The NHL preseason continues on Thursday with seven games. Most of the NHL squads are playing for the third time and more and more regulars are seeing ice time as the NHL regular season is less than 10 days away from the opening faceoff. There will be plenty of high-intensity action on the ice Thursday as teams continue to reduce their squads and look at players on the fringe of remaining with the squad or heading off to the AHL.
Tampa Bay Lightning at Nashville Predators
The Tampa Bay Lightning visit the Nashville Predators on Thursday for the second game of the NHL preseason for the Lightning. Tampa Bay opened its preseason with a 5-1 loss to Carolina and their second matchup versus the Hurricanes was postponed. Scoring Tampa Bay's only goal was Vladislav Namestnikov. Maxime Lagace stopped 41 of 46 shots faced in net. Nashville is 1-1 after its first two games of the preseason. The Predators opened with a 4-3 loss to Florida and followed that with a 4-0 victory over the Panthers.
Lightning at Predators Winner Prediction: Predators'
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Winnipeg Jets at Montreal Canadiens
The Winnipeg Jets visit the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday for the third preseason game for the Jets. Winnipeg is 1-1 in the preseason. The Jets opened with a 4-0 loss to Edmonton followed by a 5-3 victory over Ottawa. Kyle Connor scored one goal and added a pair of assists for Winnipeg while Daniel Torgersson scored two goals. Montreal opened its preseason with a 2-1 loss to New Jersey and will play on Wednesday on the road against Toronto before hosting Winnipeg Thursday, and could be one skate slower.
Jets at Canadiens Winner Prediction: Jets