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Tampa Bay Lightning vs Nashville Predators · NHL

Tampa Bay Lightning

1-0-0

2 – 1

Final

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Nashville Predators

0-1-0

Benchmark International Arena · Tampa · USA

Summary

One goal separated them as Tampa Bay Lightning beat Nashville Predators 2-1 at Benchmark International Arena (crowd 13,374). The referee: Jean Hebert.

Overview Player stats Standings

Overview

Starts: 9:00 PM UTC · Sep 20
Event: NHL USA
Ground: Benchmark International Arena · Tampa · USA
Crowd: 13,374
Match officials: Jonny Murray (Linesman), Jean Hebert (Referee), Tommy Hughes (Linesman), Mike Sullivan (Referee)

On TV

Channels named for United States. The feed names none elsewhere.

USESPN+Streaming · National
USThe Spot - MTNTV · Home
USScripps SportsStreaming · Away

Period by period

Team	1	2	3	T
Lightning	2	0	0	2
Predators	1	0	0	1

Player stats

Side by side

7Blocked Shots18

17Hits21

6Takeaways6

22Shots13

0Power Play Goals0

4Power Play Opportunities6

0.0Power Play Percentage0.0

0Short Handed Goals0

0Shootout Goals0

26Faceoffs Won14

65.0Faceoff Win Percent35.0

8Giveaways11

10Total Penalties9

36Penalty Minutes34

Tampa Bay Lightning leaders

GoalsConor Geekie1

AssistsJohn Carlson1

PointsIlya Mikheyev1

Nashville Predators leaders

GoalsBrady Martin1

AssistsReid Schaefer1

PointsBrady Martin1

Tampa Bay Lightning

forwards
Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Anthony Cirelli C	0	0	0	0	14:28	1:25	3:27	9:36	19	0	0	0	1	2	8	3	72.7	0	0	0
Ethan Czata C	1	1	1	0	10:10	0:00	0:00	10:10	13	0	0	0	1	1	3	3	50.0	0	0	0
Conor Geekie C	0	1	1	1	16:15	1:47	3:04	11:24	20	1	1	0	2	2	0	1	0.0	0	1	2
Jake Guentzel C	1	0	0	0	19:35	6:08	2:36	10:51	22	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	33.3	1	0	0
Brandon Hagel LW	1	0	0	0	17:57	6:06	3:35	8:16	20	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0.0	0	2	12
Nikita Kucherov RW	0	0	1	0	19:28	6:22	0:33	12:33	18	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Oleg Kulebiakin RW	0	0	0	0	9:34	0:00	0:00	9:34	14	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	2	1	2
Ilya Mikheyev RW	0	0	0	0	13:32	0:00	3:57	9:35	17	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Sam O'Reilly RW	0	1	0	1	15:11	1:29	3:35	10:07	18	0	0	1	2	2	6	2	75.0	0	0	0
Brayden Point C	0	0	1	0	17:30	6:13	0:00	11:17	17	0	0	1	1	1	7	3	70.0	0	0	0
Benjamin Rautiainen C	0	0	0	1	13:00	1:25	0:31	11:04	14	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Scott Sabourin RW	1	3	0	0	9:37	0:00	0:00	9:37	13	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	100.0	2	3	14

defenses
Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	A	S	SM	GV	PN	PIM
John Carlson D	1	1	1	1	21:56	5:30	1:55	14:31	24	1	2	0	1	0	0
Erik Cernak D	1	2	0	1	16:17	0:05	2:42	13:30	23	0	1	0	0	2	4
Maxwell Crozier D	1	4	0	-1	18:40	0:08	4:40	13:52	24	0	3	1	1	0	0
Victor Hedman D	0	3	1	0	19:13	2:17	3:48	13:08	26	0	0	1	0	1	2
Ryan McDonagh D	0	1	0	1	17:55	0:00	3:50	14:05	22	0	0	0	0	0	0
J.J. Moser D	0	0	0	0	18:26	0:00	3:55	14:31	21	0	0	0	0	0	0

goalies
Player	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
Andrei Vasilevskiy G	1	13	0	0	12	.923	9	2	1	59:16	0	0

Nashville Predators

forwards
Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Chase Bradley LW	0	2	0	0	11:18	0:05	0:41	10:32	15	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0.0	0	0	0
David Edstrom C	2	1	1	0	14:58	4:04	0:31	10:23	20	0	0	0	0	1	4	2	66.7	0	1	2
Aiden Fink RW	1	0	0	0	11:44	3:27	0:00	8:17	14	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Tyson Jost C	1	0	0	-1	18:42	4:43	3:46	10:13	24	0	0	0	1	1	1	5	16.7	0	0	0
Joakim Kemell RW	0	2	1	-1	20:03	5:29	2:09	12:25	21	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	3	0	0
Jake Lucchini C	0	0	0	0	12:51	0:40	3:19	8:52	17	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	50.0	0	0	0
Brady Martin C	0	0	1	-1	17:33	5:57	0:03	11:33	17	1	1	0	2	2	3	8	27.3	0	0	0
Felix Nilsson C	0	1	0	0	15:19	4:02	0:00	11:17	18	0	0	0	1	0	3	5	37.5	0	1	2
Cole O'Hara RW	0	0	0	0	13:03	3:56	0:00	9:07	15	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Reid Schaefer LW	1	3	0	0	20:10	5:37	2:54	11:39	22	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Ozzy Wiesblatt C	2	0	0	0	15:21	1:58	2:13	11:10	18	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Oasiz Wiesblatt C	0	2	0	0	9:47	0:39	0:00	9:08	14	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	33.3	0	2	12

defenses
Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	A	S	SM	GV	PN	PIM
Jack Ahcan D	2	3	2	-2	23:28	5:30	1:55	16:03	25	1	4	0	1	0	0
Andrew Gibson D	6	3	0	-1	14:11	0:00	2:17	11:54	17	0	0	0	1	2	4
Viggo Gustafsson D	0	0	0	-1	13:42	0:34	0:00	13:08	19	0	0	0	2	2	12
Tanner Molendyk D	2	0	0	1	20:41	4:27	3:31	12:43	26	0	0	0	1	0	0
Nick Perbix D	1	0	1	1	19:20	0:00	4:41	14:39	28	0	0	1	0	0	0
Hunter Skinner D	0	4	0	0	19:41	0:47	3:08	15:46	25	0	0	1	1	0	0

goalies
Player	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
Juuse Saros G	2	22	0	0	20	.909	17	2	1	58:08	0	2

Standings

2026-27 Central Division Standings
#	Team	W	L	PTS
1	Utah	7	3	14
2	Minnesota	6	2	14
3	Dallas	5	3	11
4	Colorado	5	4	11
5	Winnipeg	4	3	10
6	Nashville	3	2	9
7	St. Louis	4	4	9
8	Chicago	3	6	6

2026-27 Atlantic Division Standings
#	Team	W	L	PTS
1	Boston	7	2	15
2	Tampa Bay	7	2	14
3	Ottawa	7	3	14
4	Florida	5	3	12
5	Toronto	5	4	12
6	Montreal	4	3	10
7	Buffalo	4	4	10
8	Detroit	3	3	9

NHL table

#	Team	P	GD	PTS
1	Hurricanes	82	+56	113
2	Sabres	82	+47	109
3	Lightning	82	+59	106
4	Canadiens	82	+27	106
5	Bruins	82	+22	100
6	Senators	82	+32	99
7	Penguins	82	+25	98
8	Flyers	82	+7	98
9	Capitals	82	+19	95
10	Red Wings	82	-17	92

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