NHL Game Preview: Nashville Predators vs. Tampa Bay Lighting with Line Combinations 11/29/2024

NHL Game Preview: Nashville Predators vs. Tampa Bay Lighting with Line Combinations 11/29/2024

The Nashville Predators will take on the Tampa Bay Lightning tonight. The Predators are coming off a 3-2 overtime loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday night while the Lightning are coming off a 5-4 loss to the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night.

Nashville Predators (7-11-4, 18 Points) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (11-8-2, 24 Points)

When: Friday, November 29
Time: 3:00 p.m. ET
Where: Bridgestone Arena (Nashville, TN)
TV: NHL Network

Scoring Leaders

Nashville Predators

Points: Roman Josi – 18
Goals: Filip Forsberg – 9
Assists: Roman Josi – 13

Tampa Bay Lightning

Points: Nikita Kucherov – 33
Goals: Brayden Point – 15
Assists: Nikita Kucherov – 21

Team Stats

Nashville Predators

Power-Play: 20.8
Penalty Kill: 90.7
GF: 2.35
GA: 3.17
Faceoff: 52.9

Tampa Bay Lightning

Power-Play: 23.4
Penalty Kill: 76.9
GF: 3.81
GA: 3.10
Faceoff: 51.6

Expected Line Combinations

Nashville Predators

Filip Forsberg – Ryan O’Reilly – Gustav Nyquist
Steven Stamkos – Tommy Novak – Jonathan Marchessault
Mark Jankowski – Fedor Svechkov – Luke Evangelista
Cole Smith – Colton Sissons – Zachary L’Heureux
Roman Josi – Alexandre Carrier
Brady Skjei – Nick Blackenburg
Adam Wilsby – Luke Schenn

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Tampa Bay Lightning

Jake Guentzel – Brayden Point – Nikita Kucherov
Brandon Hagel – Anthony Cirelli – Darren Raddysh
Gage Goncalves – Conor Geekie – Cam Atkinson
Zemgus Girgensons – Luke Glendening – Michael Eyssimont
Victor Hedman – J.J. Moser
Ryan McDonagh – Eric Cernak
Emil Lilleberg – Nick Perbix

Between The Pipes

Neither team has announced a starting goalie.

Nashville: Juuse Saros (6-10-3, 2.59 GAA) / Scott Wedgewood (1-2-1, 3.69 GAA)

Saros is 6-10-3 with a 2.59 goals against average and a .913 save percentage, he took the overtime loss on Wednesday giving up three goals on 23 shots. In his career against the Lightning, he is 4-6-3 with a .964 save percentage and a 3.46 goals-against average. Last season he went 0-0-1 in his lone start against Tampa Bay giving up three goals on 27 shots.

Wedgewood played on Monday coming in, in relief stopping all 15 shots he faced. This season he is 1-2-1 with a 3.69 goals-against average and a .878 save percentage. He’s 1-1-0 against the Lightning in his career with a .964 save percentage and a 1.00 goals-against average. He didn’t face them last season.

Tampa Bay: Jonas Johansson (1-1-1, 5.22 GAA) / Matt Tomkins (0-0-0, 0.00 GAA)

Johansson this season is 1-1-1 with a 5.22 goals against average and a .856 save percentage, he last played on Thursday taking the loss giving up seven goals on 43 shots. He is 2-1-0 in his career against Nashville with a 3.04 goals-against average and a .898 save percentage. Last season he went 1-1-0 with a 3.55 goals-against average and an .883 save percentage.

Tomkins could make his season debut today. Last season he went 3-2-1 with a 3.33 goals against average and a .892 save percentage. He’s never faced the Predators in his career.

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Players To Watch

Nashville: Steven Stamkos (7-4-11)

Stamkos this season has 11 points on seven goals and four assists. He played his first career game against his former team earlier this season recording two points on assists.

Tampa Bay: Brayden Point (15-5-20)

Point this season has 20 points on 15 goals and five assists. In 22 career games against Nashville, he has 24 points on seven goals and 17 assists. In the previous matchup, he had two points on a goal and an assist.

Head to Head

The Predators lost in overtime in the previous matchup 3-2. In their last ten meetings, Nashville is 3-5-2 and have been outscored 32-29 in that span.

Next Up

Nashville: @ Minnesota Wild – Saturday
Tampa Bay: vs. Toronto Maple Leafs – Saturday

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