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Tampa Bay Lightning vs Edmonton Oilers prediction, odds, win probability, and matchup analysis for March 21, 2026

NHL matchup

Tampa Bay Lightning at Edmonton Oilers

View the PlayerWON Model V2 prediction, fair odds, market comparison, team performance, and recent head-to-head history for March 21, 2026.

March 21, 2026 · 9:00 PM CST
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Recent usage

Forward trios & defense pairs

Most-used five-on-five trio and defense pair from each team's last 10 completed regular-season games before Mar 21. Historical usage, not confirmed lines for this matchup.

Tampa Bay Lightning

10 / 10 games covered · Minimum 5 shared minutes

Defense pair

98:23 together · 9 games

xG share56.0%
Corsi for / against
114 / 67
Fenwick for / against
83 / 59
Corsi share
63.0%
Fenwick share
58.5%
xG for / against
5.12 / 4.02
All observed combinations

Edmonton Oilers

10 / 10 games covered · Minimum 5 shared minutes

Defense pair

136:32 together · 10 games

xG share69.3%
Corsi for / against
136 / 90
Fenwick for / against
103 / 72
Corsi share
60.2%
Fenwick share
58.9%
xG for / against
8.74 / 3.86
All observed combinations

Ambiguous events and unreliable intervals are excluded. xG requires complete current scoring for each contributing game. These summaries do not change the model prediction.

Goalie context

Recent starting goalies

Each team's last recorded starter before this matchup. These are not confirmed or projected starters for this game. Results cover their last 5 appearances before the matchup.

Andrei Vasilevskiy

Tampa Bay Lightning · Last start: Mar 19

5 / 5 appearances covered

Shots faced
129
Save %
90.7
Goals allowed
12
Close-range shots %
32.6

Connor Ingram

Edmonton Oilers · Last start: Mar 19

5 / 5 appearances covered

Shots faced
123
Save %
89.4
Goals allowed
13
Close-range shots %
30.9
Pregame context · xG V1

Recent expected goals

Last 10 completed regular-season games before Mar 21, 2026. This game and later dates are excluded.

Tampa Bay Lightning

xG for / game
2.93
xG against / game
3.12
xG differential / game
-0.19

10 / 10 selected games fully scored. Historical chance quality, not a forecast of this game's goals.

Edmonton Oilers

xG for / game
3.48
xG against / game
3.12
xG differential / game
0.35

10 / 10 selected games fully scored. Historical chance quality, not a forecast of this game's goals.

Recent play-by-play

Team tendencies before this game

Last 10 completed regular-season games before Mar 21, 2026. This game and later dates are excluded.

Tampa Bay Lightning

10 / 10 games covered

Attempts / game
57.2
Corsi share (%)
51.6
Fenwick share (%)
49.4
Faceoff win %
49.5
Penalties / game
5.6

Shots / game: 27.5 · Shooting: 13.1% · Avg distance: 31.7 ft

Edmonton Oilers

10 / 10 games covered

Attempts / game
52.2
Corsi share (%)
47.6
Fenwick share (%)
48.9
Faceoff win %
54.1
Penalties / game
3.8

Shots / game: 27.8 · Shooting: 11.5% · Avg distance: 31.0 ft

Team comparison

Season and recent form

Season overview
Tampa Bay Lightning TBL
Metric
Edmonton Oilers EDM
15Points17
0.682Points %0.773
38Goals for49
34Goals against39
4Goal differential10
OT1Current streakL1
Road versus home
Tampa Bay Lightning TBL road
Metric
Edmonton Oilers EDM home
6Games6
2Wins3
5Points7
-5Goal differential-4
Last 10 games
Tampa Bay Lightning TBL
Metric
Edmonton Oilers EDM
7-2-1Record8-2-0
15Points16
37Goals for44
29Goals against33
8Goal differential11
History

Last 10 head-to-head games

Tampa Bay Lightning TBL 6 wins
10 games reviewed
Edmonton Oilers EDM 4 wins
Total goals34 – 28
Goal differential +6 / -6
Goals per game3.4 / 2.8
Shots per game30.1 / 34.5
Date Matchup Score Shots Details
Nov 20, 2025
Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers at Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning
1 - 2 25 - 35 View
Feb 25, 2025
Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers at Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning
1 - 4 24 - 36 View
Dec 10, 2024
Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning at Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers
1 - 2 22 - 25 View
Dec 14, 2023
Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning at Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers
7 - 4 24 - 57 View
Nov 18, 2023
Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers at Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning
4 - 6 42 - 24 View
Jan 19, 2023
Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning at Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers
3 - 5 31 - 34 View
Nov 8, 2022
Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers at Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning
3 - 2 29 - 37 View
Mar 12, 2022
Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning at Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers
1 - 4 32 - 49 View
Feb 23, 2022
Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers at Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning
3 - 5 30 - 23 View
Feb 13, 2020
Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers at Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning
1 - 3 30 - 37 View
This matchup prediction is generated using playerWON’s Model V2, incorporating team performance, recent form, and home/away effects. View full model performance to compare results across games.