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Nashville Predators vs Tampa Bay Lightning prediction

Nashville Predators3–3–3 · Home Tampa Bay Lightning7–2–0 · Away02:00 PMOct 31

Lines

Lines from the last game · may change

Nashville Predators

Last game: Oct 22

74SarosProjected

FF9ForsbergLW RO90O'ReillyC SS91StamkosRW

1st line

9:10 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
9	Filip Forsberg LW	17:30	1	7	8
90	Ryan O'Reilly C	16:35	4	3	7
91	Steven Stamkos RW	14:04	4	5	9

24 points this season

MB22BourqueLW AK14KerfootC JM81MarchessaultRW

2nd line

9:37 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
22	Mavrik Bourque LW	14:36	0	1	1
14	Alexander Kerfoot C	16:59	1	2	3
81	Jonathan Marchessault RW	16:10	1	1	2

6 points this season

RS49SchaeferLW JD18DruryC AE84EdströmRW

3rd line

6:49 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
49	Reid Schaefer LW	11:36	0	0	0
18	Jack Drury C	17:27	1	1	2
84	Adam Edström RW	16:58	4	0	4

6 points this season

NH21HöglanderLW RC79ColtonC MW71WoodRW

4th line

2:35 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
21	Nils Höglander LW	12:12	3	0	3
79	Ross Colton C	11:19	1	1	2
71	Matthew Wood RW	11:24	1	1	2

7 points this season

RJ59JosiD AW2WilsbyD

1st pair

19:24 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
59	Roman Josi D	24:29	1	8	9
2	Adam Wilsby D	22:09	0	4	4

13 points this season

NH41HagueD JS3StrubleD

2nd pair

17:17 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
41	Nicolas Hague D	20:13	0	1	1
3	Jayden Struble D	18:07	0	0	0

1 points this season

BS76SkjeiD IL46LyubushkinD

3rd pair

13:59 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
76	Brady Skjei D	17:46	0	2	2
46	Ilya Lyubushkin D	16:11	0	0	0

2 points this season

FF9ForsbergF RO90O'ReillyF JM81MarchessaultF

SS91StamkosF RJ59JosiD

Power play unit 1

0:59 together on the power play

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
9	Filip Forsberg F	17:30	1	7	8
90	Ryan O'Reilly F	16:35	4	3	7
81	Jonathan Marchessault F	16:10	1	1	2
91	Steven Stamkos F	14:04	4	5	9
59	Roman Josi D	24:29	1	8	9

35 points this season

Power play unit 2: No such unit in that game.

JD18DruryF AK14KerfootF

AW2WilsbyD BS76SkjeiD

Penalty kill unit 1

1:24 together on the penalty kill

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
18	Jack Drury F	17:27	1	1	2
14	Alexander Kerfoot F	16:59	1	2	3
2	Adam Wilsby D	22:09	0	4	4
76	Brady Skjei D	17:46	0	2	2

11 points this season

AE84EdströmF RO90O'ReillyF

RJ59JosiD IL46LyubushkinD

Penalty kill unit 2

1:10 together on the penalty kill

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
84	Adam Edström F	16:58	4	0	4
90	Ryan O'Reilly F	16:35	4	3	7
59	Roman Josi D	24:29	1	8	9
46	Ilya Lyubushkin D	16:11	0	0	0

20 points this season

Goalies: Juuse Saros #74 (Projected) · Justus Annunen #29 (Backup)

Tampa Bay Lightning

Last game: Oct 23

88VasilevskiyProjected

21PointLW

59GuentzelC

93GoncalvesRW

1st line

7:52 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
21	Brayden Point LW	20:50	1	7	8
59	Jake Guentzel C	22:12	6	4	10
93	Gage Goncalves RW	17:59	0	1	1

19 points this season

38HagelLW

71CirelliC

86KucherovRW

2nd line

9:16 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
38	Brandon Hagel LW	20:33	7	6	13
71	Anthony Cirelli C	17:19	3	2	5
86	Nikita Kucherov RW	20:43	4	8	12

30 points this season

29HolmbergLW

28GirgensonsC

95MikheyevRW

3rd line

8:38 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
29	Pontus Holmberg LW	11:59	2	3	5
28	Zemgus Girgensons C	12:55	1	1	2
95	Ilya Mikheyev RW	13:52	2	2	4

11 points this season

4th line: No such unit in that game.

