Tampa Bay Lightning

Ice Hockey NHL Bridgestone Arena Sat 31 Oct 14:00

Nashville Predators

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  2. SGP Picks
  3. Correct Score
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  6. Player Stats
  7. Player Props
  8. Team News
  9. Lineups
  10. Injuries
  11. Roster
  12. Standings

Tampa Bay Lightning vs Nashville Predators Predictions

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Lightning 3-Way Moneyline @ -106

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Lightning to Come Out on Top

The Lightning look great value on the 3-Way Moneyline and our prediction is that the visitors will claim a victory over the Predators. We’re happy to take the -106 that they win in regulation time.

Get our expert Lightning vs Predators picks, including our Best Bet, Same Game Parlay and Correct Score Prediction. Explore the full analysis behind each wager further down the page.

Tampa Bay Lightning vs Nashville Predators Preview

The Tampa Bay Lightning clash with the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena, with face-off scheduled for 14:00 on Saturday, October 31.

Tampa Bay Lightning have lost their previous two on the road. Their most recent game was at home at Benchmark International Arena where they recorded a 6-4 victory over Winnipeg Jets. Pontus Holmberg landed 4 points, including 1 goal and 3 assists.

Nashville Predators have lost back-to-back games, most recently suffering a 4-3 home defeat to Washington Capitals at Bridgestone Arena. Filip Forsberg recorded two goals and Ross Colton scored the other.

H2H: Lightning Have Won 9 of Previous 10 H2H Encounters

These two teams last met at Benchmark International Arena, with the Lightning claiming the win. Beating the Predators by a 3-2 scoreline. The Lightning have won four on the spin against the Predators. They’ve also claimed 9 victories in the past 10 head-to-head encounters.

Starting Goalies

Andrei Vasilevskiy (Expected)
Season W-L-OTL: GAA: SV%: SO:
26/27 6-3-0 2.9 .876 0
25/26 42-19-4 2.3 .910 3
Juuse Saros (Expected)
Season W-L-OTL: GAA: SV%: SO:
26/27 3-3-4 3 .902 0
25/26 28-22-8 3.2 .894 0
Tampa Bay Lightning – Last 10 Games

7 wins, 2 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 4.0 goals from 31.1 shots on goal, with a 18.0% powerplay efficiency. The Lightning have been giving up 3.2 goals from 24.5 shots, averaging 3.4 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 82.4%.

Brandon Hagel is the top points scorer with 14 points, 8 goals and 6 assists, with Nikita Kucherov recording 13 points, 3 goals and 10 assists, over the last 10 games. Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy have a 3.00 goal against average with a .873 save percentage.

Nashville Predators – Last 10 Games

The Predators have 3 wins, 3 losses and 4 overtime losses, averaging 3.0 goals from 26.3 shots on goal, with a 28.2% powerplay efficiency. They have conceded 3.1 goals from 28.1 shots, averaging 3.7 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 91.9%.

The top points scorer is Ryan O'Reilly with 12 points, 7 goals and 5 assists, while Roman Josi is next in line after registering 12 points, all of which were assists. Goalie Juuse Saros have a 2.93 GAA with a .900 SV%.

Best Bet

There is -106 available when it comes to Lightning on the 60-minute line. We believe that the visitors has a strong chance of winning this NHL encounter and the odds makes plenty of appeal.

Key stats supporting our main match prediction:

  • Lightning have won 7 of their last 10 games.
  • Lightning have won 3 of their last 5 games.
  • Predators have lost 4 of their last 5 games.
  • Predators have lost 7 of their last 10 games.
  • Predators have lost their last 2 games.
  • Predators have lost their last 4 games against Lightning.

The hockey predictions at Sportsgambler.com are always guided by the latest team news, injury updates and overall form. Once we've reviewed that, we dive into the most relevant NHL stats to confidently recommend every pick.

Lightning 3-Way Moneyline Probability

If you go by the top NHL betting sites, our pick has a 51.5% chance of delivering a return. However, our analysts think that the probability is close to 60% taking all factors into consideration. This hockey bet can therefore be backed with confidence.

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Same Game Parlay Pick

3-Way Moneyline Lightning
Totals Over 5.5
Highest Scoring Period First Period

Get in the game with a same game parlay. Our picks are the Lightning on the 60-minute line, Over 5.5 on the total and the first period to feature the most goals.

