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Tampa Bay Lightning 5, Nashville Predators 2 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Tampa Bay Lightning 5, Nashville Predators 2. Shots on goal: TBL 32, NSH 20. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 TBL 1-0 NSH; P2 TBL 1-0 NSH; P3 TBL 3-2 NSH.

Scoring plays: P1 10:31 Zemgus Girgensons (assists: Pontus Holmberg, Yanni Gourde) to make it TBL 1-0 NSH; P2 15:37 Brandon Hagel (assists: Anthony Cirelli) to make it TBL 2-0 NSH; P3 05:05 Luke Evangelista (assists: Erik Haula, Brady Skjei) to make it TBL 2-1 NSH; P3 07:58 Charle-Edouard D'Astous (assists: Brayden Point, Nikita Kucherov) to make it TBL 3-1 NSH; P3 17:54 Filip Forsberg (assists: Luke Evangelista, Erik Haula) to make it TBL 3-2 NSH; P3 19:07 Nikita Kucherov (assists: Brandon Hagel, Anthony Cirelli) to make it TBL 4-2 NSH; P3 19:33 Zemgus Girgensons (assists: Pontus Holmberg, Erik Cernak) to make it TBL 5-2 NSH. Top skaters: Zemgus Girgensons (TBL) 2 G, 0 A; Nikita Kucherov (TBL) 1 G, 1 A; Brandon Hagel (TBL) 1 G, 1 A; Luke Evangelista (NSH) 1 G, 1 A. Goaltending (box score): Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) 18 saves on 20, decision W; Juuse Saros (NSH) 25 saves on 29, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · TBL
Zemgus Girgensons
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 2 SOG · 13:15 TOI
Goals · TBL
Brandon Hagel
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 4 SOG · 23:50 TOI
Goaltending · TBL
Andrei Vasilevskiy
18 saves on 20 shots (.900) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

TBL 3 largest lead P3 19:33 (TBL 5, NSH 2) · 2-0 run, P1 10:31–P2 15:37
NSH 0 largest lead Never led
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 10:31 Zemgus Girgensons (Pontus Holmberg, Yanni Gourde) TBL · snap shot · TBL 1, NSH 0
  • P2 15:37 Brandon Hagel (Anthony Cirelli) TBL · wrist shot · TBL 2, NSH 0
  • P3 5:05 Luke Evangelista (Erik Haula, Brady Skjei) NSH · Power play · wrist shot · TBL 2, NSH 1
  • P3 7:58 Charle-Edouard D'Astous (Brayden Point, Nikita Kucherov) TBL · wrist shot · TBL 3, NSH 1
  • P3 17:54 Filip Forsberg (Luke Evangelista, Erik Haula) NSH · Power play · wrist shot · TBL 3, NSH 2
  • P3 19:07 Nikita Kucherov (Brandon Hagel, Anthony Cirelli) TBL · Empty net · wrist shot · TBL 4, NSH 2
  • P3 19:33 Zemgus Girgensons (Pontus Holmberg, Erik Cernak) TBL · wrist shot · TBL 5, NSH 2

Linescore

123 T
TBL 113 5
NSH 002 2

Shots on goal: TBL 30, NSH 20

Biggest Period

The Tampa Bay Lightning scored 3 goals in P3 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

TBLNSH
32Shots on goal20
62Shot attempts31
20Faceoff wins39
16Hits24
15Blocked shots5
0Power-play goals1
3Takeaways6
10Giveaways14
10Penalty minutes10
90.0%Save %86.2%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
TBL1313632
NSH83920

