Nashville Predators vs Tampa Bay Lightning

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NHL

NSH Team page

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TB Team page

DateSeptember 20, 2026

VenueBenchmark International Arena

NSH 44%

TB 56%

Tampa Bay gets the lean in this full-game preseason matchup, but the margin is modest. The Lightning’s 2026 regular-season profile was stronger at both ends: they scored 3.54 goals per game and allowed 2.82, compared with Nashville’s 3.01 scored and 3.28 allowed. Tampa Bay also went 25-15 at home, while Nashville finished 17-23 on the road. Nashville’s 23.1% power play gives the Predators a path to stay competitive, and Tampa Bay has Dominic James and Yanni Gourde listed out, adding some uncertainty to the home side’s depth. Still, Tampa’s superior scoring, defensive results and home record make it the preferred outcome in a cautious preseason projection.

Team Form

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Nashville Predators

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Tampa Bay Lightning

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Key Stats

2025–26 season · Team stats · Previous season

Nashville Predators

2.95

GOALS/G

3.26

GA/G

27.9

SHOTS/G

10.6

SHOOTING %

.897

SAVE %

PP GOALS

29.6

SA/G

50.5

FACEOFF %

Tampa Bay Lightning

3.49

GOALS/G

2.79

GA/G

28.1

SHOTS/G

12.4

SHOOTING %

.902

SAVE %

PP GOALS

26.7

SA/G

47.4

FACEOFF %

Key Players

Nashville Predators

.907Save Percentage

Tampa Bay Lightning

130Points

.912Save Percentage

Boxscore

Scoring by period

Team	P1	P2	P3	Total
NSH	1	0	0	1
TB	2	0	0	2

Team stats

NSH Stat TB

18 BS 7

21 HT 17

6 TK 6

13 S 22

0 PPG 0

5 PPO 4

0.0 PCT 0.0

0 SHG 0

0 SOG 0

14 FW 26

35.0 FO% 65.0

11 GV 8

9 PN 10

34 PIM 36

NSH

Nashville Predators

Defenses

Nashville Predators Defenses
Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	A	S	SM	GV	PN	PIM
Jack Ahcan D	2	3	2	-2	23:28	5:30	1:55	16:03	25	1	4	0	1	0	0
Andrew Gibson D	6	3	0	-1	14:11	0:00	2:17	11:54	17	0	0	0	1	2	4
Viggo Gustafsson D	0	0	0	-1	13:42	0:10	0:00	13:32	19	0	0	0	2	2	12
Tanner Molendyk D	2	0	0	1	20:41	4:15	3:31	12:55	26	0	0	0	1	0	0
Nick Perbix D	1	0	1	1	19:20	0:00	4:41	14:39	28	0	0	1	0	0	0
Hunter Skinner D	0	4	0	0	19:41	0:11	3:08	16:22	25	0	0	1	1	0	0

Forwards

Nashville Predators Forwards
Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Chase Bradley LW	0	2	0	0	11:18	0:03	0:41	10:34	15	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0.0	0	0	0
David Edstrom C	2	1	1	0	14:58	3:59	0:31	10:28	20	0	0	0	0	1	4	2	66.7	0	1	2
Aiden Fink RW	1	0	0	0	11:44	3:27	0:00	8:17	14	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Tyson Jost C	1	0	0	-1	18:42	4:43	3:46	10:13	24	0	0	0	1	1	1	5	16.7	0	0	0
Joakim Kemell RW	0	2	1	-1	20:03	5:29	2:09	12:25	21	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	3	0	0
Jake Lucchini C	0	0	0	0	12:51	0:04	3:19	9:28	17	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	50.0	0	0	0
Brady Martin C	0	0	1	-1	17:33	5:57	0:03	11:33	17	1	1	0	2	2	3	8	27.3	0	0	0
Felix Nilsson C	0	1	0	0	15:19	4:02	0:00	11:17	18	0	0	0	1	0	3	5	37.5	0	1	2
Cole O'Hara RW	0	0	0	0	13:03	3:56	0:00	9:07	15	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Reid Schaefer LW	1	3	0	0	20:10	5:37	2:54	11:39	22	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Ozzy Wiesblatt C	2	0	0	0	15:21	1:24	2:13	11:44	18	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Oasiz Wiesblatt C	0	2	0	0	9:47	0:08	0:00	9:39	14	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	33.3	0	2	12

Goalies

Nashville Predators Goalies
Player	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
Juuse Saros G	2	22	0	0	20	.909	17	2	1	58:08	0	2

Tampa Bay Lightning

Defenses

Tampa Bay Lightning Defenses
Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	A	S	SM	GV	PN	PIM
John Carlson D	1	1	1	1	21:56	5:30	1:19	15:07	24	1	2	0	1	0	0
Erik Cernak D	1	2	0	1	16:17	0:05	2:39	13:33	23	0	1	0	0	2	4
Maxwell Crozier D	1	4	0	-1	18:40	0:08	4:40	13:52	24	0	3	1	1	0	0
Victor Hedman D	0	3	1	0	19:13	2:17	3:48	13:08	26	0	0	1	0	1	2
Ryan McDonagh D	0	1	0	1	17:55	0:00	3:50	14:05	22	0	0	0	0	0	0
J.J. Moser D	0	0	0	0	18:26	0:00	3:19	15:07	21	0	0	0	0	0	0

Forwards

Tampa Bay Lightning Forwards
Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Anthony Cirelli C	0	0	0	0	14:28	1:25	3:27	9:36	19	0	0	0	1	2	8	3	72.7	0	0	0
Ethan Czata C	1	1	1	0	10:10	0:00	0:00	10:10	13	0	0	0	1	1	3	3	50.0	0	0	0
Conor Geekie C	0	1	1	1	16:15	1:47	2:28	12:00	20	1	1	0	2	2	0	1	0.0	0	1	2
Jake Guentzel C	1	0	0	0	19:35	6:08	2:31	10:56	22	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	33.3	1	0	0
Brandon Hagel LW	1	0	0	0	17:57	6:06	3:35	8:16	20	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0.0	0	2	12
Nikita Kucherov RW	0	0	1	0	19:28	6:22	0:00	13:06	18	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Oleg Kulebiakin RW	0	0	0	0	9:34	0:00	0:00	9:34	14	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	2	1	2
Ilya Mikheyev RW	0	0	0	0	13:32	0:00	3:57	9:35	17	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Sam O'Reilly RW	0	1	0	1	15:11	1:29	3:35	10:07	18	0	0	1	2	2	6	2	75.0	0	0	0
Brayden Point C	0	0	1	0	17:30	6:13	0:00	11:17	17	0	0	1	1	1	7	3	70.0	0	0	0
Benjamin Rautiainen C	0	0	0	1	13:00	1:25	0:00	11:35	14	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Scott Sabourin RW	1	3	0	0	9:37	0:00	0:00	9:37	13	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	100.0	2	3	14

Goalies

Tampa Bay Lightning Goalies
Player	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
Andrei Vasilevskiy G	1	13	0	0	12	.923	9	2	1	59:16	0	0