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Correct Score Prediction

Tampa Bay Lightning vs Nashville Predators Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

Books Predicting a Close-Run Battle

With a 63% chance of securing victory, Tampa Bay Lightning are favorites for this game and the sportsbooks have them at betting odds of -167. For those wanting to oppose the market leader, you can get +138 about Nashville Predators.

1.5 is the puck line and 5.5 is the total goals line. Hockey bettors regularly enjoy the opportunity to wager on Totals. If you’re going for Over 5.5, then the odds are -133.

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Last 5 & H2H

Head to Head

Tampa Bay vs Nashville
  • NHL: 29/03 2026 Predators 2 Lightning 3
  • NHL: 29/10 2025 Lightning 5 Predators 2
  • NHL: 29/11 2024 Lightning 3 Predators 2
  • NHL: 29/10 2024 Predators 2 Lightning 3
  • NHL: 08/12 2023 Lightning 1 Predators 5
  • NHL: 10/10 2023 Predators 3 Lightning 5
  • NHL: 09/12 2022 Predators 2 Lightning 5
  • NHL: 20/11 2022 Lightning 3 Predators 2
  • NHL: 24/04 2022 Predators 2 Lightning 6
  • NHL: 27/02 2022 Lightning 3 Predators 2
Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Tampa Bay Lightning logo Tampa Bay Lightning Stats
Nashville Predators logo Nashville Predators Stats
Moneyline
  • 7 wins and 3 defeats in the last 10 games
  • 5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 games on the road
Moneyline
  • 3 wins and 7 defeats in the last 10 games
  • 3 wins and 7 defeats in the last 10 home games
Puck Line
Puck Line
Total Goals
Total Goals
Team Stats - Avg/Game
Team Stats - Avg/Game
Team News
# Player GP MIN G A P +/-
38 Brandon Hagel 12 21.58 8 8 16 -1
86 Nikita Kucherov 12 20.75 4 11 15 2
59 Jake Guentzel 12 20.37 7 6 13 4
# Player GP MIN G A P +/-
91 Steven Stamkos 13 19.03 7 8 15 -2
59 Roman Josi 13 25.21 1 14 15 4
9 Filip Forsberg 13 20.72 5 10 15 3

Injuries & Suspensions

Tampa Bay Lightning Injury Table

Type
Name
Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.

Nashville Predators Injury Table

Type
Name
Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.

Starting Lineups

Both teams’ confirmed lineups will be published ahead of face-off. There is also the chance to look at the lineups from the previous 10 games.

Previous Tampa Bay Lightning Lineups

29 Oct NHL
Jets 4-6 Lightning
24 Oct NHL
Lightning 4-5 Mammoth
23 Oct NHL
Lightning 3-6 Avalanche
20 Oct NHL
Lightning 6-2 Golden Knights
17 Oct NHL
Canucks 2-4 Lightning
15 Oct NHL
Kraken 3-4 Lightning
13 Oct NHL
Lightning 1-4 Rangers
10 Oct NHL
Lightning 5-3 Islanders
08 Oct NHL
Wild 2-3 Lightning
05 Oct NHL
Flyers 1-4 Lightning

