NHL Saturday, 31 October 2026
Nashville Predators vs Tampa Bay Lightning 5-4 – NHL, 31 Oct 2026
Nashville Predators 22nd place · GP 14 · W 5 · PTS 15
5–4
Final
Tampa Bay Lightning 11th place · GP 13 · W 8 · PTS 18
SportsLife forecast
Made before the match
47%
Nashville Predators
Home
47%
53%
Our pick Tampa Bay Lightning Low confidence Missed
- Tampa Bay sits 13th with 15 points from 11 games, Nashville 19th with 13 from 12
- Tampa Bay form WWWLL is stronger than Nashville's WLLWL
- Nashville has home advantage at Bridgestone Arena but recent meetings are split 2-2
Estimated by the SportsLife model from the league table, recent form and results, last meetings and home advantage. Not betting advice.
Match stats
NHLNashville PredatorsTampa Bay Lightning
33Shots on goal26
53%Face-off %47%
1/3Power play0/3
33%Power play %0%
6Penalty minutes6
17Hits19
15Blocked shots24
9Giveaways12
2Takeaways3
Skaters
NHLNashville Predators
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. ForsbergL | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 20:45 |
| N. PerbixD | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18:02 |
| S. StamkosC | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 6 | 16:18 |
| A. WilsbyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 21:32 |
| R. SchaeferL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12:02 |
| A. EdstromC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:15 |
| J. StrubleD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:31 |
| A. KerfootC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19:12 |
Tampa Bay Lightning
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. KucherovR | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 23:41 |
| J. CarlsonD | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 19:11 |
| B. PointC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 23:10 |
| J. GuentzelC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 25:56 |
| V. HedmanD | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 16:43 |
| C. GeekieC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10:02 |
| J. VielL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 07:41 |
| C. D'AstousD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 25:25 |
Scoring summary
NHL| Time | Team | Scorer | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 11:14 | NSH | R. Schaefer | A. Kerfoot, N. Perbix | 1–0 |
| P1 13:38 | TBL | J. Carlson | N. Kucherov, C. D'Astous | 1–1 |
| P2 00:18 | TBL | J. Guentzel | J. Carlson, N. Kucherov | 1–2 |
| P2 00:45 | NSH | A. Edstrom | B. Skjei, N. Perbix | 2–2 |
| P2 03:23 | TBL | V. Hedman | N. Kucherov, B. Point | 2–3 |
| P2 19:42 | NSH | J. Struble | A. Wilsby, F. Forsberg | 3–3 |
| P3 03:31 | TBL | C. Geekie | J. Viel | 3–4 |
| P3 07:27 | NSH | S. Stamkos (PP) | F. Forsberg, R. O'Reilly | 4–4 |
| SO 00:00 | NSH | S. Stamkos | unassisted | 5–4 |
Goaltenders
NHL| Goalie | Team | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Annunen | Nashville Predators | 22/26 | 0.846 | 64:52 |
| A. Vasilevskiy | Tampa Bay Lightning | 29/33 | 0.879 | 65:00 |
Three stars
NHL| # | Player | Team | Pos | Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. Stamkos | NSH | C | 1G 0A |
| 2 | N. Kucherov | TBL | R | 0G 3A |
| 3 | A. Edstrom | NSH | C | 1G 0A |
Form and recent results
Nashville PredatorsLWLLW
- L30 OctNashville Predators 3–4 Washington CapitalsNHL
- L28 OctNashville Predators 3–4 New York IslandersNHL
- W26 OctNashville Predators 6–2 Colorado AvalancheNHL
- L25 OctPittsburgh Penguins 3–2 Nashville PredatorsNHL
- L23 OctBoston Bruins 6–0 Nashville PredatorsNHL
- W18 OctNashville Predators 5–2 St. Louis BluesNHL
Tampa Bay LightningWLLWL
- W29 OctTampa Bay Lightning 6–4 Winnipeg JetsNHL
- L25 OctUtah Mammoth 5–4 Tampa Bay LightningNHL
- L24 OctColorado Avalanche 6–3 Tampa Bay LightningNHL
- W21 OctVegas Golden Knights 2–6 Tampa Bay LightningNHL
- W17 OctTampa Bay Lightning 4–2 Vancouver CanucksNHL
- W16 OctTampa Bay Lightning 4–3 Seattle KrakenNHL
Last meetings
- 23 Sep 2026Nashville Predators 3–2 Tampa Bay LightningNHL
- 20 Sep 2026Tampa Bay Lightning 2–1 Nashville PredatorsNHL
- 4 Dec 2019Nashville Predators 2–3 Tampa Bay LightningNHL
- 27 Oct 2019Tampa Bay Lightning 2–3 Nashville PredatorsNHL