Tampa Bay Lightning @ Nashville Predators

Preseason

2-0-0, 2-0-0 Away

Final/SO

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

Nashville PredatorsPredatorsNSH

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

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Bridgestone Arena

8:00 PM, September 23, 2025

Nashville, TN

Attendance: 17,159

Referees:
Dan O'Rourke
Stephen Hiff

Linesmen:
Steve Barton
Ryan Jackson

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

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

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