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Preseason · September 22, 2026 · Final / OT
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Tampa Bay Lightning vs Nashville Predators Game Summary
DateSeptember 22, 2026
Your time8:00 PM ET
TV / broadcastThe Spot, SCRIPPS
ArenaBridgestone Arena
Game Highlights and Recap
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NHL Box Score and Game Stats
Follow every goal, compare the teams and see how each player performed. Open a section below for the full breakdown.
G: goals · A: assists · P: points · SOG: shots on goal · PIM: penalty minutes · TOI: time on ice · +/−: plus/minus. A dash means not listed. Period times count up from the start of each period. Parentheses beside scorers and assists show their preseason totals through this game. Shootout goals do not count toward a player's goal total.
Score by Period
| Period | TBL | NSH |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 |
| OT | 0 | 1 |
| Final | 2 | 3 |
Shots on Goal by Period
| Period | TBL | NSH |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 5 |
| 2 | 11 | 9 |
| 3 | 9 | 11 |
| OT | 0 | 1 |
Team Stats
| Statistic | TBL | NSH |
|---|---|---|
| Shots on goal | 27 | 26 |
| Faceoff win % | 56.3% | 43.8% |
| Faceoffs won / taken | 27/48 | 21/48 |
| Power plays (goals/opportunities) | 0/1 | 0/2 |
| Power-play % | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Penalty minutes | 6 | 4 |
| Hits | 15 | 27 |
| Blocked Shots | 14 | 11 |
| Giveaways | 12 | 7 |
| Takeaways | 3 | 5 |
Scoring Summary
| Period | Time | Team | Scorer | Assists | Situation | Shot | TBL–NSH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 03:44 | TBL | Jeffrey Viel (1) | Zemgus Girgensons (1) | Even strength | Wrist shot | 1–0 |
| 3 | 04:54 | TBL | Jeffrey Viel (2) | Pontus Holmberg (1), Tomas Kralovic (1) | Even strength | Wrist shot | 2–0 |
| 3 | 13:30 | NSH | Matthew Wood (1) | Ryan Ufko (1), Roman Josi (1) | Even strength | Tip-in | 2–1 |
| 3 | 17:41 | NSH | Matthew Wood (2) | Jack Ahcan (2) | Even strength | Wrist shot | 2–2 |
| OT | 02:33 | NSH | Felix Nilsson (1) | Unassisted | Even strength | Wrist shot | 2–3 |
Penalties
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| Period | Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Minutes | Type | Drawn by | Served by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18:39 | TBL | Tomas Kralovic | Holding | 2 | Minor | Ryan O'Reilly | — |
| 3 | 00:43 | NSH | Chase Bradley | Roughing | 2 | Minor | Emil Lilleberg | — |
| 3 | 00:43 | TBL | Emil Lilleberg | Roughing | 2 | Minor | Chase Bradley | — |
| 3 | 10:17 | NSH | Steven Stamkos | Hooking | 2 | Minor | Charle-Edouard D'Astous | — |
| 3 | 18:40 | TBL | Jeffrey Viel | High sticking | 2 | Minor | Tanner Molendyk | — |
TBL Skater Stats
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| Player | No. | Position | G | A | P | +/− | SOG | Hits | Blocks | PIM | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jansen Harkins | 10 | Center | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:33 |
| Jakob Pelletier | 22 | Left wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:49 |
| Sam O'Reilly | 23 | Right wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16:29 |
| Jeffrey Viel | 25 | Left wing | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14:29 |
| Zemgus Girgensons | 28 | Center | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:43 |
| Pontus Holmberg | 29 | Right wing | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:36 |
| Benjamin Rautiainen | 41 | Center | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:54 |
| Dylan Duke | 53 | Left wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16:17 |
| Noah Steen | 67 | Left wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11:51 |
| Nick Abruzzese | 80 | Center | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:30 |
| Gage Goncalves | 93 | Center | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:26 |
| Conor Geekie | 94 | Center | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:19 |
| Steven Santini | 16 | Defense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17:46 |
| Charle-Edouard D'Astous | 51 | Defense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24:28 |
