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Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Nashville PredatorsOct 28, 2025

Final· Bridgestone Arena
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TBL
5
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home
NSH
2
Goals123TShots123T
TBL1135TBL1313632
NSH0022NSH83920
TBL 50NSH 43
TBL 5.99NSH 2.19
PP goals
TBL 0NSH 1
Hits
TBL 16NSH 24
Blocks
TBL 15NSH 5
PIM
TBL 10NSH 10
TBL 34%NSH 66%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Nashville Predators 5–2

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Nashville Predators 5–2 at NSH. Zemgus Girgensons (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Adam Wilsby (NSH) played 5:36, −11:37 down on his 17:13 season average over 57 games.

  1. Points
    Zemgus Girgensons had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:14.Girgensons
  2. Points
    Brandon Hagel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 23:55.Hagel
  3. Points
    Luke Evangelista had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:27.Evangelista
  4. Points
    Nikita Kucherov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:57.Kucherov
  5. Points
    Anthony Cirelli had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:30.Cirelli
  6. Points
    Erik Haula had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:04.Haula
  7. Points
    Pontus Holmberg had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 11:38.Holmberg
  8. Usage
    Adam Wilsby (NSH) played 5:36, −11:37 down on his 17:13 season average over 57 games.Wilsby

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Shot map, TBL at NSH: 93 attempts, 52 on goal, 7 goals, 8.19 expected goals; best chance Nikita Kucherov at 0.94 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← TBL attacks left (bottom on phones)NSH attacks right (top on phones) →
  • NSH
  • TBL
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 93 of 93 attempts · NSH 43 · TBL 50

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, TBL at NSH: expected goals 2.19 to 5.99 (TBL led the chances), shot attempts 43 to 50, 7 goals.

0.02.04.06.01st2nd3rdNSHTBLGHEDFKGnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • NSH
  • TBL
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
NSHTBLcontrol2nd3rdGirgensons · 1st 10:31Hagel · 2nd 15:37Evangelista · 3rd 5:05D'Astous · 3rd 7:58Forsberg · 3rd 17:54Kucherov · 3rd 19:07Girgensons · 3rd 19:33
  • NSH pressure
  • TBL pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: TBL 51% of the game, NSH 24%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

Shift chart, TBL at NSH: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Juuse Saros (57:30) for NSH and Andrei Vasilevskiy (59:49) for TBL, 7 goals.

NSH
TBL
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

NSH skaters (rows) against TBL skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the NSH side.

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, NSH rows versus TBL columns: 250 matchups; most common O'Reilly vs McDonagh, 9:51 at 18% xGF.

NSH ↓ · TBL →GourdeGirgensonsHolmbergKucherovPointGuentzelJamesBjorkstrandGoncalvesHagelCirelliDouglasMcDonaghCernakD'AstousLillebergHedmanMoserL1 McCarronL1 SmithL1 WiesblattL2 O'ReillyL2 ForsbergL2 WoodL3 StamkosL3 MarchessaultL3 JostL4 BuntingL4 HaulaL4 EvangelistaD1 SkjeiD1 PerbixD2 BarronD2 StastneyD3 HagueD3 Wilsby
NSH xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
StatTBLNSH
4425
3.400.35
2.830.35
111
11
1916
−0.090+0.090
51%24%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Tampa Bay Lightning

Current TBL line combinations →

Nashville Predators

Current NSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 10:31
    TBLZemgus Girgensons (Pontus Holmberg, Yanni Gourde)snap0.19 xG
    TBL: Gourde, Girgensons, D'Astous, Holmberg, LillebergNSH: Stamkos, Haula, Jost, Stastney, Barron
    TBL 1 – 0 NSH

2nd period

  1. 15:37
    TBLBrandon Hagel (Anthony Cirelli)wrist0.55 xG
    TBL: Cirelli, Hagel, D'Astous, Goncalves, JamesNSH: O'Reilly, Marchessault, Skjei, Perbix, Stastney
    TBL 2 – 0 NSH

