Nashville Predators at Tampa Bay Lightning
· National Hockey LeaguePaul scores in OT, Lightning beat Predators 3-2 in Stamkos' return to Tampa
Brayden Point had a goal and an assist, and Mitchell Chaffee also scored to give the Lightning a 2-0 lead in the first period. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 35 saves.
Stamkos, who played his first 16 NHL seasons with the Lightning before signing with Nashville on July 1, received a standing ovation after being honored with a video tribute in the first period. His assist on Ryan O’Reilly’s power-play goal midway through the second period was his first with the Predators, and he got his second by setting up Gustav Nyquist’s game-tying goal at 18:40.
But Paul won it by beating Juuse Saros after the Predators had dominated overtime.
Saros stopped 24 shots for Nashville.
Lightning: Tampa Bay, which had the NHL’s best power play last season at 28.6 percent, was 0 for 3 and fell to 5 for 31 (16.1 percent) overall and 0 for 14 at home.
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Regular Season SeriesTB leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
Goal | 1st Period 9:49 | Brayden Point Goal (6) Backhand, assists: Jake Guentzel (6) | |
Goal | 1st Period 19:24 | Mitchell Chaffee Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Brayden Point (3) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 10:19 | Ryan O'Reilly Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Jonathan Marchessault (4), Steven Stamkos (1) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 18:40 | Gustav Nyquist Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Steven Stamkos (2), Brady Skjei (4) | |
Goal | 4th Period 3:22 | Nick Paul Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Jake Guentzel (7) |
Statistics
NSH | TB | |
---|---|---|
21 | Blocked Shots | 13 |
33 | Hits | 13 |
1 | Takeaways | 1 |
37 | Shots | 27 |
1 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
4 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
25.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
32 | Faceoffs Won | 32 |
50.0 | Faceoff Win Percent | 50.0 |
13 | Giveaways | 11 |
3 | Total Penalties | 4 |
6 | Penalty Minutes | 8 |
Game Information
Location: Tampa, FL
Attendance: 19,092 | Capacity:
Location: Tampa, FL
Attendance: 19,092 | Capacity:
2024-25 Central Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
---|---|---|---|---|
Winnipeg | 15 | 1 | 30 | 0 |
Minnesota | 10 | 2 | 23 | 3 |
Dallas | 9 | 5 | 18 | 0 |
Colorado | 9 | 8 | 18 | 0 |
Utah | 7 | 6 | 17 | 3 |
St. Louis | 7 | 9 | 14 | 0 |
Chicago | 6 | 9 | 13 | 1 |
Nashville | 5 | 9 | 12 | 2 |
2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
---|---|---|---|---|
Florida | 11 | 4 | 23 | 1 |
Toronto | 10 | 6 | 22 | 2 |
Boston | 8 | 7 | 18 | 2 |
Ottawa | 8 | 7 | 16 | 0 |
Tampa Bay | 7 | 6 | 15 | 1 |
Detroit | 7 | 7 | 15 | 1 |
Buffalo | 7 | 8 | 15 | 1 |
Montreal | 5 | 9 | 12 | 2 |