| MATCHUP | Tampa Bay Lightning | Nashville Predators |
|---|---|---|
| Team Records | 4-4-2 | 4-5-2 |
| Where | Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN | |
| When | Tuesday, October 28, 2025 | |
| Time | 07:45 PM EDT | |
| TV | ESPN+ | |
The Tampa Bay Lightning and Nashville Predators meet Tuesday in NHL action at Bridgestone Arena. Here’s a Tampa Bay Lightning vs Nashville Predators Prediction. This article will include a Tampa Bay Lightning vs Nashville Predators Pick.
Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Preview
The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Ducks and Golden Knights, and they play the Stars next. The Lightning have lost 6 of their last 9 games.
The Tampa Bay Lightning are averaging 2.67 goals per game and are scoring on 16.1 percent of their power play opportunities. Anthony Cirelli leads Tampa Bay with 5 goals, Victor Hedman has 8 assists, and Jake Guentzel has 34 shots on goal. Defensively, the Tampa Bay Lightning are allowing 3.11 goals per game and are killing 90.3 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Andrei Vasilevskiy has allowed 18 goals on 167 shots faced, while Jonas Johansson has given up 9 goals on 104 shots.
Nashville Predators Betting Preview
The Nashville Predators lost to the Stars, beat the Kings, and they play the Stars next. The Predators have lost 5 of their last 7 games.
The Nashville Predators are averaging 2.5 goals per game and are scoring 9.7 percent of their power play opportunities. Ryan O’Reilly leads Nashville with 5 goals, Roman Josi has 4 assists and Filip Forsberg has 32 shots on goal. Defensively, the Nashville Predators are allowing 3.2 goals per game and are killing 88.9 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Juuse Saros has allowed 22 goals on 242 shots faced, and Justus Annunen has given up 8 goals on 54 shots.
Why the Nashville Predators will win
- The Predators have won each of their last three games as underdogs following a home loss.
- The Lightning have lost seven of their last 10 games as favorites.
- The underdogs have covered the puck line in each of the Predators’ last seven games at Bridgestone Arena.
- The Lightning have failed to cover the puck line in 12 of their last 13 night games.
- The Lightning have lost the second period in each of their last four games as road favorites when leading after the first period.
Why the Tampa Bay Lightning will win
- The Lightning have won nine of their last 10 night games following a home win.
- The Predators have lost 11 of their last 14 night games against Atlantic Division opponents.
- The Lightning have covered the puck line in four of their last five games as favorites following a home win.
- The road team has won the second period in five of the last six games between the Lightning and Predators.
Total Goals Facts
- Each of the Lightning’s last four road games following a home win have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Five of the Predators’ last six games following a loss have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 2’ market has hit in each of the Lightning’s last six road games against Central Division opponents.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 2′ market has hit in each of the Predators’ last eight Tuesday games.
Nashville Predators Player Prop Facts
- Ryan O’Reilly has recorded an assist in four of the Predators’ last five games.
- Filip Forsberg has recorded at least one point in 11 of the Predators’ last 12 games as home underdogs.
- Roman Josi has scored at least one goal in three of the Predators’ last four games against the Lightning at Bridgestone Arena.
- Ryan O’Reilly ranks T3rd in the league for Game Winning Goals (2) this season.
Tampa Bay Lightning Player Prop Facts
- Nikita Kucherov has scored a goal in each of his three previous appearances with the Lightning as road favorites against the Predators.
- Brayden Point has recorded at least one point in 13 of the Lightning’s last 14 games as favorites against the Predators.
- Nikita Kucherov has recorded at least one assist in each of the Lightning’s last 10 games as favorites against Central Division opponents.
- Anthony Cirelli ranks T3rd in the league for multi-goal games (2) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Nashville Predators rank 6th in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (88.89%).
- The Nashville Predators rank T1st in the league in short handed goals allowed this season (0).
- The Tampa Bay Lightning have suffered the equal-most losses when tied or leading after Period 2 this season (4).
- The Tampa Bay Lightning have suffered the equal-most losses when tied after Period 2 this season (4).
Tampa Bay Lightning vs Nashville Predators Prediction
I’m not excited to lay these sorts of prices with the Lightning on the road, a team that’s underachieved up to this point. However, the Lightning are coming off a couple of nice wins, and the Predators are a bad team I’m even less thrilled to back. The Predators are terrible offensively and their power play has been nonexistent. The Lightning and their top-five power play killing percentage should keep that under wraps. Look for the Lightning to win a third straight game, and I’ll lay the PL to shave down the juice.