Venue & Match Info
Arena: Bridgestone Arena, 501 Broadway, Nashville, TN 37203
Capacity: ~17,500
Puckdrop: 7:45 PM ET
Broadcast: ESPN+, FDSN South
Injury Report
Tampa Bay Lightning:
Nikita Kucherov (illness) – Day-to-day
Max Crozier (undisclosed) – OUT
Nicolas Hague (upper body) – OUT
Niko Huuhtanen (undisclosed) – OUT
Nick Paul (upper body) – OUT
Zemgus Girgensons (undisclosed) – OUT
Nashville Predators:
Roman Josi (upper body) – Week-to-week
Jonathan Marchessault (lower body) – Day-to-day
Fedor Svechkov (scratch) – OUT
Nick Blankenburg (scratch) – OUT
Key Player Matchups
Tampa Bay:
Jake Guentzel – 10 points (4G, 6A), team leader in scoring.
Nikita Kucherov – 8 points (3G, 5A), elite playmaker if healthy.
Victor Hedman – 8 assists, anchors blue line.
Anthony Cirelli – 5 goals, 53% FO%.
Andrei Vasilevskiy – 1-3-2, 3.41 GAA, .885 SV%.
Nashville:
Ryan O’Reilly – 9 points (5G, 4A), five-game point streak.
Filip Forsberg – 7 points (3G, 4A), consistent top-line threat.
Jonathan Marchessault – 5 points (3G, 2A), dangerous on PP.
Juuse Saros – 4-2-2, 2.68 GAA, .909 SV%, stabilizing force in net.
Matchup Focus: Guentzel/Kucherov vs. O’Reilly/Forsberg; Vasilevskiy’s rebound form vs. Saros’ consistency.
Team Recent Form
Tampa Bay Lightning:
Last 5: W vs. VGK 2-1 (OT), W vs. STL 4-2, L vs. FLA 3-2, L vs. OTT 5-4, L vs. DET 2-1 (OT).
Strengths: 16.1% PP, 90.3% PK (Top 5).
Weaknesses: 2.7 goals/game (27th NHL).
Nashville Predators:
Last 5: L vs. DAL 3-2, W vs. LAK 4-3 (SO), W vs. ANA 4-1, L vs. WPG 4-1, L vs. MTL 3-2.
Strengths: PK 88.9% (Top 10).
Weaknesses: PP 9.7% (31st NHL).
Series History
All-time: Nashville leads 19-18-7 vs. Tampa Bay.
Last 10: Lightning 5-2-3 vs. Predators.
At Bridgestone Arena: Predators 11-8-5.
Recent: Nashville 2-1-2 in last 5 home meetings vs. Tampa Bay.
Betting Trends
Tampa Bay: 3-4 as favorite this season; 4 of 9 games OVER 5.5 goals.
Nashville: 2 upset wins as underdog; 3 of 10 games OVER 5.5 goals.
Combined: Teams average 5.2 goals/game, but allow 6.3 goals/game combined.
Game Odds
Tampa Bay Lightning – 155
Nashville Predators 5.5
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Monday, October 27, 2025