🎯 Shot Map

Tampa Bay Lightning5 G · 45 attempts
Brayden Point: saved (wrist)Brayden Point: missed the netBrandon Hagel: saved (slap)Dominic James: saved (wrist)Victor Hedman: saved (wrist)Nikita Kucherov: saved (wrist)Emil Lilleberg: saved (slap)Zemgus Girgensons: missed the netZemgus Girgensons: goal (snap)Anthony Cirelli: saved (wrist)Brayden Point: missed the netZemgus Girgensons: missed the netPontus Holmberg: saved (snap)Jake Guentzel: saved (deflected)Ryan McDonagh: missed the netCharle-Edouard D'Astous: saved (snap)Erik Cernak: saved (slap)Pontus Holmberg: saved (wrist)Ryan McDonagh: saved (wrist)Erik Cernak: missed the netNikita Kucherov: saved (snap)Curtis Douglas: saved (wrist)Yanni Gourde: saved (deflected)Victor Hedman: missed the netOliver Bjorkstrand: saved (tip-in)Dominic James: saved (slap)Pontus Holmberg: saved (wrist)Dominic James: saved (wrist)Brandon Hagel: saved (wrist)Gage Goncalves: saved (wrist)Dominic James: saved (wrist)Anthony Cirelli: missed the netBrandon Hagel: goal (wrist)Brayden Point: missed the netBrandon Hagel: saved (wrist)J.J. Moser: saved (snap)Victor Hedman: saved (slap)Charle-Edouard D'Astous: goal (wrist)Charle-Edouard D'Astous: missed the netNikita Kucherov: saved (snap)Anthony Cirelli: missed the netBrandon Hagel: missed the netNikita Kucherov: goal (wrist)Zemgus Girgensons: goal (wrist)Gage Goncalves: missed the net
  • 5Goals11% of attempts
  • 27Saved60% of attempts
  • 13Missed the net29% of attempts
Nashville Predators2 G · 26 attempts
Brady Skjei: saved (slap)Nick Perbix: saved (tip-in)Justin Barron: missed the netMatthew Wood: saved (deflected)Jonathan Marchessault: missed the netJonathan Marchessault: saved (wrist)Jonathan Marchessault: saved (backhand)Steven Stamkos: saved (wrist)Brady Skjei: saved (wrist)Ozzy Wiesblatt: saved (wrist)Erik Haula: saved (wrist)Erik Haula: missed the netSpencer Stastney: missed the netErik Haula: saved (wrist)Cole Smith: saved (wrist)Steven Stamkos: saved (wrist)Erik Haula: saved (wrist)Luke Evangelista: goal (wrist)Jonathan Marchessault: saved (wrist)Brady Skjei: missed the netLuke Evangelista: missed the netMatthew Wood: saved (wrist)Brady Skjei: saved (slap)Steven Stamkos: saved (wrist)Luke Evangelista: saved (slap)Filip Forsberg: goal (wrist)
  • 2Goals8% of attempts
  • 18Saved69% of attempts
  • 6Missed the net23% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

TBL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Zemgus Girgensons C 202+121113:15
Brandon Hagel L 112+240123:50
Nikita Kucherov R 112+240119:57
Anthony Cirelli C 022+210121:30
Pontus Holmberg R 022+231211:39
Charle-Edouard D'Astous D 101+320117:05
Erik Cernak D 011+116018:27
Brayden Point C 011+110017:30
Yanni Gourde C 011+210214:33
Ryan McDonagh D 000+111221:51
Victor Hedman D 000021121:15
J.J. Moser D 000011218:20
Jake Guentzel C 000000017:13
Emil Lilleberg D 000+101016:00
Dominic James C 000+141012:36
Oliver Bjorkstrand R 000011011:48
Gage Goncalves C 000+111109:26
Curtis Douglas C 000011004:31
TBL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Andrei Vasilevskiy W 182090.0259:49
NSH skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Luke Evangelista R 112020013:27
Erik Haula L 022-232114:03
Filip Forsberg L 101013017:08
Brady Skjei D 011-232126:55
Nick Perbix D 000-210024:58
Ryan O'Reilly C 000-102021:19
Nicolas Hague D 000-103020:11
Justin Barron D 000-102218:13
Spencer Stastney D 000-300016:30
Steven Stamkos C 000-131016:23
Jonathan Marchessault R 000-231016:22
Michael McCarron C 000002015:30
Michael Bunting L 000000014:16
Cole Smith R 000-213014:04
Matthew Wood R 000021013:52
Tyson Jost C 000-202112:14
Ozzy Wiesblatt C 000-110009:29
Adam Wilsby D 000000005:36
NSH goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Juuse Saros L 252986.2457:30

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