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Tampa Bay Lightning vs Vancouver Canucks Head to Head

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common line 6.5 3456789 total goals, one dot per meeting
10 meetings since 2022. 3 finished at 5 goals or fewer, 5 at 7 or more, and 2 landed on 6.

Here is what the record between these two clubs looks like, and how ArakIce reads their next meeting.

The last 10 meetings

10
meetings since 2022
6.40
goals per game
5 of 10
won by the home team
5 of 10
over 6.5

Lightning lead the recent series 8 wins to 2. Where the game is played has mattered more than who is better. The home team won 5 of the 10 (50%). The only road win by either club was Lightning 2, Canucks 1 on Mar 13, 2022.

3 of the 10 finished at 5 goals or fewer. 5 finished at 7 or more. 2 landed on 6. The busiest was Jan 12, 2023, Lightning 5, Canucks 4, 9 goals between them. 0 of the 10 needed overtime. Most recent meeting: Mar 19, 2026, Lightning 6, Canucks 2.

Every Tampa Bay Lightning and Vancouver Canucks meeting since 2022
DateResultHostGoals
Mar 19, 2026Lightning 6, Canucks 2Canucks8
Nov 16, 2025Canucks 6, Lightning 2Lightning8
Dec 8, 2024Lightning 4, Canucks 2Canucks6
Oct 15, 2024Lightning 4, Canucks 1Lightning5
Dec 12, 2023Canucks 4, Lightning 1Canucks5
Oct 19, 2023Lightning 4, Canucks 3Lightning7
Jan 18, 2023Lightning 5, Canucks 2Canucks7
Jan 12, 2023Lightning 5, Canucks 4Lightning9
Mar 13, 2022Lightning 2, Canucks 1Canucks3
Jan 13, 2022Lightning 4, Canucks 2Lightning6

Compiled from ArakIce's own game database, covering every meeting between these clubs since 2022. Percentages appear only for matchups with at least 8 meetings.

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When Tampa Bay Lightning and Vancouver Canucks are on the slate, ArakIce projects a win probability and a total for the game.

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How the model reads Tampa Bay Lightning vs Vancouver Canucks

The projection starts with expected goals, meaning the quality of chances each club creates and gives up. That holds up better than goals scored, which swing on shooting luck. From there it adjusts for what is true only of this game: who is confirmed in net, whether either club is playing a second night in a row or sitting deep in a road trip, the travel and the time zones, and the referee crew where it moves the total.

What tends to move Tampa Bay Lightning vs Vancouver Canucks

These clubs meet rarely, so unfamiliarity, travel and scheduling quirks carry more weight than usual. Those are exactly the situations the model is built to read. Beyond that, the biggest movers are goaltending confirmations, home ice, and whether either side is playing a second night in a row or finishing a long trip.