Previous Nashville Predators Lineups

29 Oct NHL
Capitals 4-3 Predators
27 Oct NHL
Islanders 4-3 Predators
25 Oct NHL
Avalanche 2-6 Predators
24 Oct NHL
Predators 2-3 Penguins
22 Oct NHL
Predators 0-6 Bruins
17 Oct NHL
Blues 2-5 Predators
15 Oct NHL
Sharks 3-2 Predators
13 Oct NHL
Golden Knights 5-2 Predators
10 Oct NHL
Predators 2-3 Senators
08 Oct NHL
Predators 5-2 Canadiens
NHL Standings Select Season
Metropolitan GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Carolina 15 11 2 2 24 0.8 10 11 56 36 20 4-1-1 7-1-1 0-1 8-2 3W
2 New Jersey 14 9 5 0 18 0.643 7 9 48 40 8 6-2-0 3-3-0 0-0 7-3 1W
3 Washington 12 8 4 0 16 0.667 7 8 43 37 6 6-2-0 2-2-0 0-0 7-3 3W
4 NY Islanders 13 7 4 2 16 0.615 5 6 40 35 5 4-1-1 3-3-1 1-1 6-4 2W
5 NY Rangers 14 7 6 1 15 0.536 7 7 44 42 2 6-1-0 1-5-1 0-0 4-6 3L
6 Pittsburgh 13 5 6 2 12 0.462 2 4 43 44 -1 4-1-1 1-5-1 1-1 3-7 1L
7 Columbus 11 5 6 0 10 0.455 1 4 28 36 -8 4-3-0 1-3-0 1-0 4-6 1L
8 Philadelphia 15 3 8 4 10 0.333 3 3 29 51 -22 2-3-3 1-5-1 0-1 3-7 3L
East Atlantic GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Boston 14 9 4 1 19 0.679 8 9 50 32 18 5-1-0 4-3-1 0-0 7-3 2L
2 Montreal 13 8 3 2 18 0.692 5 6 43 38 5 3-2-1 5-1-1 2-0 7-3 4W
3 Florida 14 8 4 2 18 0.643 6 8 44 39 5 3-1-0 5-3-2 0-0 6-4 3W
4 Tampa Bay 12 8 3 1 17 0.708 7 8 44 38 6 6-0-0 2-3-1 0-0 7-3 1W
5 Ottawa 14 8 5 1 17 0.607 6 6 44 44 0 5-2-0 3-3-1 2-0 5-5 2L
6 Toronto 15 7 6 2 16 0.533 6 7 56 51 5 4-3-1 3-3-1 0-1 5-5 2L
7 Buffalo 13 6 4 3 15 0.577 4 6 40 47 -7 3-3-0 3-1-3 0-1 4-6 2W
8 Detroit 13 6 4 3 15 0.577 4 4 37 38 -1 4-3-1 2-1-2 2-2 5-5 2W
East Central GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Minnesota 15 9 3 3 21 0.7 9 9 47 35 12 4-0-1 5-3-2 0-0 6-4 1L
2 Utah 14 9 5 0 18 0.643 7 9 51 46 5 4-2-0 5-3-0 0-0 6-4 1W
3 Colorado 13 7 5 1 15 0.577 7 7 54 42 12 5-1-1 2-4-0 0-1 5-5 1W
4 Dallas 13 7 5 1 15 0.577 4 6 35 30 5 4-4-0 3-1-1 1-1 6-4 2L
5 St Louis 13 6 6 1 13 0.5 6 6 39 38 1 4-2-1 2-4-0 0-0 5-5 1W
6 Nashville 13 4 4 5 13 0.5 4 4 37 43 -6 3-3-2 1-1-3 0-3 3-7 2L
7 Winnipeg 14 4 7 3 11 0.393 4 4 34 47 -13 2-4-1 2-3-2 0-0 1-9 8L
8 Chicago 13 4 9 0 8 0.308 3 4 27 48 -21 4-4-0 0-5-0 0-0 4-6 1L
West Pacific GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Edmonton 13 9 2 2 20 0.769 7 8 56 43 13 4-2-2 5-0-0 1-1 7-3 1W
2 Vegas 15 9 5 1 19 0.633 7 8 53 44 9 6-3-0 3-2-1 1-0 5-5 1L
3 Seattle 13 8 4 1 17 0.654 6 6 50 46 4 4-2-0 4-2-1 2-0 6-4 1W
4 San Jose 14 7 6 1 15 0.536 2 6 40 47 -7 3-3-0 4-3-1 1-1 4-6 1W
5 Anaheim 13 5 7 1 11 0.423 4 5 43 50 -7 1-4-1 4-3-0 0-0 3-7 2L