3rd period

  1. 5:05
    NSHLuke EvangelistaPP (Erik Haula, Brady Skjei)wrist0.27 xG
    TBL: McDonagh, Cernak, Cirelli, D'AstousNSH: Haula, Skjei, Bunting, Evangelista, Wood
    TBL 2 – 1 NSH
  2. 7:58
    TBLCharle-Edouard D'Astous (Brayden Point, Nikita Kucherov)wrist0.09 xG
    TBL: Kucherov, Guentzel, Point, D'Astous, LillebergNSH: Haula, Marchessault, Hague, Smith, Barron
    TBL 3 – 1 NSH
  3. 17:54
    NSHFilip Forsberg (Luke Evangelista, Erik Haula)wrist0.31 xG
    TBL: Hedman, Girgensons, Guentzel, Moser, LillebergNSH: Haula, Forsberg, Bunting, Barron, Evangelista, Wood
    TBL 3 – 2 NSH
  4. 19:07
    TBLNikita KucherovEN (Brandon Hagel, Anthony Cirelli)wrist0.94 xG
    TBL: McDonagh, Kucherov, Cirelli, Hagel, MoserNSH: Haula, Skjei, Forsberg, Bunting, Evangelista, Wood
    TBL 4 – 2 NSH
  5. 19:33
    TBLZemgus Girgensons (Pontus Holmberg, Erik Cernak)wrist0.36 xG
    TBL: Hedman, Gourde, Girgensons, Cernak, HolmbergNSH: Jost, Perbix, Stastney, Smith, Wiesblatt
    TBL 5 – 2 NSH

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Tampa Bay Lightning

TBL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Yanni Gourde CL1011+210.0002014:32——6590
Zemgus Girgensons CL1202+120.5611013:14——6097
Pontus Holmberg RL1022+230.4012011:38——6790
Nikita Kucherov RL2112+240.9901019:57——5268
Brayden Point CL2011+110.4700217:30——5680
Jake Guentzel CL2000010.0300017:13——5063
Dominic James CL3000+140.3010212:32——6993
Oliver Bjorkstrand RL3000010.0510011:48——75100
Gage Goncalves CL3000+110.181109:22——78100
Brandon Hagel LL4112+241.4901023:55——7598
Anthony Cirelli CL4022+210.8901021:30——7598
Curtis Douglas CL4000010.071004:37——83100
Ryan McDonagh DD1000+110.0412021:51——5276
Erik Cernak DD1011+110.0360218:26——5382
Charle-Edouard D'Astous DD2101+320.2601217:11——8698
Emil Lilleberg DD2000+110.0410016:06——7996
Victor Hedman DD3000020.0711021:14——5392
J.J. Moser DD3000010.1212218:15——4785
TBL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Andrei Vasilevskiy(start)W20182.9002.1959:49

Nashville Predators

NSH skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Michael McCarron CL1000000.0020015:30——4321
Cole Smith RL1000-210.0030014:03——319
Ozzy Wiesblatt CL1000-110.040009:28——4611
Ryan O'Reilly CL2000-100.0020021:19——286
Filip Forsberg LL2101010.3130217:08——3920
Matthew Wood RL2000020.3510013:53——233
Steven Stamkos CL3000-130.2510016:23——395
Jonathan Marchessault RL3000-230.3310016:22——333
Tyson Jost CL3000-200.0021012:13——150
Michael Bunting LL4000000.0000214:17——6226
Erik Haula LL4022-230.2721214:04——2815
Luke Evangelista RL4112020.3300013:27——6429
Brady Skjei DD1011-230.1521026:55——4613
Nick Perbix DD1000-210.0900024:57——396
Justin Barron DD2000-100.0422018:14——220
Spencer Stastney DD2000-300.0400216:29——338
Nicolas Hague DD3000-100.0030020:12——3715
Adam Wilsby DD3000000.000025:36——145
NSH goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Juuse Saros(start)L31274.8713.9157:30

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Zemgus Girgensons (TBL) 1st 10:31 · assists Pontus Holmberg, Yanni Gourde · Cycle · 20.1 mph shot.

Nikita Kucherov · 3rd 19:07 · TBL EN

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
1-on-0
Passes
1
Shot
31.3 mph
Distance
9 ft
Entry to goal
2.7 s

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Zemgus Girgensons · 3rd 19:33 · TBL

Play
rebound
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
12.2 mph
Distance
6 ft
Entry to goal
3.3 s
Type
rebound

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