Nashville Predators @ Tampa Bay Lightning

Preseason

2-2-2, 1-2-1 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Predators NSH	0	2	1	3
Lightning TB	0	2	3	5

Tampa Bay LightningLightningTB

3-2-0, 2-1-0 Home

Nashville Predators


forwards
Pontus AbergP. Aberg#46
Cody BassC. Bass#16
Kevin FialaK. Fiala#56
Frederick GaudreauF. Gaudreau#32
Felix GirardF. Girard#73
Calle JarnkrokC. Jarnkrok#19
Mike LiambasM. Liambas#17
Mike RibeiroM. Ribeiro#63
Miikka SalomakiM. Salomaki#20
Colton SissonsC. Sissons#10
Craig SmithC. Smith#15
Colin WilsonC. Wilson#33
defensemen
Anthony BitettoA. Bitetto#2
Matthew CarleM. Carle#25
Ryan EllisR. Ellis#4
Petter GranbergP. Granberg#8
Roman JosiR. Josi#59
P.K. SubbanP.K. Subban#76

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	19	13:32	0:07	0:00	13:25	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	2	1	5	2	0	0	15	9:12	0:00	1:30	7:42	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	21	17:54	2:54	1:50	13:10	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	13:52	2:31	0:00	11:21	0	4	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	14	9:51	0:00	0:32	9:19	1	5	16.7
0	0	-2	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	28	18:38	2:31	2:30	13:37	4	9	30.8
0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	5	3	0	0	11	8:24	0:00	0:00	8:24	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	25	17:36	2:39	0:00	14:57	2	9	18.2
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	27	20:04	3:00	2:04	15:00	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	0	0	22	15:57	0:50	1:46	13:21	4	6	40.0
2	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	23	17:13	3:22	0:00	13:51	0	0	0.0
1	0	2	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	21	16:16	3:00	0:00	13:16	5	3	62.5
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	-1	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	19	13:48	0:07	0:18	13:23	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	20	18:58	0:00	3:20	15:38	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	3	0	0	1	0	1	24	21:39	2:59	3:11	15:29	0	0	0.0
0	1	-2	0	0	4	1	2	3	0	0	20	14:45	0:07	0:18	14:20	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	24	24:17	2:26	1:28	20:23	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	1	3	1	0	0	1	1	1	24	24:07	3:27	1:37	19:03	0	0	0.0

goalies
Pekka RinneP. Rinne#35

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
36	5	31	.861	0	0	0	0	0	58:51	0

Tampa Bay Lightning


forwards
Cory ConacherC. Conacher#19
Erik CondraE. Condra#22
Jonathan DrouinJ. Drouin#27
Valtteri FilppulaV. Filppula#51
Tyler JohnsonT. Johnson#9
Alex KillornA. Killorn#17
Vladislav NamestnikovV. Namestnikov#90
Ondrej PalatO. Palat#18
Cedric PaquetteC. Paquette#13
Brayden PointB. Point#36
Steven StamkosS. Stamkos#91
Joel VerminJ. Vermin#92
defensemen
Braydon CoburnB. Coburn#55
Jason GarrisonJ. Garrison#5
Victor HedmanV. Hedman#77
Nikita NesterovN. Nesterov#89
Anton StralmanA. Stralman#6
Andrej SustrA. Sustr#62

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	1	1	0	1	2	0	2	0	16	12:46	1:22	0:00	11:24	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	11:31	0:00	1:26	10:05	0	0	0.0
1	2	1	6	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	17	16:04	1:57	0:00	14:07	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	19	16:33	0:00	2:04	14:29	8	4	66.7
1	0	-1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	17:59	3:49	1:59	12:11	12	4	75.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	17	13:03	1:32	1:02	10:29	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	2	3	1	0	18	18:27	3:14	0:28	14:45	0	0	0.0
1	1	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	17	15:56	3:09	0:40	12:07	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	1	5	1	0	0	15	11:36	0:00	1:43	9:53	9	2	81.8
1	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	13:58	1:17	0:57	11:44	1	0	100.0
0	3	2	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	17	16:39	3:09	0:31	12:59	6	5	54.5
0	0	-1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	14:07	0:00	1:10	12:57	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	2	4	1	2	1	5	3	0	0	21	18:35	0:35	2:12	15:48	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	23	16:58	0:00	2:01	14:57	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	1	0	1	2	1	1	0	23	22:11	1:12	1:47	19:12	0	0	0.0
1	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	20	18:19	0:20	2:12	15:47	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	22	22:05	3:54	2:15	15:56	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	22	17:42	0:00	1:33	16:09	0	0	0.0

goalies
Andrei VasilevskiyA. Vasilevskiy#88
Ben BishopB. Bishop#30

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
8	1	7	.875	0	0	0	0	0	20:00	0
16	2	14	.875	0	0	0	0	0	39:31	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	T
	Predators	0	2	1	3
	Lightning	0	2	3	5

1st Period
No Goals Scored

2nd Period		NSH	TB
7:29	Craig Smith (1) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Anthony Bitetto (3), Petter Granberg (2)	1	0
9:59	Nikita Nesterov (2) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Brayden Point (1), Jonathan Drouin (2)	1	1
13:27	Craig Smith (2) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: P.K. Subban (2)	2	1
16:18	Brayden Point (3) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Steven Stamkos (1), Nikita Nesterov (2)	2	2

3rd Period		NSH	TB
2:32	Jonathan Drouin (1) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Steven Stamkos (2), Ondrej Palat (2)	2	3
6:43	Tyler Johnson (2) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Anton Stralman (1), Steven Stamkos (3)	2	4
13:12	Ondrej Palat (2) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Jonathan Drouin (3)	2	5
13:20	Colin Wilson (1) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Frederick Gaudreau (1)	3	5

7:00 AM, 9 October 2016

Attendance: 17,095

Referees:
Dean Morton

Linesmen:
Jonny Murray
Pierre Racicot

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Colorado	55	16	11	121
Dallas	50	20	12	112
Minnesota	46	24	12	104
Utah	43	33	6	92
St. Louis	37	33	12	86
Nashville	38	34	10	86
Winnipeg	35	35	12	82
Chicago	29	39	14	72

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Buffalo	50	23	9	109
Tampa Bay	50	26	6	106
Montreal	48	24	10	106
Boston	45	27	10	100
Ottawa	44	27	11	99
Detroit	41	31	10	92
Florida	40	38	4	84
Toronto	32	36	14	78

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