| Maxim Groshev | 52 | Defense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19:14 |
| Emil Lilleberg | 78 | Defense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:48 |
| Michael Callahan | 79 | Defense | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19:23 |
| Tomas Kralovic | 82 | Defense | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 20:37 |
TBL Faceoffs and Puck Possession
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| Player | Shifts | Giveaways | Takeaways | Power-play goals | Faceoff win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jansen Harkins | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66.7% |
| Jakob Pelletier | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sam O'Reilly | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37.5% |
| Jeffrey Viel | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Zemgus Girgensons | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0% |
| Pontus Holmberg | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Benjamin Rautiainen | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Dylan Duke | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Noah Steen | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0% |
| Nick Abruzzese | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Gage Goncalves | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Conor Geekie | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63.6% |
| Steven Santini | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Charle-Edouard D'Astous | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Maxim Groshev | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Emil Lilleberg | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Michael Callahan | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Tomas Kralovic | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
TBL Goalie Stats
| Goalie | No. | Saves | Shots faced | Goals allowed | Save % | TOI | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olivier Rodrigue | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 00:00 | — |
| Dennis Hildeby | 35 | 23 | 26 | 3 | 88.5% | 62:33 | OT loss |
TBL Goalie Saves by Situation
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| Goalie | Situation | Saves / shots faced | Goals allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olivier Rodrigue | Even strength | 0/0 | 0 |
| Olivier Rodrigue | Opponent on power play | 0/0 | 0 |
| Olivier Rodrigue | Opponent short-handed | 0/0 | 0 |
| Dennis Hildeby | Even strength | 21/24 | 3 |
| Dennis Hildeby | Opponent on power play | 2/2 | 0 |
| Dennis Hildeby | Opponent short-handed | 0/0 | 0 |
NSH Skater Stats
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| Player | No. | Position | G | A | P | +/− | SOG | Hits | Blocks | PIM | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filip Forsberg | 9 | Left wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19:55 |
| Nils Hoglander | 21 | Left wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:37 |
| Joakim Kemell | 25 | Right wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14:27 |
| Chase Bradley | 38 | Left wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11:43 |
| Brady Martin | 44 | Center | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:43 |
| Reid Schaefer | 49 | Left wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14:13 |
| David Edstrom | 60 | Center | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12:18 |
| Felix Nilsson | 62 | Center | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:18 |
| Matthew Wood | 71 | Right wing | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19:54 |
| Ozzy Wiesblatt | 89 | Center | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14:06 |
| Ryan O'Reilly | 90 | Center | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19:09 |
| Steven Stamkos | 91 | Center | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19:29 |
| Ryan Ufko | 12 | Defense | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21:44 |
| Justin Barron | 20 | Defense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19:58 |
| Jack Ahcan | 47 | Defense | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:08 |
| Tanner Molendyk | 50 | Defense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:10 |
| Roman Josi | 59 | Defense | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25:54 |
