3-3-3, 1-1-2 Away

7-3-0, 5-0-0 Home

Nashville Predators @ Tampa Bay Lightning

Predators

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
J. Saros	3	2	2	0	2.82	.906
J. Annunen	0	1	0	0	6.00	.806

Lightning

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
A. Vasilevskiy	5	2	0	0	2.46	.898
D. Hildeby	2	0	0	0	2.01	.920

Benchmark International Arena

7:00 PM, December 29, 2026

Tampa, FL

NSH

Points

Steven StamkosC #91

10PTS

Nikita KucherovRW #86

13PTS

Goals

Steven StamkosC #91

2PPG

16S

Brandon HagelLW #38

1PPG

41S

Assists

Roman JosiD #59

5PPA

5+/-

Nikita KucherovRW #86

3PPA

4+/-

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
NSH	2.56	3.11	24.8	29.3	65	8	28.6	5	83.3	2	0
TB	3.44	2.56	29.8	24.2	76	4	12.9	5	79.2	0	0

Tampa Bay Lightning

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Yanni Gourde C	IR-NR	Dec 2

Predators Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
10/22/26	@BOS	L6-0
10/17/26	vsSTL	W5-2
10/15/26	vsSJ	L3-2 SO
10/13/26	vsVGK	L5-2
10/10/26	@OTT	L3-2 SO

Lightning Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
10/23/26	@COL	L6-3
10/20/26	@VGK	W6-2
10/17/26	vsVAN	W4-2
10/15/26	vsSEA	W4-3 OT
10/13/26	@NYR	L4-1

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Regular Season Series

Series starts 10/31

Lightning
Predators

Game 1

10/31

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Predators
Lightning

Game 2

12/29

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Utah	7	4	0	14
Minnesota	6	3	2	14
Dallas	6	3	1	13
Colorado	6	4	1	13
St. Louis	5	4	1	11
Winnipeg	4	3	3	11
Nashville	3	3	3	9
Chicago	3	7	0	6

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Boston	8	2	1	17
Tampa Bay	7	3	0	14
Ottawa	7	4	0	14
Toronto	6	4	2	14
Montreal	5	3	2	12
Florida	5	4	2	12
Detroit	4	3	3	11
Buffalo	4	4	2	10

Montreal Canadiens vs. Chicago Blackhawks: Game Highlights

Jake Evans scores twice in the Canadiens' 4-1 victory over the Blackhawks

— Jake Evans scored twice and assisted on Kaiden Guhle’s goal and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 on Friday night.

NHL trade grades: Connor Hellebuyck to New Jersey Devils

On Friday, the Devils acquired Hellebuyck from the Jets -- who received Mercer, Bjugstad, Command and Daws. Here's what it means for each team.

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Nashville Predators @ Tampa Bay Lightning

Scoring Leaders

Steven StamkosC #91

Nikita KucherovRW #86

Steven StamkosC #91

Brandon HagelLW #38

Roman JosiD #59

Nikita KucherovRW #86

Team Stats

Injury Report

Montreal Canadiens vs. Chicago Blackhawks: Game Highlights

Jake Evans scores twice in the Canadiens' 4-1 victory over the Blackhawks

NHL trade grades: Connor Hellebuyck to New Jersey Devils