Tampa Bay Lightning at Nashville Predators

Tue, Oct 28, 2025 · Bridgestone Arena · 2025–26 Regular Season

Tampa Bay Lightning

5 – 2

Final

Nashville Predators

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Nashville Predators 5–2 on Tue, Oct 28, 2025 at Bridgestone Arena. Zemgus Girgensons scored twice. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 18 saves for the win. Shots on goal were 32–20.

Linescore

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
TBL	1	1	3	5	32
NSH	0	0	2	2	20

Scoring summary

Per	Time	Team	Str	Goal	Assists	Score
1st	10:31	TBL	EV	Zemgus Girgensons (1) · snap	Pontus Holmberg (3), Yanni Gourde (1)	1–0
2nd	15:37	TBL	EV	Brandon Hagel (2) · wrist	Anthony Cirelli (3)	2–0
3rd	05:05	NSH	PP	Luke Evangelista (1) · wrist	Erik Haula (3), Brady Skjei (3)	2–1
3rd	07:58	TBL	EV	Charle-Edouard D'Astous (1) · wrist	Brayden Point (6), Nikita Kucherov (6)	3–1
3rd	17:54	NSH	PP	Filip Forsberg (4) · wrist	Luke Evangelista (5), Erik Haula (4)	3–2
3rd	19:07	TBL	SH EN	Nikita Kucherov (4) · wrist	Brandon Hagel (5), Anthony Cirelli (4)	4–2
3rd	19:33	TBL	EV	Zemgus Girgensons (2) · wrist	Pontus Holmberg (4), Erik Cernak (2)	5–2

Penalties

Per	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Min
1st	01:32	TBL	Brayden Point	tripping	2
1st	03:49	NSH	Adam Wilsby	interference	2
1st	17:28	NSH	Erik Haula	slashing	2
2nd	13:29	NSH	Spencer Stastney	slashing	2
2nd	19:15	NSH	Bench	too many men on the ice	2
3rd	03:00	TBL	Charle-Edouard D'Astous	roughing	2
3rd	03:00	NSH	Michael Bunting	slashing	2
3rd	03:45	TBL	Dominic James	slashing	2
3rd	09:50	TBL	Erik Cernak	holding the stick	2
3rd	15:47	NSH	Filip Forsberg	roughing	2
3rd	15:47	TBL	J.J. Moser	roughing	2

Shot map

Goal● Shot on goal○ MissedSize = expected goals (xG)

Expected goals: TBL 5.41 · NSH 2.29 · xG% TBL 70.3

Tampa Bay Lightning

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
38	Brandon Hagel	L	1	1	2	+2	0	4	0	1		23:50	27
71	Anthony Cirelli	C	0	2	2	+2	0	1	0	1	37.5	21:30	26
86	Nikita Kucherov	R	1	1	2	+2	0	4	0	1		19:57	22
28	Zemgus Girgensons	C	2	0	2	+1	0	2	1	1	50.0	13:15	22
29	Pontus Holmberg	R	0	2	2	+2	0	3	1	2		11:39	19
81	Erik Cernak	D	0	1	1	+1	2	1	6	0		18:27	25
21	Brayden Point	C	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	0	50.0	17:30	20
51	Charle-Edouard D'Astous	D	1	0	1	+3	2	2	0	1		17:05	20
37	Yanni Gourde	C	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	2	40.0	14:33	22
27	Ryan McDonagh	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	2		21:51	25
77	Victor Hedman	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1		21:15	24
90	J.J. Moser	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	2		18:20	23
59	Jake Guentzel	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	33.3	17:13	19
78	Emil Lilleberg	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0		16:00	20
17	Dominic James	C	0	0	0	+1	2	4	1	0		12:36	16
22	Oliver Bjorkstrand	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		11:48	14
93	Gage Goncalves	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1		9:26	14
42	Curtis Douglas	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		4:31	8

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
88	Andrei Vasilevskiy	W	20	18	2	.900	59:49

Nashville Predators

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
56	Erik Haula	L	0	2	2	-2	2	3	2	1	73.3	14:03	23
77	Luke Evangelista	R	1	1	2	0	0	2	0	0		13:27	17
76	Brady Skjei	D	0	1	1	-2	0	3	2	1		26:55	28
9	Filip Forsberg	L	1	0	1	0	2	1	3	0		17:08	20
48	Nick Perbix	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0		24:58	29
90	Ryan O'Reilly	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	60.0	21:19	22
41	Nicolas Hague	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0		20:11	25
20	Justin Barron	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	2		18:13	22
24	Spencer Stastney	D	0	0	0	-3	2	0	0	0		16:30	23
91	Steven Stamkos	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0	66.7	16:23	20
81	Jonathan Marchessault	R	0	0	0	-2	0	3	1	0		16:22	21
47	Michael McCarron	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	63.6	15:30	20
58	Michael Bunting	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		14:16	18
36	Cole Smith	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	3	0		14:04	19
71	Matthew Wood	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	100.0	13:52	18
17	Tyson Jost	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	1	66.7	12:14	14
89	Ozzy Wiesblatt	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		9:29	13
83	Adam Wilsby	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		5:36	8

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
74	Juuse Saros	L	29	25	4	.862	57:30