| Brady Skjei | 76 | Defense | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19:26 |
NSH Faceoffs and Puck Possession
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| Player | Shifts | Giveaways | Takeaways | Power-play goals | Faceoff win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filip Forsberg | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Nils Hoglander | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Joakim Kemell | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Chase Bradley | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Brady Martin | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33.3% |
| Reid Schaefer | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| David Edstrom | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62.5% |
| Felix Nilsson | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25.0% |
| Matthew Wood | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42.9% |
| Ozzy Wiesblatt | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Ryan O'Reilly | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53.8% |
| Steven Stamkos | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.7% |
| Ryan Ufko | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Justin Barron | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Jack Ahcan | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Tanner Molendyk | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Roman Josi | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Brady Skjei | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
NSH Goalie Stats
| Goalie | No. | Saves | Shots faced | Goals allowed | Save % | TOI | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justus Annunen | 29 | 25 | 27 | 2 | 92.6% | 62:33 | Win |
| Isak Posch | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 00:00 | — |
NSH Goalie Saves by Situation
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| Goalie | Situation | Saves / shots faced | Goals allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justus Annunen | Even strength | 24/26 | 2 |
| Justus Annunen | Opponent on power play | 0/0 | 0 |
| Justus Annunen | Opponent short-handed | 1/1 | 0 |
| Isak Posch | Even strength | 0/0 | 0 |
| Isak Posch | Opponent on power play | 0/0 | 0 |
| Isak Posch | Opponent short-handed | 0/0 | 0 |
Three Stars
| Star | Player | Team | G | A | P | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Wood | NSH | 2 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 2 | Felix Nilsson | NSH | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 3 | Filip Forsberg | NSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Officials and Coaches
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| Role | Name | No. |
|---|---|---|
| Referee | Furman South | 13 |
| Referee | Mike Sullivan | 47 |
| Linesperson | Julien Fournier | 56 |
| Linesperson | Tommy Hughes | 65 |
| TBL head coach | Jon Cooper | — |
| NSH head coach | Andrew Brunette | — |
Game Rosters
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| Team | No. | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| NSH | 44 | Brady Martin | Center |
| NSH | 76 | Brady Skjei | Defense |
| NSH | 38 | Chase Bradley | Left wing |
| NSH | 60 | David Edstrom | Center |
| NSH | 62 | Felix Nilsson | Center |
| NSH | 9 | Filip Forsberg | Left wing |
| NSH | 30 | Isak Posch | Goalie |
| NSH | 47 | Jack Ahcan | Defense |
| NSH | 25 | Joakim Kemell | Right wing |
| NSH | 20 | Justin Barron | Defense |
| NSH | 29 | Justus Annunen | Goalie |
| NSH | 71 | Matthew Wood | Right wing |
| NSH | 21 | Nils Hoglander | Left wing |
| NSH | 89 | Ozzy Wiesblatt | Center |
| NSH | 49 | Reid Schaefer | Left wing |
| NSH | 59 | Roman Josi | Defense |
| NSH | 90 | Ryan O'Reilly | Center |
| NSH | 12 | Ryan Ufko | Defense |
| NSH | 91 | Steven Stamkos | Center |
| NSH | 50 | Tanner Molendyk | Defense |
| TBL | 41 | Benjamin Rautiainen | Center |
| TBL | 51 | Charle-Edouard D'Astous | Defense |
| TBL | 94 | Conor Geekie | Center |
| TBL | 35 | Dennis Hildeby | Goalie |
| TBL | 53 | Dylan Duke | Left wing |
| TBL | 78 | Emil Lilleberg | Defense |
| TBL | 93 | Gage Goncalves | Center |
| TBL | 22 | Jakob Pelletier | Left wing |
| TBL | 10 | Jansen Harkins | Center |
