Nashville PredatorsNSH @ 7:00 PM EST Tampa Bay LightningTBL

Tuesday, December 29, 2026

Win probability, % Win In reg OT/SO Exp pts
NSH 32.7 24.7 8.0 0.82
TBL 67.3 50.8 16.5 1.43

From the ratings the simulation plays every game with: this and last season's results, with home ice. 24% of games go past regulation.

Playoff odds, % Now Day Final Cup
NSH 34.2 -0.4 1.6 0.6
TBL 87.3 +0.1 16.6 9.1

No impact calculated for this game. Impacts are calculated for games in the next 7 days.

The teams

NSH TBL
3–2–3 Record 6–2–0
9 (.562) Points 12 (.750)
Out on tiebreaks Place 2nd in the Atlantic
3–2–3 Last 10 6–2–0
2–2–1 At home 5–0–0
1–0–2 On the road 1–2–0
W1 Streak W2
2.88 GF per game 3.12
3.00 GA per game 2.62
46.2 (23rd) Strength 60.3 (3rd)
45.8 (25th) xG share, 5v5 58.1 (3rd)
49.2 (18th) xG share, all 59.1 (3rd)
+1.1 Saved above expected +0.5
Back-to-back Rest Back-to-back

This regular season. Strength and xG share with the league rank in parentheses.

Leading scorers

SkaterGPGAP
Nashville Predators
Steven Stamkos84610
Roman Josi8189
Filip Forsberg8178
Ryan O'Reilly8437
Adam Edstrom8404
Tampa Bay Lightning
Brandon Hagel86511
Nikita Kucherov83710
Jake Guentzel8459
Brayden Point8156
Pontus Holmberg8235

Season series

Oct 31TBL @ NSH
Dec 29NSH @ TBL · this game