Nashville Predators @ Tampa Bay Lightning

26-23-7, 11-11-4 Away

36-14-4, 17-9-0 Home

Predators

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
J. Saros	21	17	5	0	3.20	.892
J. Annunen	5	6	2	0	3.17	.888

Lightning

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
A. Vasilevskiy	26	7	3	2	2.14	.918
J. Johansson	10	7	1	0	2.92	.890

Benchmark International Arena

10:00 PM, 29 March 2026

Tampa, FL

NSH

Points

Ryan O'ReillyC #90

56PTS

20G

36A

Nikita KucherovRW #86

90PTS

29G

61A

Goals

Steven StamkosC #91

28G

9PPG

138S

Nikita KucherovRW #86

29G

6PPG

153S

Assists

Ryan O'ReillyC #90

36A

12PPA

8+/-

Nikita KucherovRW #86

61A

22PPA

29+/-

Tampa Bay Lightning

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Brayden Point C	IR-LT	12 Feb
Anthony Cirelli C	OUT	25 Feb
Nick Paul LW	OUT	25 Feb
Charle-Edouard D'Astous D	IR	28 Feb

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
NSH	2.93	3.46	28.6	29.4	476	37	22.3	32	80.5	4	0
TB	3.50	2.54	28.1	26.2	711	38	22.4	27	83.9	3	0

Predators Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
2/5/26	vsMIN	L6-5 OT
2/3/26	vsSTL	W6-5
2/1/26	@NYI	W4-3
1/30/26	@NJ	L3-2 OT
1/28/26	@BOS	L3-2 OT

Lightning Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
2/4/26	vsBUF	W4-3 OT
2/1/26	vsBOS	W6-5 SO
1/30/26	vsWPG	W4-1
1/27/26	vsUTA	W2-0
1/25/26	@CBJ	L8-5

Regular Season Series

TB leads 1-0

Lightning
5
Predators
2

Game 1

28/10

Predators
Lightning

Game 2

29/3

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Colorado	37	9	9	83
Minnesota	34	14	10	78
Dallas	34	14	9	77
Utah	30	23	4	64
Nashville	26	23	7	59
Chicago	22	26	9	53
Winnipeg	22	26	8	52
St. Louis	20	28	9	49

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	36	14	4	76
Montreal	32	17	8	72
Detroit	33	19	6	72
Buffalo	32	18	6	70
Boston	32	20	5	69
Toronto	27	21	9	63
Florida	29	24	3	61
Ottawa	27	22	7	61

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Nashville Predators @ Tampa Bay Lightning

Goaltender Comparison

Game Information

Scoring Leaders

Ryan O'ReillyC #90

Nikita KucherovRW #86

Steven StamkosC #91

Nikita KucherovRW #86

Ryan O'ReillyC #90

Nikita KucherovRW #86

Injury Report

Team Stats

Regular Season Series

TB leads 1-0

2025-26 Central Division Standings

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

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