Tampa Bay Lightning vs Nashville Predators
Preseason · Tuesday, September 22, 2026 · Bridgestone Arena
The Spot · SCRIPPS
Game summary
The Nashville Predators beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 in overtime on Tuesday, September 22, 2026 at Bridgestone Arena. The Lightning outshot the Predators 27-26.
Jeffrey Viel scored twice and Matthew Wood scored twice. Felix Nilsson also scored.
Justus Annunen made 25 saves on 27 shots for the win; Dennis Hildeby stopped 23 of 26.
Three stars
Scoring
2nd period
Jeffrey Viel (1)Zemgus Girgensons (1)1–003:44 TBL
3rd period
- Jeffrey Viel (2)Pontus Holmberg (1), Tomas Kralovic (1)Barron 1:03 into shift2–004:54 TBL
Matthew Wood (1)Ryan Ufko (1), Roman Josi (1)Rautiainen 1:56 into shift2–113:30 NSH- Matthew Wood (2)Jack Ahcan (2)2–217:41 NSH
OT period
Felix Nilsson (1)UnassistedKralovic 1:35 into shift2–302:33 NSH
Tired legs
Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.
2–1 · 3rd 13:30 · Wood. Rautiainen was 1:56 into his shift when it went in.
1–0 TBL
2nd 3:44 · Viel
O'Reilly 0:59
2–0 TBL
3rd 4:54 · Viel
Long shift: Barron 1:03
2–1 NSH
3rd 13:30 · Wood
Stuck out there: Rautiainen 1:56
2–2 NSH
3rd 17:41 · Wood
Harkins 0:46
2–3 NSH
OT 2:33 · Nilsson
Stuck out there: Kralovic 1:35
Hover or tap a bar for the skater.
1.9×
Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).
30%
of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.
Team stats
Penalties
- 1st 18:39
Tomas Kralovic · holding2 min - 3rd 00:43
Chase Bradley · roughing2 min - 3rd 00:43Emil Lilleberg · roughing2 min
- 3rd 10:17Steven Stamkos · hooking2 min
- 3rd 18:40Jeffrey Viel · high sticking2 min
Tampa Bay Lightning
| 25Jeffrey VielL | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 14:29 |
| 28Zemgus GirgensonsC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 16:43 |
| 29Pontus HolmbergR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 14:36 |
| 82Tomas KralovicD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 20:37 |
| 10Jansen HarkinsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 14:33 |
| 22Jakob PelletierL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:49 |
| 23Sam O'ReillyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16:29 |
| 41Benjamin RautiainenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 14:54 |
| 53Dylan DukeL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:17 |
| 67Noah SteenL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:51 |
| 80Nick AbruzzeseC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 13:30 |
| 93Gage GoncalvesC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 17:26 |
| 94Conor GeekieC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 16:19 |
| 16Steven SantiniD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:46 |
| 51Charle-Edouard D'AstousD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 24:28 |
| 52Maxim GroshevD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:14 |
| 78Emil LillebergD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:48 |
| 79Michael CallahanD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 19:23 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32Olivier RodrigueG | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 00:00 | |
| 35Dennis HildebyG | O | 26 | 23 | 3 | .885 | 62:33 |
Nashville Predators
| 71Matthew WoodR | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 6 | 19:54 |
| 62Felix NilssonC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 13:18 |
| 12Ryan UfkoD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 21:44 |
| 47Jack AhcanD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:08 |
| 59Roman JosiD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 25:54 |
| 9Filip ForsbergL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19:55 |
| 21Nils HoglanderL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:37 |
| 25Joakim KemellR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 14:27 |
| 38Chase BradleyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:43 |
| 44Brady MartinC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:43 |
| 49Reid SchaeferL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 14:13 |
| 60David EdstromC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:18 |
| 89Ozzy WiesblattC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:06 |
| 90Ryan O'ReillyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:09 |
| 91Steven StamkosC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:29 |
| 20Justin BarronD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:58 |
| 50Tanner MolendykD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:10 |
| 76Brady SkjeiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 19:26 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29Justus AnnunenG | W | 27 | 25 | 2 | .926 | 62:33 |
| 30Isak PoschG | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 00:00 |