51D'AstousD MC24CrozierD

1st pair

10:45 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
51	Charle-Edouard D'Astous D	21:06	2	3	5
24	Max Crozier D	17:17	0	3	3

8 points this season

27McDonaghD

81ČernákD

2nd pair

9:44 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
27	Ryan McDonagh D	17:27	0	1	1
81	Erik Černák D	16:44	0	1	1

2 points this season

74CarlsonD

90MoserD

3rd pair

10:56 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
74	John Carlson D	18:15	3	2	5
90	J.J. Moser D	15:15	0	0	0

5 points this season

Power play unit 1

4:41 together on the power play

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
59	Jake Guentzel F	22:12	6	4	10
21	Brayden Point F	20:50	1	7	8
86	Nikita Kucherov F	20:43	4	8	12
38	Brandon Hagel F	20:33	7	6	13
51	Charle-Edouard D'Astous D	21:06	2	3	5

48 points this season

Power play unit 2

1:09 together on the power play

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
93	Gage Goncalves F	17:59	0	1	1
71	Anthony Cirelli F	17:19	3	2	5
94	Conor Geekie F	12:35	1	0	1
17	Dominic James F	12:28	0	1	1
74	John Carlson D	18:15	3	2	5

13 points this season

Penalty kill unit 1

1:23 together on the penalty kill

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
95	Ilya Mikheyev F	13:52	2	2	4
28	Zemgus Girgensons F	12:55	1	1	2
27	Ryan McDonagh D	17:27	0	1	1
81	Erik Černák D	16:44	0	1	1

8 points this season

Penalty kill unit 2

0:39 together on the penalty kill

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
38	Brandon Hagel F	20:33	7	6	13
71	Anthony Cirelli F	17:19	3	2	5
90	J.J. Moser D	15:15	0	0	0
77	Victor Hedman D	5:56	2	2	4

22 points this season

Goalies: Andrei Vasilevskiy #88 (Projected) · Dennis Hildeby #35 (Backup)

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How we read the lines

From the NHL’s shift charts, the three forwards and the two defencemen who shared the most 5-on-5 ice time, ranked by time on ice. Coaches shuffle lines often, so treat them as a guide until puck drop. Power-play and penalty-kill units: the five (on the power play) or four (on the penalty kill) skaters who were on the ice together the longest in that situation. TOI: ice time in that game. G, A, P: goals, assists and points this season.

Photo credits (20)

Justus Annunen · Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Juuse Saros · Coordinator50, CC BY 4.0
Brayden Point · 5of7, CC BY-SA 2.0
Jake Guentzel · Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0
Gage Goncalves · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
Brandon Hagel · Jenn G, CC BY-SA 4.0
Anthony Cirelli · Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0
Nikita Kucherov · Resolute, CC BY-SA 3.0
Pontus Holmberg · Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Zemgus Girgensons · Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 3.0
Ilya Mikheyev · Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Charle-Edouard D'Astous · Atrox1912, CC BY-SA 4.0
Ryan McDonagh · Resolute, CC BY-SA 3.0
Erik Černák · Ailura, CC BY-SA 3.0 at
John Carlson · Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 3.0
J.J. Moser · Quintin Soloviev, CC BY-SA 4.0
Conor Geekie · Russ Alman, CC BY-SA 4.0
Victor Hedman · Lisa Gansky from New York, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Andrei Vasilevskiy · Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0
Dennis Hildeby · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0

Goalie duel

Projected

Projected from recent starts · confirmed at puck drop

Juuse Saros NAS

.906 save percentage

2.82 GAA · 3–2–2 · 7 starts

Andrei Vasilevskiy TAM

.884 save percentage

2.78 GAA · 5–3–0 · 8 starts

Teams do not name their goalie before the game. We expect the No. 1 unless his team played the night before, when the back-up usually starts; last season that call was right about two times in three. Our win chances do not depend on it.

Photo credits (2)