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2025-26 regular season

Lightning at Predators

🗓 📍 Bridgestone Arena, Nashville 🔁 Lightning lead the season series 1–0

Lightning beat Predators 5–2 at Bridgestone Arena on October 28, 2025.

TBL – NSH
32–20
Shots on goal
0/4–1/3
Power play
16–24
Hits
15–5
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚡ TBL
Zemgus Girgensons
2 G
2 shots · 13:14 TOI
2nd star ⚡ TBL
Brandon Hagel
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 23:55 TOI
3rd star ⚡ TBL
Nikita Kucherov
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 19:57 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
⚡ Zemgus Girgensons Go-ahead 1st · 10:31
Assists: Pontus Holmberg, Yanni Gourde · beat Juuse Saros
1–0
2nd period
⚡ Brandon Hagel 2nd · 15:37
Assists: Anthony Cirelli · beat Juuse Saros
2–0
3rd period
🐯 Luke Evangelista PP 3rd · 05:05
Assists: Erik Haula, Brady Skjei · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy
2–1
⚡ Charle-Edouard D'Astous 3rd · 07:58
Assists: Brayden Point, Nikita Kucherov · beat Juuse Saros
3–1
🐯 Filip Forsberg 3rd · 17:54
Assists: Luke Evangelista, Erik Haula · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy
3–2
⚡ Nikita Kucherov Empty net 3rd · 19:07
Assists: Brandon Hagel, Anthony Cirelli
4–2
⚡ Zemgus Girgensons 3rd · 19:33
Assists: Pontus Holmberg, Erik Cernak · beat Juuse Saros
5–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚡Lightning
L1 Hagel · Cirelli · Kucherov 21:30
L2 Point · Guentzel · Gourde 17:13
L3 Girgensons · James · Bjorkstrand 12:32
L4 Goncalves · Douglas · Holmberg 9:22
D1 McDonagh · Hedman 21:32
D2 Cernak · Moser 18:20
D3 D'Astous · Martinsen Lilleberg 16:38
🐯Predators
L1 Forsberg · O'Reilly · Stamkos 17:08
L2 Bunting · Marchessault · McCarron 15:30
L3 Haula · Smith · Wood 14:03
L4 Jost · Evangelista · Wiesblatt 12:13
D1 Skjei · Perbix 25:56
D2 Hague · Barron 19:13
D3 Stastney · Wilsby 11:02

Team stats

Away left · home right
⚡TBL NSH🐯
32 Shots on goal 20
0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3
16 Hits 24
15 Blocked shots 5
3 Takeaways 6
10 Giveaways 15
10 Penalty minutes 12
TBL shooting 15.6% (5/32) NSH shooting 10.0% (2/20)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚡Lightning
Andrei Vasilevskiy
18/20
.900 SV% · 2 GA · 59:49 TOI
🐯Predators
Juuse Saros
27/31
.871 SV% · 4 GA · 57:30 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located
Zemgus Girgensons · 1st 10:31 · 1–0 Brandon Hagel · 2nd 15:37 · 2–0 Luke Evangelista · 3rd 05:05 · 2–1 Charle-Edouard D'Astous · 3rd 07:58 · 3–1 Filip Forsberg · 3rd 17:54 · 3–2 Nikita Kucherov · 3rd 19:07 · 4–2 Zemgus Girgensons · 3rd 19:33 · 5–2
TBL NSH
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Lightning
Lightning — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 1-1-1 (33% win rate, 3 games)
Predators
Predators: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 2–0
Lightning
Lightning — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)
Predators
Predators — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-3 (0% win rate, 3 games)

Last meetings

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Lightning lead the season series 1–0
Nov 292024 ⚡TBL @ 🐯NSH 3–2 OT Oct 282024 🐯NSH @ ⚡TBL 2–3 OT Dec 72023 ⚡TBL @ 🐯NSH 1–5 Oct 102023 🐯NSH @ ⚡TBL 3–5 Dec 82022 🐯NSH @ ⚡TBL 2–5
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Who won Lightning vs Predators on October 28, 2025?

Lightning won 5–2. The final score was Lightning 5, Predators 2.

Who scored for Lightning?

Zemgus Girgensons (2), Brandon Hagel, Charle-Edouard D'Astous, Nikita Kucherov.

Who scored for Predators?

Filip Forsberg, Luke Evangelista.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 18 saves on 20 shots (.900 save percentage).

How did the Predators goalie play?

Juuse Saros made 27 saves on 31 shots (.871 save percentage).

Where is Lightning vs Predators played?

At Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, the Predators home rink.

What is the Lightning vs Predators season series?

Lightning lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚡ Lightning
BeforeOct 26 🎰VGK @ ⚡TBL 1–2 AfterOct 30 ⭐DAL @ ⚡TBL 1–2
🐯 Predators
BeforeOct 26 ⭐DAL @ 🐯NSH 3–2 AfterOct 30 🐯NSH @ 🔔PHI 1–4
Also on October 28
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