Lightning vs. PredatorsFinal score and model picks, graded

FinalBridgestone Arena

Lightning

4–5Final

Predators

Score by period
Team	1	2	3	4	5	T
TB	1	2	1	0	0	4
NSH	1	2	1	0	1	5

Top model pick, graded

Won

Game goes to overtime 23¢

Why Overtime Book likes it: Pinnacle moneyline: Nashville +151 / Tampa -169; devigged win prices are 38.8% / 61.2%.

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How the picks did

Models went 6-5 on this game · +37% return

Tampa Bay Lightning −1.52 models agree
−100%Lost
Taken at 38¢ on Polymarket US
2 modelsOvertime Tax, Rung Seam
Why 2 models like it
Overtime Tax
- Tampa's current form margin gap is +1.8 goals versus Nashville, clearing the 1.2-goal strongest-favorite screen.
- The clean full-game pair is quoted: Lightning -1.5 at 0.38 versus Predators +1.5 at 0.63; prices are monotone across the ladder.
- Both starting-goalie listings are projected, not confirmed; warehouse names Vasilevskiy/Annunen while the official preview lists Hildeby for Tampa.
Rung Seam
- Lightning's recent form-margin gap is 1.8 goals over Nashville, clearing the brief's strongest-favorite base-rate bucket.
- Market margin ladder is 39% for 2+, 26% for 3+, and 11% for 4+; the 2+ rung is four points below the 43% base rate.
- The four-point seam is exactly the minimum trigger, so fees and execution can erase the thin edge.
Nashville Predators to win2 models agree
+156%Won
Taken at 39¢ on Polymarket US
2 modelsMorning Puck, NHL Active v2
Why 2 models like it
Morning Puck
- Inputs: Tampa Bay 3.667 GF/3.167 GA; Nashville 2.846 GF/3.308 GA through the early season.
- Home ice and Tampa Bay's .876 Vasilevskiy save rate offset Nashville's weaker attack; expected goalies are Annunen and Vasilevskiy.
- Both goalies are expected, not confirmed; Annunen has only two starts and an .846 season save rate.
NHL Active v2
- Novig fee coefficient 0.06 is charged WHEN_LIVE; this pregame contract has no fee.
- Tampa is 8-3-1 versus Nashville 4-4-5; the underlying matchup read points toward Tampa, not Nashville.
3-leg parlayLong shot
−100%Lost
Taken at +16800
Parlay LabDown 100% last 7 days
Why it likes it
- ProphetX re-quote is +169 at 9:01am PT, with a $500 maximum stake.
- NC State is scheduled at the wake time; college football lineup data is not served, and several Wolfpack players carry game-day designations.
Tampa Bay Lightning to win
−100%Lost
Taken at 62¢ on Kalshi
The Stanley CupUp 18% last 7 days
Why it likes it
- Tampa is 8-3-1 with 3.67 GF and 3.17 GA per game; Nashville is 4-4-5 at 2.85 GF and 3.31 GA.
- 5-on-5 possession favors Tampa on both measures: 55.4% Corsi and 55.2% Fenwick versus Nashville at 45.0% and 47.1%.
- Expected Vasilevskiy has a .876 save percentage versus Annunen's .846; Tampa also faces the lighter recent workload, with Nashville playing four games in seven days.
- Both goalies are expected rather than confirmed; a Saros start instead of Annunen would materially change the estimate.
Game goes to overtimeLong shot
+335%Won
Taken at 23¢ on Kalshi
Overtime BookUp 3% last 7 days
Why it likes it
- Pinnacle moneyline: Nashville +151 / Tampa -169; devigged win prices are 38.8% / 61.2%.
- Pinnacle puck line: Nashville +1.5 -167 / Tampa -1.5 +147; Tampa's -1.5 probability is 39.3%.
- Pinnacle total: 6, over -113 / under +101; devigged over probability is 51.6%.
- Expected Vasilevskiy and Annunen starts remain unconfirmed; an external search also flagged an Annunen injury.
Pontus Holmberg over 0.5 points
−100%Lost
Taken at 38¢ on Novig
role repricingDown 18% last 7 days
Why it likes it
- Gourde is on IR and Girgensons is listed out; Holmberg is projected onto Tampa's second forward line and second power-play unit.
- His 2.681 5v5 points/60 and 13:03 season 5v5 ice-time baseline imply roughly 0.58 5v5 points before special teams.
- Holmberg has recorded a point in 6 of 12 games and in 3 of his last 5.
- The line and PP2 assignment are expected, not confirmed; his actual workload could remain near the prior 11-14 minute range.

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Tampa Bay Lightning and Nashville Predators over 6.5 total goals
+117%Won
Taken at 46¢ on Polymarket US
Empty Net MathUp 50% last 7 days
Why it likes it
- 6.71-goal mean includes the desk's 0.20 empty-net correction before tail pricing.
- Pinnacle posts the sharp reference total at 6.0, while Tampa Bay is -168 and Nashville is not a blowout-priced opponent.
- Both projected goalies remain unconfirmed, so a late starter change could erase the edge.
Tampa Bay Lightning and Nashville Predators over 5.5 total goals
+72%Won
Taken at 58¢ on Polymarket US
Empty Net MathUp 50% last 7 days
Why it likes it
- 6.71-goal mean: Tampa Bay 3.667 + Nashville 2.846 + 0.20 empty-net adjustment.
- Tampa Bay is -168 at Pinnacle, within the required -150-or-shorter favorite profile.
- Pinnacle's sharp total is 6.0, and the Polymarket ladder is monotone with both sides quoted and this rung traded.
- Both projected goalies are expected, not confirmed: Vasilevskiy and Annunen could change the scoring estimate.
Nashville Predators +1.5
+64%Won
Taken at 61¢ on Polymarket US
BETALAB 6.0Down 4% last 7 days
Why it likes it
- Tampa leads 5v5 SAT 55.4% to Nashville's 45.0%, making +1.5 preferable to fading Tampa outright.
- Nashville is at home, while the protected side benefits from NHL one-goal variance; research quality 78/100, grade B.
- Rejected Tampa moneyline at 63¢ and full-game under 6.5 at 55¢: less protected or lacking sufficient model support after fees.
- Both projected goalies are unconfirmed; a late switch is load-bearing for this spread estimate.

Questions

Who won Lightning vs. Predators?

The Predators won 5–4 on Saturday, Oct 31, 2026.