The Nashville Predators will play the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida.
The Nashville Predators are 12-9-2 this season after they defeated the New York Islanders by a score of 4-1 in their last game. Nashville was out shot by a total of 49-23, but did go 2-3 on the power play in the win. The Nashville Predators are averaging 2.61 goals per game, 2.78 goals against per game, 17.9% on the power play, and 79% on the penalty kill. Filip Forsberg has led the Predators with eight goals, 14 assists, and 75 shots on goal this season. The projected starting goalie for Nashville is Juuse Saros, who is 9-6-2 this season with a 2.92 goals against average and a .909 save percentage.
The Tampa Bay Lightning are 15-9-1 this season after they lost to the Detroit Red Wings by a score of 4-2 in their last game. Tampa Bay out shot Detroit by a total of 46-26 and won 56% of the faceoffs in the loss. The Tampa Bay Lightning are averaging 3.44 goals per game, 3.12 goals against per game, 28.4% on the power play, and 78.2% on the penalty kill. Nikita Kucherov has led the Lightning with 11 goals, 26 assists, and 92 shots on goal this season. The projected starting goalie for Tampa Bay is Andrei Vasilevskiy, who is 10-8-1 this season with a 2.75 goals against average and a .909 save percentage.
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