favorite | 22–34 | 20–38 |
| Underdog | 11–0 | 7–5 |
| Overs–unders | 35–32 | 43–27 |
| Overs–unders, last 10 | 6–4 | 6–4 |
Against each game's closing line. Books set every line knowing these records: across 3,901 past games, the team with the better record against the spread so far that season covered 51.2%, short of the 52.4% a standard −110 bet needs, and over/under streaks held 48.0% of the time. They describe the past.
Head to head
TB 4–1 EDM in their last 5 meetings; the forecast called 4 of 5.