Lightning vs Predators Score & Box Score — Sat, Oct 31, 2026

FINAL / SOBridgestone Arena · Oct 31

4@5

TBL rest: 1dNSH rest: 0d

Tampa Bay Lightning at Nashville Predators: score, goals, shots, period-by-period stats and the HabsMetrics prediction made before puck drop, from the NHL’s official data. Analytics for educational purposes only — not gambling advice.

Game analysis

Predators beat Lightning 5–4 in a shootout

Tied 4–4 after overtime; the Predators won the shootout.
J. Annunen stopped 22 of 26 shots (.846) for the win.
Power play: NSH 1/3, TBL 0/3.
N. Kucherov led all scorers with 0 goals and 3 assists.
Model miss: the Predators won with only a 47% pre-game win probability.

HabsMetrics Analytics — for educational/analytics purposes only — not gambling advice.

Three stars

1st star
S. Stamkos
NSH · 1G 0A
2nd star
N. Kucherov
TBL · 0G 3A
3rd star
A. Edstrom
NSH · 1G 0A

Scoring summary

OT

No scoring

Shootout

0:00NSHS. Stamkos Video4–5

Period by Period

Stats not yet available

Team Stats

TBLNSH

Team statistics comparison
Shots	--	--
Hits	19	17
Blocked	23	15
Power Play	0/3	1/3
Faceoff %	46.9	53.1
Corsi %	--	--
xG	2.82	3.02
Giveaways	12	9
Takeaways	3	2

Nashville Predators

Player statistics for Nashville Predators
Player	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	TOI
Filip ForsbergLW	0	2	2	-1	2	20:45
Nick PerbixD	0	2	2	0	2	18:02
Alexander KerfootC	0	1	1	+1	0	19:12
Reid SchaeferLW	1	0	1	+2	2	12:02
Ryan O'ReillyC	0	1	1	-2	0	18:02
Steven StamkosC	1	0	1	-2	6	16:18
Adam WilsbyD	0	1	1	0	3	21:32
Jayden StrubleD	1	0	1	0	1	17:31
Brady SkjeiD	0	1	1	0	0	20:23
Adam EdstromC	1	0	1	0	2	17:15
Justus AnnunenG	--	--	44/48	--	.917	64:52
Juuse SarosG	--	--	22/26	--	.846	00:00

Tampa Bay Lightning

Player statistics for Tampa Bay Lightning
Player	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	TOI
Nikita KucherovRW	0	3	3	+3	1	23:41
John CarlsonD	1	1	2	+2	5	19:11
Brayden PointC	0	1	1	+3	3	23:10
Jeffrey VielLW	0	1	1	+1	0	07:41
Jake GuentzelC	1	0	1	+3	3	25:56
Charle-Edouard D'AstousD	0	1	1	+2	0	25:25
Victor HedmanD	1	0	1	-1	2	16:43
Conor GeekieC	1	0	1	+1	1	10:02
Dominic JamesC	0	0	0	0	1	11:40
Brandon HagelLW	0	0	0	-3	3	20:13
Andrei VasilevskiyG	--	--	45/50	--	.900	65:00
Dennis HildebyG	--	--	28/33	--	.848	00:00

TBLaway

53%

NSHhome

47%

Win probability6-pt gap

Model pick

TBL · 53% to win

Key signals

Team Offense (Goal Model)Market Consensus BlendHome IceProjected GoaltendingInjuries

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Game Analysis

Projected score

TBL

3.3

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NSH

3.1

Most likely final: NSH 2–3 TBL · Actual: 5–4

NSH win: 47%
TBL win: 53%
Goes to OT/SO: 23%

Likeliest scorelines

NSH 2 – 3 TBL8%
NSH 3 – 2 TBL8%
NSH 3 – 4 TBL7%
NSH 4 – 3 TBL7%
NSH 1 – 2 TBL5%

Goal totals & margins

6+ total goals: 58%
7+ total goals: 47%
NSH by 2+: 22%
TBL by 2+: 28%

Key factors (goal margin, + favors home)

Team OffenseNSH scoring -2% vs league average, TBL +8% (time-weighted goal model).-0.28
Market ConsensusBlended 35% toward the consensus market.-0.25
Home IceLeague-wide home scoring edge of +6% applied to NSH.+0.17
Projected GoaltendingProjected starters vs an average goalie, shrunk by shots faced: Juuse Saros (NSH) +0.01 g/gm; Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) -0.06 g/gm.+0.07
InjuriesTBL without Zemgus Girgensons, Yanni Gourde.+0.05
Team DefenseNSH allowing -2% vs league average, TBL -1%.+0.01