Nashville Predators at Tampa Bay Lightning

Thursday, January 5, 2017, 7:30 PM ET Amalie Arena, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Nashville Predators beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 6–1 on Thursday, January 5, 2017 on the road.

Final score, Nashville Predators at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	2016-2017 record
Nashville Predators	6	41-29-12
at Tampa Bay Lightning	1	42-30-10

Goals by period

Goals by period, Nashville Predators at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Nashville Predators	1	3	2	6
Tampa Bay Lightning	0	1	0	1

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Nashville Predators at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Nashville Predators	4	7	8	19
Tampa Bay Lightning	5	11	12	28

Three stars

M. Fisher, Nashville Predators (1 goal, 1 assist)
C. Sissons, Nashville Predators (3 goals)
P. Rinne, Nashville Predators (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Nashville Predators at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:25	Nashville Predators	Mike Fisher (11)	Ryan Johansen (21), Mattias Ekholm (13)	Power play	NSH 1, TBL 0
2nd	03:56	Nashville Predators	Filip Forsberg (9)	Kevin Fiala (3), Ryan Johansen (22)	Even strength	NSH 2, TBL 0
2nd	06:12	Tampa Bay Lightning	Tyler Johnson (12)	Victor Hedman (29), Alex Killorn (9)	Power play	NSH 2, TBL 1
2nd	13:21	Nashville Predators	Colton Sissons (3)	Mike Fisher (11)	Even strength	NSH 3, TBL 1
2nd	14:04	Nashville Predators	Ryan Ellis (5)	Colin Wilson (11), Viktor Arvidsson (15)	Even strength	NSH 4, TBL 1
3rd	14:02	Nashville Predators	Colton Sissons (4)	Calle Jarnkrok (4)	Even strength, Empty net	NSH 5, TBL 1
3rd	17:00	Nashville Predators	Colton Sissons (5)	Calle Jarnkrok (5), Anthony Bitetto (2)	Even strength	NSH 6, TBL 1

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Nashville Predators at Tampa Bay Lightning
Stat	Nashville Predators	Tampa Bay Lightning
Shots on goal	19	28
Power play	1 of 3	1 of 4
Penalty minutes	17	15
Hits	19	36
Blocked shots	24	6
Giveaways	4	11
Takeaways	6	2
Faceoffs won	27/51 (52.9%)	24/51 (47.1%)

Box score

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 F. Forsberg	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	2	0		16:21
Number 10 C. Sissons	C	3	0	3	+3	0	4	4	1	0	66.7%	13:52
Number 12 M. Fisher	C	1	1	2	+1	0	1	1	3	1	62.5%	15:14
Number 15 C. Smith	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		11:58
Number 19 C. Jarnkrok	C	0	2	2	+3	0	4	0	0	0	42.9%	15:47
Number 26 H. Zolnierczyk	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0		15:36
Number 33 C. Wilson	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	57.1%	13:36
Number 38 V. Arvidsson	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	1	0		11:19
Number 51 A. Watson	L	0	0	0	+1	7	0	4	2	0	100%	15:52
Number 56 K. Fiala	L	0	1	1	+2	0	1	1	0	0		17:46
Number 63 M. Ribeiro	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	50%	08:14
Number 92 R. Johansen	C	0	2	2	+1	0	1	0	1	0	42.9%	16:36
Number 2 A. Bitetto	D	0	1	1	+1	2	0	1	3	0		15:07
Number 4 R. Ellis	D	1	0	1	+2	0	1	0	1	0		21:39
Number 7 Y. Weber	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	3	0		15:18
Number 14 M. Ekholm	D	0	1	1	+1	2	1	1	4	0		23:03
Number 52 M. Irwin	D	0	0	0	+2	2	0	3	1	0		20:01
Number 59 R. Josi	D	0	0	0	+3	0	1	1	2	0		23:11

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 P. Rinne	28	27	1	.964	60:00	Win

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 T. Johnson	C	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	1	42.9%	19:01
Number 13 C. Paquette	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	7	0	0	46.2%	12:11
Number 17 A. Killorn	L	0	1	1	-1	2	2	2	0	0		18:11
Number 18 O. Palat	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0		20:27
Number 23 J. Brown	R	0	0	0	0	7	0	4	1	0		10:36
Number 24 R. Callahan	R	0	0	0	-2	2	0	2	1	0		11:31
Number 27 J. Drouin	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0		14:29
Number 51 V. Filppula	C	0	0	0	-4	0	2	0	0	0	54.5%	17:33
Number 63 M. Peca	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	0	0	55.6%	11:17
Number 73 A. Erne	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	6	0	0		14:59
Number 86 N. Kucherov	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		18:06
Number 90 V. Namestnikov	C	0	0	0	-4	0	1	2	0	0	33.3%	15:12
Number 5 J. Garrison	D	0	0	0	-2	0	4	1	0	0		18:43
Number 6 A. Stralman	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	1	0		22:49
Number 29 S. Koekkoek	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	0		16:29
Number 55 B. Coburn	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		09:08
Number 77 V. Hedman	D	0	1	1	-2	0	0	0	0	0		23:11
Number 89 N. Nesterov	D	0	0	0	-3	0	3	3	1	0		21:09

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 88 A. Vasilevskiy	18	13	5	.722	58:10	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Nashville Predators at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:37	Tampa Bay Lightning	Tyler Johnson	Slashing	2
1st	04:16	Nashville Predators	Harry Zolnierczyk	High sticking	2
1st	14:32	Nashville Predators	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
1st	17:12	Tampa Bay Lightning	JT Brown	Fighting (major)	5
1st	17:12	Nashville Predators	Austin Watson	Fighting (major)	5
1st	17:12	Tampa Bay Lightning	JT Brown	Roughing	2
2nd	04:42	Nashville Predators	Matt Irwin	Tripping	2
2nd	07:49	Nashville Predators	Anthony Bitetto	Hooking	2
2nd	15:46	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ryan Callahan	Interference	2
3rd	12:10	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jonathan Drouin	Slashing	2
3rd	12:10	Nashville Predators	Mattias Ekholm	Slashing	2
3rd	13:53	Nashville Predators	Austin Watson	Roughing	2
3rd	13:53	Tampa Bay Lightning	Alex Killorn	Roughing	2

Game information

Nashville Predators head coach: Peter Laviolette
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Jon Cooper
Referees: Garrett Rank, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Steve Miller
Nashville Predators scratches: James Neal, Petter Granberg
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Brian Boyle, Andrej Sustr

2016-2017 season series

Every Nashville Predators and Tampa Bay Lightning game in the 2016-2017 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Nashville Predators, Mon, Nov 21, 2016
Nashville Predators 6 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Jan 5, 2017

Other NHL games on Jan 5

Other NHL games on Thursday, January 5, 2017
Matchup	Status	Details
Edmonton Oilers 4 at Boston Bruins 3	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Boston Bruins, Thu, Jan 5, 2017
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 at Washington Capitals 5	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals, Thu, Jan 5, 2017
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at St. Louis Blues 2	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Jan 5, 2017
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 4	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Chicago Blackhawks, Thu, Jan 5, 2017
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Los Angeles Kings 0	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Jan 5, 2017
Minnesota Wild 5 at San Jose Sharks 4	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Jan 5, 2017

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