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Tampa Bay Lightning at Nashville Predators

Bridgestone Arena, Nashville Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Nashville Predators 5–2 on Tuesday, October 28, 2025 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 50-26-6
at Nashville Predators 2 38-34-10

Goals by period

Team Total
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 1 3 5
Nashville Predators 0 0 2 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Tampa Bay Lightning 13 13 6 32
Nashville Predators 8 3 9 20

Three stars

  1. C. D'Astous, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal)
  2. B. Skjei, Nashville Predators (1 assist)
  3. Z. Girgensons, Tampa Bay Lightning (2 goals)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 10:31 Tampa Bay Lightning Zemgus Girgensons (1) Pontus Holmberg (3), Yanni Gourde (1) Even strength TBL 1, NSH 0
2nd 15:37 Tampa Bay Lightning Brandon Hagel (2) Anthony Cirelli (3) Even strength TBL 2, NSH 0
3rd 05:05 Nashville Predators Luke Evangelista (1) Erik Haula (3), Brady Skjei (3) Power play TBL 2, NSH 1
3rd 07:58 Tampa Bay Lightning Charle-Edouard D'Astous (1) Brayden Point (6), Nikita Kucherov (6) Even strength TBL 3, NSH 1
3rd 17:54 Nashville Predators Filip Forsberg (4) Luke Evangelista (5), Erik Haula (4) Even strength TBL 3, NSH 2
3rd 19:07 Tampa Bay Lightning Nikita Kucherov (4) Brandon Hagel (5), Anthony Cirelli (4) Even strength, Empty net TBL 4, NSH 2
3rd 19:33 Tampa Bay Lightning Zemgus Girgensons (2) Pontus Holmberg (4), Erik Cernak (2) Even strength TBL 5, NSH 2

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

Team stats

Stat Tampa Bay Lightning Nashville Predators
Shots on goal 32 20
Power play 0 of 4 1 of 3
Penalty minutes 10 12
Hits 16 24
Blocked shots 15 5
Giveaways 10 15
Takeaways 3 6
Faceoffs won 20/59 (33.9%) 39/59 (66.1%)

Box score

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
17 D. James C 0 0 0 +1 2 4 1 0 0 12:32
21 B. Point C 0 1 1 +1 2 1 0 0 0 50% 17:30
22 O. Bjorkstrand R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 11:48
28 Z. Girgensons C 2 0 2 +1 0 2 1 1 0 50% 13:14
29 P. Holmberg R 0 2 2 +2 0 3 1 2 0 11:38
37 Y. Gourde C 0 1 1 +2 0 1 0 2 0 40% 14:32
38 B. Hagel L 1 1 2 +2 0 4 0 1 0 23:55
42 C. Douglas C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 04:37
59 J. Guentzel C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 33.3% 17:13
71 A. Cirelli C 0 2 2 +2 0 1 0 1 0 37.5% 21:30
86 N. Kucherov R 1 1 2 +2 0 4 0 1 0 19:57
93 G. Goncalves C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 1 0 09:22
27 R. McDonagh D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 2 0 21:51
51 C. D'Astous D 1 0 1 +3 2 2 0 1 0 17:11
77 V. Hedman D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 21:14
78 E. Lilleberg D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 0 0 16:06
81 E. Cernak D 0 1 1 +1 2 1 6 0 0 18:26
90 J. Moser D 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 18:15
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
88 A. Vasilevskiy 20 18 2 .900 59:49 Win

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player
9 F. Forsberg L 1 0 1 0 2 1 3 0 0 17:08
17 T. Jost C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 1 0 66.7% 12:13
36 C. Smith R 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 0 0 14:03
47 M. McCarron C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 63.6% 15:30
56 E. Haula L 0 2 2 -2 2 3 2 1 0 73.3% 14:04
58 M. Bunting L 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 14:17
71 M. Wood R 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 100% 13:53
77 L. Evangelista R 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 13:27
81 J. Marchessault R 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 0 0 16:22
89 O. Wiesblatt C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 09:28
90 R. O'Reilly C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 0 60% 21:19
91 S. Stamkos C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 0 0 66.7% 16:23
20 J. Barron D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 2 0 18:14
24 S. Stastney D 0 0 0 -3 2 0 0 0 0 16:29
41 N. Hague D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 0 0 20:12
48 N. Perbix D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 0 24:57
76 B. Skjei D 0 1 1 -2 0 3 2 1 0 26:55
83 A. Wilsby D 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 05:36
Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie
74 J. Saros 31 27 4 .871 57:30 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 01:32 Tampa Bay Lightning Brayden Point Tripping 2
1st 03:49 Nashville Predators Adam Wilsby Interference 2
1st 17:28 Nashville Predators Erik Haula Slashing 2
2nd 13:29 Nashville Predators Spencer Stastney Slashing 2
2nd 19:15 Nashville Predators Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
3rd 03:00 Tampa Bay Lightning Charle-Edouard D'Astous Roughing 2
3rd 03:00 Nashville Predators Michael Bunting Slashing 2
3rd 03:45 Tampa Bay Lightning Dominic James Slashing 2
3rd 09:50 Tampa Bay Lightning Erik Cernak Holding the stick 2
3rd 15:47 Nashville Predators Filip Forsberg Roughing 2
3rd 15:47 Tampa Bay Lightning J.J. Moser Roughing 2

Game information

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Jon Cooper
Nashville Predators head coach
Andrew Brunette
Referees
Jean Hebert, Beau Halkidis
Linesmen
Trent Knorr, Ryan Jackson
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Scott Sabourin, Darren Raddysh, Jack Finley
Nashville Predators scratches
Roman Josi, Fedor Svechkov, Nick Blankenburg

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 at Nashville Predators 2 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Oct 28

Matchup Status Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 3 Final/SO Game page
Calgary Flames 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 Final Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 6 at Carolina Hurricanes 3 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 at Buffalo Sabres 3 Final/OT Game page
Anaheim Ducks 3 at Florida Panthers 2 Final/SO Game page
New York Islanders 2 at Boston Bruins 5 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 4 at Minnesota Wild 3 Final/OT Game page
Detroit Red Wings 5 at St. Louis Blues 2 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 0 at Dallas Stars 1 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 7 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 4 at Colorado Avalanche 8 Final Game page
Utah Mammoth 3 at Edmonton Oilers 6 Final Game page
New York Rangers 2 at Vancouver Canucks 0 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Seattle Kraken 3 Final/OT Game page
Los Angeles Kings 4 at San Jose Sharks 3 Final Game page

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