TAMPA BAY

LIGHTNINGTB

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4
FINAL
Sat, Dec 27 • 7:00 PM ET
Amerant Bank Arena
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FLORIDA

PANTHERSFLA

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2
Goaltending
Andrei Vasilevskiy
GOALTENDER

Andrei Vasilevskiy

#88 | Goaltender
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Niko Mikkola
GOALTENDER

Niko Mikkola

#77 | Defense
Player W-L-OTL GAA SV% SO
Andrei Vasilevskiy None-None 2.01 0.923 --
Niko Mikkola None-None -- -- --
None-None W-L-OTL None-None
2.01 GAA --
0.923 Save % --
-- SO --
AI Model Win Probability
LIGHTNING
0%
📊
PANTHERS
100%
LIGHTNING --
PANTHERS --
AI Model Projected Total
AI Projection
6.0
Projected
Book Total
--
Over / Under Line
Over 0 0%
Under 0 100%
AI Model Spread Expectation
AI Spread Proj
-4.0
TAMPA BAY
Book Spread
--
Book Line
▲ Edge: +4.0 points (Tampa Bay)
LightningTB (-3.5) 0 PanthersFLA (+3.5)
Model Expected Spread
Spread Distribution
AI Model

Lightning Cover

97.7%

Panthers Cover

2.3%

-6-4-20+2+4+6
Distribution centered around TB -4.0 expected margin.
Margin of Victory (TB)

TB By 1 goal

6.6%

TB By 2-3 goals

29.6%

FLA By 1 goal

0.9%

FLA By 2-3 goals

0.3%

AI Model Projected Score
5
TAMPA BAY
1
FLORIDA
Simulated Score
3
TAMPA BAY
4
FLORIDA
Projections Grades
Moneyline (ML)
Divergence
AI Lightning Win
0% Win Prob
D
Sim Panthers Loss
50% Win Prob
C
Puck Line (ATS)
Divergence
AI Lightning (-1.5) Win
Proj Goals: -4.0
D
Sim Panthers (+0) Loss
Proj Goals: -1.0
C
Over/Under (Total)
No Consensus
AI o5.5 Win
Proj Total: 6.0
D
Sim u5.5 Win
Proj Total: 7.0
C
Head-to-Head History
Date Game Score
Feb 5, 2026 FLA @ TB 1 - 6
Dec 27, 2025 TB @ FLA 4 - 2
Dec 15, 2025 FLA @ TB 5 - 2
Nov 15, 2025 TB @ FLA 3 - 1
Oct 4, 2025 TB @ FLA 0 - 7
Key Model Drivers
Power Play % (L5) +10.6%
Tampa Bay: 33.0% vs Florida: 22.4%
Faceoff % (L5) +5.3%
Tampa Bay: 50.2% vs Florida: 44.9%
Hits (L5) +56.9% more
Florida: 27.7 vs Tampa Bay: 17.7
Blocked Shots (L5) +28.6% more
Florida: 14.2 vs Tampa Bay: 11.0
Post-Mortem Analysis
Metric Projected Actual
Score Game
TB Score 5.0 4
FLA Score 1.0 2
Team Stats Splits (Home / Away)
Blocked Shots 14.2 / 11.0 9.0 / 17.0
Faceoff % 44.9 / 50.2 52.0 / 48.0
Hits 27.7 / 17.7 27.0 / 32.0
Power Play % 22.4 / 33.0 9.1 / 0.0
Shots on Goal 25.2 / 25.2 26.0 / 25.0
Takeaways 4.3 / 3.9 3.0 / 5.0
Public Market Splits
Moneyline
Open: -- → --
41%TICKETS59%
62%MONEY38%
Spread (ATS)
Open: -- → --
46%TICKETS54%
52%MONEY48%
Total (O/U)
Open: -- → --
79%TICKETS21%
50%MONEY50%