Nashville Predators and Tampa Bay Lightning Trade Even-Strength Strikes as a Third-Period Swing Decides It

The Nashville Predators left Benchmark International Arena with a 34-31 record and 2 points after a 3-2 result against the the Tampa Bay Lightning, who moved to 46-21 with 3 points.

First period

The Predators opened the night with 31 shots in the game while the Lightning finished with 28 shots.

The Preds recorded 19 hits, and the Bolts finished with 18 hits.

Nashville won 54 percent of faceoffs with 28 wins, while Tampa Bay posted 46 percent with 24 wins.

Second period

The Predators produced 1 second-period goal after being held to 0 in the first, and the Lightning also scored 1 in the middle period.

Filip Forsberg logged 2 points on 1 goal and 1 assist for Nashville while taking 4 shots.

Joakim Kemell scored 1 goal on 2 shots for the Preds.

The Lightning went 0-for-4 on the power play with 5 shots, and the Preds went 0-for-4 with 4 shots.

Third period

The Predators scored 1 goal in the third period, and the Lightning scored 2 in the third period to settle the game.

Justus Annunen made 25 saves on 28 shots against for Nashville, and Tampa Bay goaltender Jonas Johansson stopped 29 shots on 31 shots against.

Tampa Bay’s Jake Guentzel was the top-listed star, Brandon Hagel was the second-listed star, and Johansson was the third-listed star.

Nashville Predators post-match stats showed 15 giveaways, 3 takeaways, and 12 blocked shots, while the Lightning had 13 giveaways, 6 takeaways, and 13 blocked shots.

Overtime and game notes

The game ended in regulation at 00:00 on the clock with no overtime shots for either team.

This Nashville Predators vs Tampa Bay Lightning scoreline review starts with Nashville’s 2 even-strength goals on 25 even-strength shots and ends with Tampa Bay’s 3 even-strength goals on 22 even-strength shots.

The Nashville Predators match rating in the faceoff circle reflected a 54 percent share that still came in a 1-goal margin.

Nashville Predators vs Tampa Bay Lightning final thoughts center on Tampa Bay’s 2-goal third period after both teams scored 1 in the second.

The Predators next game is scheduled for 10:30 PM EDT on 2026-04-02 at Crypto.com Arena at 1111 S Figueroa Street in Los Angeles, California, USA against the Los Angeles Kings.

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