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Nashville Predators vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Regular season · Tuesday, December 29, 2026 · Benchmark International Arena

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Game preview

The Nashville Predators visit the Tampa Bay Lightning at Benchmark International Arena on Tuesday, December 29, 2026, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on SN+, The Spot and SCRIPPS.

This is the second of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Predators

Game 2 of a road trip: Florida, now Tampa Bay.

  1. 192026-12-19: no game
  2. 202026-12-20: at NJD
  3. 212026-12-21: no game
  4. 222026-12-22: vs WPG
  5. 232026-12-23: no game
  6. 242026-12-24: no game
  7. 252026-12-25: no game
  8. 262026-12-26: vs DET
  9. 272026-12-27: no game
  10. 282026-12-28: at FLA
  11. 292026-12-29: at TBL, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~179 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~968 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+1 h
body clock vs home

Lightning

First home game after a 2-game road trip (Florida and Carolina).

  1. 192026-12-19: at TOR
  2. 202026-12-20: at DET, second of a back-to-backB2B
  3. 212026-12-21: no game
  4. 222026-12-22: vs STL
  5. 232026-12-23: no game
  6. 242026-12-24: no game
  7. 252026-12-25: no game
  8. 262026-12-26: at FLA
  9. 272026-12-27: no game
  10. 282026-12-28: at CAR
  11. 292026-12-29: vs NSH, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~585 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,437 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Nashville PredatorsPredatorsTue, Oct 13 vs VGK
  1. L1Forsberg#9Hoglander#21Wood#71
    7:37 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewColton#79Drury#18Edstrom#84
    6:39 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewStamkos#91O'Reilly#90Kerfoot#14
    4:39 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewJosi#59Wilsby#2
    10:48 together at 5v5
  2. D2Skjei#76Perbix#48
    10:28 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewHague#41Struble#3
    7:45 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Forsberg LStamkos CO'Reilly CMarchessault CJosi D4:22
  2. 2Kerfoot CColton CPinchuk CWood RAhcan D0:25

Penalty kill

  1. 1Kerfoot CDrury CSkjei DPerbix D2:16
  2. 2O'Reilly CEdstrom CJosi DWilsby D0:35
Tampa Bay LightningLightningTue, Oct 13 at NYR
  1. L1Girgensons#28Holmberg#29Mikheyev#95
    10:27 together at 5v5
  2. L2Point#21Goncalves#93Kucherov#86
    5:49 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewHagel#38Guentzel#59Geekie#94
    1:46 together at 5v5
  1. D1Carlson#74Moser#90
    12:15 together at 5v5
  2. D2D'Astous#51Crozier#24
    10:25 together at 5v5
  3. D3McDonagh#27Cernak#81
    8:50 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Hagel LGuentzel CPoint CKucherov RCarlson D2:13
  2. 2Cirelli CGoncalves CGeekie CHolmberg RD'Astous D0:50

Penalty kill

  1. 1Hagel LCirelli CHedman DCrozier D1:57
  2. 2Hagel LCirelli CMcDonagh DCernak D1:17

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

NSHTBL

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

NSH 43% (most shuffled)TBL 57% (5th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

NSH 1:56 left (11th earliest · 16 pulls)TBL 2:04 left (5th earliest · 16 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

NSH 48.7s (14th longest)TBL 49.1s (11th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

NSH 30% (15th most often)TBL 28% (12th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series