Welcome back, it is your MAN, Sugar Wumbaugh! Tonight's showdown at Benchmark International Arena saw
34-31-9
Nashville Predators
2
SOG: 31
46-21-6
Tampa Bay Lightning
3
SOG: 28
Benchmark International Arena - Tampa
OFF
March 29, 2026 at 9:00 PM
POSTGAME
Scoring Summary
NSH
J. Kemell
NSH • 1G 0A
F. Forsberg
NSH • 1G 1A
J. Barron
NSH • 0G 1A
F. Svechkov
NSH • 0G 1A
A. Wilsby
NSH • 0G 1A
TBL
J. Guentzel
TBL • 1G 2A
D. Raddysh
TBL • 0G 1A
C. D'Astous
TBL • 0G 1A
B. Hagel
TBL • 1G 0A
C. Perry
TBL • 1G 0A
E. Lilleberg
TBL • 0G 1A
Three Stars
⭐ 1
J. Guentzel
TBL • C • 1G 2A
⭐ 2
B. Hagel
TBL • L • 1G 0A
⭐ 3
J. Johansson
TBL • G • G A
34-30-9 - L3
Nashville Predators
45-21-6 - W2
Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa - Benchmark International Arena
March 29, 2026 at 9:00 PM - POSTGAME
Central / Atlantic
Top 5 Skaters (by Points)
NSH
1
L
Filip Forsberg
34G - 33A
(67P)
2
C
Ryan O'Reilly
24G - 42A
(66P)
3
C
Steven Stamkos
36G - 22A
(58P)
4
R
Luke Evangelista
10G - 40A
(50P)
5
D
Roman Josi
12G - 36A
(48P)
NSH Injuries
Trades
Mar 12 2026
The Boston Bruins acquire Navrin Mutter from the Nashville Predators for Massimo Rizzo and Dalton Bancroft
Mar 5 2026
The Dallas Stars acquire Michael Bunting from the Nashville Predators for a 2026 3rd round pick (SEA).
Mar 4 2026
The Colorado Avalanche acquire Nick Blankenburg from the Nashville Predators for a 2027 5th round pick.
Mar 3 2026
The Vegas Golden Knights acquire Cole Smith from the Nashville Predators for a 2028 3rd round pick and Christoffer Sedoff.
Mar 3 2026
The Minnesota Wild acquire Michael McCarron from the Nashville Predators for a 2028 2nd round pick.
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TBL
1
R
Nikita Kucherov
40G - 81A
(121P)
2
C
Jake Guentzel
35G - 45A
(80P)
3
L
Brandon Hagel
35G - 38A
(73P)
4
D
Darren Raddysh
20G - 46A
(66P)
5
C
Anthony Cirelli
20G - 29A
(49P)
TBL Injuries
Kucherov, Nikita
Illness
Day to Day
Kucherov (illness) won't play against the Ottawa Senators on Saturday, Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Mar 29, 2026
Paul, Nick
Illness
Day to Day
Paul (illness) has been ruled out of Saturday's home tilt versus Ottawa, per Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times.
Mar 29, 2026
Hedman, Victor
Personal
Day to Day
Hedman (personal) is taking a temporary leave of absence, the Tampa Bay Lightning announced Wednesday.
Mar 31, 2026
Carlile, Declan
Lower Body
Week to Week
Carlile (undisclosed) was placed on injured reserve Saturday, per the NHL media site.
Apr 13, 2026
Crozier, Maxwell
Abdomen
Week to Week
Crozier (abdomen) was placed on injured reserve Saturday, per the NHL media site.
Apr 29, 2026
James, Dominic
Leg
Week to Week
James (leg) will be sidelined for 8-10 weeks after undergoing surgery, Benjamin Pierce of the Tampa Bay Lightning's official site reports Thursday.
Apr 30, 2026
Trades
Mar 12 2026
The Tampa Bay Lightning acquire Ian Mitchell from the Detroit Red Wings for Michael Milne and Wojciech Stachowiak.
Mar 6 2026
The Tampa Bay Lightning acquire Corey Perry (50% retained) from the Los Angeles Kings for a 2028 2nd round pick.
Atlantic
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Goaltending
NSH
26-20-7
3.13 GAA
89.4% SV
TBL
35-12-4
2.33 GAA
91.3% SV
NSH
8-11-2
2.90 GAA
89.9% SV
TBL
11-9-2
3.21 GAA
88.6% SV
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TBL
0-0-0
0.00 GAA
0.0% SV
Goaltenders
NSH
34-30-9
GAA: 3.32
SV%: 0.888
vs
TBL
45-21-6
GAA: 2.76
SV%: 0.898