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Thu, Mar 26, 2026·Benchmark International Arena, Tampa

Seattle Kraken 4, Tampa Bay Lightning 3 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Tampa Bay Lightning win this game 65% of the time.

TBL winsSEA wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
SEA28170411420
TBL1621501101333

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.

  1. P1 15:18SEABrandon MontourAssists: Frederick Gaudreau, Oscar Fisker Molgaard · Backhand, 0.11 xG1–0
  2. P1 17:01TBLAnthony CirelliAssists: Brandon Hagel, Charle-Edouard D'Astous · Snap, 0.14 xG1–1
  3. P1 18:12SEAKaapo KakkoAssists: Chandler Stephenson, Bobby McMann · Wrist, 0.11 xG2–1
  4. P2 3:35SEABobby McMannAssists: Kaapo Kakko, Adam Larsson · Snap, 0.17 xG3–1
  5. P2 5:56TBLJake GuentzelAssists: Darren Raddysh, Charle-Edouard D'Astous · Snap, 0.13 xG3–2
  6. P2 10:18TBLCorey PerryPPAssists: Jake Guentzel, Nikita Kucherov · Snap, 0.20 xG3–3
  7. OT 2:47SEABrandon MontourGWGAssists: Shane Wright, Berkly Catton · Wrist, 0.14 xG4–3
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 13:08TBLEmil Lilleberg: Holding2 min
  2. P2 2:16SEABerkly Catton: Fighting5 min
  3. P2 2:16TBLJ.J. Moser: Fighting5 min
  4. P2 6:59TBLPontus Holmberg: Roughing2 min
  5. P2 6:59TBLPontus Holmberg: Roughing2 min
  6. P2 6:59SEABrandon Montour: Roughing2 min
  7. P2 6:59SEABrandon Montour: Roughing2 min
  8. P2 8:20SEARyker Evans: Cross checking2 min · PPG
  9. P2 14:32TBLCorey Perry: Roughing2 min
  10. P2 14:32SEAVince Dunn: Roughing2 min

Replay

Watch the game unfold on the ice: every shot, hit, turnover and faceoff appears as it happened, then fades. Drag the timeline to jump; goals are marked on it.

SEA00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0TBL
47% to win53% to win
← SEA attackTBL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Gourde won the faceoff against Stephenson
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

SEATBL
20Shots on goal33
1.9Expected goals2.7
34Shot attempts73
21Faceoffs won33
1Power plays1
13Penalty minutes13
20Hits19
27Blocked shots9
11Giveaways17
6Takeaways4

Line combinations that worked

Model-based

Each team's forward lines and defence pairs at 5-on-5 (two minutes or more together), best first by expected goals for minus against.

Seattle Kraken

Forward lines

  1. bestGaudreau – Beniers – Meyers2:21

    xG 0.16–0.02 (89%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  2. Tolvanen – Wright – Fisker Molgaard2:44

    xG 0.09–0.00 (95%)attempts 1–4goals 0–0

  3. Gaudreau – Tolvanen – Fisker Molgaard2:16

    xG 0.00–0.11 (0%)attempts 1–4goals 0–0

  4. Stephenson – Kakko – McMann10:45

    xG 0.45–0.59 (43%)attempts 7–15goals 2–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMontour – Evans2:01

    xG 0.11–0.02 (85%)attempts 1–2goals 1–0

  2. Fleury – Evans3:47

    xG 0.00–0.00attempts 1–0goals 0–0

  3. Larsson – Evans2:51

    xG 0.10–0.12 (45%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

Tampa Bay Lightning

Forward lines

  1. bestGourde – Girgensons – Holmberg11:34

    xG 0.71–0.17 (81%)attempts 17–5goals 0–0

  2. Kucherov – Cirelli – Hagel12:41

    xG 0.63–0.23 (73%)attempts 23–7goals 1–0

  3. Guentzel – Point – Goncalves12:31

    xG 0.32–0.05 (87%)attempts 13–3goals 1–0

  4. Perry – Bjorkstrand – Paul6:39

    xG 0.04–0.47 (7%)attempts 5–6goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestRaddysh – Moser16:48

    xG 0.49–0.17 (74%)attempts 20–8goals 0–0

  2. Raddysh – D'Astous2:50

    xG 0.24–0.12 (67%)attempts 7–2goals 1–0

  3. McDonagh – Raddysh2:28

    xG 0.12–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–0goals 0–0

How the game flowed

Model-based

Chance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.

Expected goals flow

Running total of expected goals for each team. Steep climbs are spells of pressure; dots are goals. Shaded bands mark power plays (team colour), 4-on-4 or 3-on-3 (grey) and empty nets.

TBL 2.7 xGSEA 1.9 xG
-0.500.511.522.53P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

TBLSEA

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

TBL's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line TBL is favoured, below it SEA. Dots are goals.

Excitement 74/100 · #403 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.68 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 47% (winner's lowest chance)
SEA 100%5050%50TBL 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +18 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Tampa Bay Lightning win this game 65% of the time.

TBL winsSEA wins

Simulated goal difference (TBL − SEA), 10,000 replays

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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).