| TBL | 25 | Jeffrey Viel | Left wing |
| TBL | 52 | Maxim Groshev | Defense |
| TBL | 79 | Michael Callahan | Defense |
| TBL | 80 | Nick Abruzzese | Center |
| TBL | 67 | Noah Steen | Left wing |
| TBL | 32 | Olivier Rodrigue | Goalie |
| TBL | 29 | Pontus Holmberg | Right wing |
| TBL | 23 | Sam O'Reilly | Right wing |
| TBL | 16 | Steven Santini | Defense |
| TBL | 82 | Tomas Kralovic | Defense |
| TBL | 28 | Zemgus Girgensons | Center |
Play-by-Play
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| Period | Time | Team | Event | What happened |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 00:00 | — | Period start | Period start |
| 1 | 00:00 | NSH | Faceoff | David Edstrom wins faceoff against Zemgus Girgensons |
| 1 | 00:04 | TBL | Hit | Jeffrey Viel hits Ryan Ufko |
| 1 | 00:19 | TBL | Hit | Jeffrey Viel hits Tanner Molendyk |
| 1 | 00:20 | NSH | Giveaway | Tanner Molendyk |
| 1 | 00:21 | TBL | Missed shot | Pontus Holmberg · Wrist shot · Goalie: Justus Annunen · Wide right |
| 1 | 00:55 | NSH | Blocked shot | Roman Josi · — · Blocked by Maxim Groshev · Blocked |
| 1 | 01:17 | TBL | Missed shot | Jakob Pelletier · Deflection · Goalie: Justus Annunen · Above crossbar |
| 1 | 01:51 | NSH | Blocked shot | Filip Forsberg · — · Blocked by Michael Callahan · Blocked |
| 1 | 01:53 | TBL | Giveaway | Nick Abruzzese |
| 1 | 01:59 | NSH | Blocked shot | Filip Forsberg · — · Blocked by Tomas Kralovic · Blocked |
| 1 | 02:10 | TBL | Giveaway | Dylan Duke |
| 1 | 03:09 | — | Stoppage | Puck in benches |
| 1 | 03:09 | TBL | Faceoff | Zemgus Girgensons wins faceoff against David Edstrom |
| 1 | 03:52 | — | Stoppage | Puck frozen |
| 1 | 03:52 | TBL | Faceoff | Conor Geekie wins faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly |
| 1 | 03:53 | TBL | Shot on goal | Emil Lilleberg · Snap shot · Goalie: Justus Annunen |
| 1 | 04:39 | — | Stoppage | Icing |
| 1 | 04:39 | TBL | Faceoff | Conor Geekie wins faceoff against Matthew Wood |
| 1 | 04:57 | NSH | Shot on goal | Filip Forsberg · Wrist shot · Goalie: Dennis Hildeby |
| 1 | 04:59 | — | Stoppage | Goalie freezes the puck |
| 1 | 04:59 | TBL | Faceoff | Jansen Harkins wins faceoff against Matthew Wood |
| 1 | 05:10 | TBL | Giveaway | Dylan Duke |
| 1 | 05:12 | — | Stoppage | Puck in benches |
| 1 | 05:12 | NSH | Faceoff | Matthew Wood wins faceoff against Jansen Harkins |
| 1 | 05:20 | — | Stoppage | Icing |
| 1 | 05:20 | TBL | Faceoff | Jansen Harkins wins faceoff against Matthew Wood |
| 1 | 05:24 | TBL | Shot on goal | Maxim Groshev · Wrist shot · Goalie: Justus Annunen |
| 1 | 05:25 | — | Stoppage | Goalie freezes the puck |
| 1 | 05:25 | NSH | Faceoff | Matthew Wood wins faceoff against Jansen Harkins |
| 1 | 05:39 | TBL | Hit | Dylan Duke hits Matthew Wood |
| 1 | 05:45 | NSH | Blocked shot | Brady Skjei · — · Blocked by Steven Santini · Blocked |
| 1 | 06:27 | TBL | Hit | Sam O'Reilly hits Jack Ahcan |
| 1 | 08:06 | NSH | Giveaway | Brady Skjei |
| 1 | 08:40 | TBL | Shot on goal | Emil Lilleberg · Wrist shot · Goalie: Justus Annunen |
| 1 | 09:17 | TBL | Shot on goal | Michael Callahan · Wrist shot · Goalie: Justus Annunen |
| 1 | 09:19 | — | Stoppage | Goalie freezes the puck · TV timeout |
| 1 | 09:19 | TBL | Faceoff | Jansen Harkins wins faceoff against Brady Martin |
| 1 | 09:20 | TBL | Blocked shot | Michael Callahan · — · Blocked by Reid Schaefer · Blocked |
| 1 | 10:12 | NSH | Hit | Ozzy Wiesblatt hits Emil Lilleberg |
| 1 | 10:39 | TBL | Shot on goal | Sam O'Reilly · Deflection · Goalie: Justus Annunen |
| 1 | 10:52 | TBL | Hit | Noah Steen hits Tanner Molendyk |
| 1 | 10:59 | NSH | Hit | David Edstrom hits Maxim Groshev |
| 1 | 11:26 | TBL | Blocked shot | Tomas Kralovic · — · Blocked by Ryan O'Reilly · Blocked |
| 1 | 11:30 | — | Stoppage | Puck in crowd · TV timeout |
| 1 | 11:30 | NSH | Faceoff | Ryan O'Reilly wins faceoff against Zemgus Girgensons |
| 1 | 12:01 | TBL | Blocked shot | Charle-Edouard D'Astous · — · Blocked by Zemgus Girgensons · Teammate blocked |
| 1 | 12:39 | TBL | Giveaway | Jakob Pelletier |
| 1 | 12:43 | NSH | Missed shot | Matthew Wood · Wrist shot · Goalie: Dennis Hildeby · Hit right post |
| 1 | 12:53 | NSH | Shot on goal | Matthew Wood · Snap shot · Goalie: Dennis Hildeby |
Shot Map
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