6 Calgary 12 5 7 0 10 0.417 5 5 28 45 -17 4-3-0 1-4-0 0-0 5-5 1L
7 LA Kings 12 4 6 2 10 0.417 2 4 34 42 -8 1-3-0 3-3-2 0-0 4-6 1W
8 Vancouver 15 3 11 1 7 0.233 1 3 45 68 -23 1-5-0 2-6-1 0-0 1-9 1L
Eastern GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Carolina 15 11 2 2 24 0.8 10 11 56 36 20 4-1-1 7-1-1 0-1 8-2 3W
2 Boston 14 9 4 1 19 0.679 8 9 50 32 18 5-1-0 4-3-1 0-0 7-3 2L
3 Montreal 13 8 3 2 18 0.692 5 6 43 38 5 3-2-1 5-1-1 2-0 7-3 4W
4 New Jersey 14 9 5 0 18 0.643 7 9 48 40 8 6-2-0 3-3-0 0-0 7-3 1W
5 Florida 14 8 4 2 18 0.643 6 8 44 39 5 3-1-0 5-3-2 0-0 6-4 3W
6 Tampa Bay 12 8 3 1 17 0.708 7 8 44 38 6 6-0-0 2-3-1 0-0 7-3 1W
7 Ottawa 14 8 5 1 17 0.607 6 6 44 44 0 5-2-0 3-3-1 2-0 5-5 2L
8 Washington 12 8 4 0 16 0.667 7 8 43 37 6 6-2-0 2-2-0 0-0 7-3 3W
9 NY Islanders 13 7 4 2 16 0.615 5 6 40 35 5 4-1-1 3-3-1 1-1 6-4 2W
10 Toronto 15 7 6 2 16 0.533 6 7 56 51 5 4-3-1 3-3-1 0-1 5-5 2L
11 Buffalo 13 6 4 3 15 0.577 4 6 40 47 -7 3-3-0 3-1-3 0-1 4-6 2W
12 Detroit 13 6 4 3 15 0.577 4 4 37 38 -1 4-3-1 2-1-2 2-2 5-5 2W
13 NY Rangers 14 7 6 1 15 0.536 7 7 44 42 2 6-1-0 1-5-1 0-0 4-6 3L
14 Pittsburgh 13 5 6 2 12 0.462 2 4 43 44 -1 4-1-1 1-5-1 1-1 3-7 1L
15 Columbus 11 5 6 0 10 0.455 1 4 28 36 -8 4-3-0 1-3-0 1-0 4-6 1L
16 Philadelphia 15 3 8 4 10 0.333 3 3 29 51 -22 2-3-3 1-5-1 0-1 3-7 3L
Western GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Minnesota 15 9 3 3 21 0.7 9 9 47 35 12 4-0-1 5-3-2 0-0 6-4 1L
2 Edmonton 13 9 2 2 20 0.769 7 8 56 43 13 4-2-2 5-0-0 1-1 7-3 1W
3 Vegas 15 9 5 1 19 0.633 7 8 53 44 9 6-3-0 3-2-1 1-0 5-5 1L
4 Utah 14 9 5 0 18 0.643 7 9 51 46 5 4-2-0 5-3-0 0-0 6-4 1W
5 Seattle 13 8 4 1 17 0.654 6 6 50 46 4 4-2-0 4-2-1 2-0 6-4 1W
6 Colorado 13 7 5 1 15 0.577 7 7 54 42 12 5-1-1 2-4-0 0-1 5-5 1W
7 Dallas 13 7 5 1 15 0.577 4 6 35 30 5 4-4-0 3-1-1 1-1 6-4 2L
8 San Jose 14 7 6 1 15 0.536 2 6 40 47 -7 3-3-0 4-3-1 1-1 4-6 1W
9 St Louis 13 6 6 1 13 0.5 6 6 39 38 1 4-2-1 2-4-0 0-0 5-5 1W
10 Nashville 13 4 4 5 13 0.5 4 4 37 43 -6 3-3-2 1-1-3 0-3 3-7 2L
11 Anaheim 13 5 7 1 11 0.423 4 5 43 50 -7 1-4-1 4-3-0 0-0 3-7 2L
12 Winnipeg 14 4 7 3 11 0.393 4 4 34 47 -13 2-4-1 2-3-2 0-0 1-9 8L
13 Calgary 12 5 7 0 10 0.417 5 5 28 45 -17 4-3-0 1-4-0 0-0 5-5 1L
14 LA Kings 12 4 6 2 10 0.417 2 4 34 42 -8 1-3-0 3-3-2 0-0 4-6 1W
15 Chicago 13 4 9 0 8 0.308 3 4 27 48 -21 4-4-0 0-5-0 0-0 4-6 1L
16 Vancouver 15 3 11 1 7 0.233 1 3 45 68 -23 1-5-0 2-6-1 0-0 1-9 1L
GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Carolina 15 11 2 2 24 0.8 10 11 56 36 20 4-1-1 7-1-1 0-1 8-2 3W
2 Minnesota 15 9 3 3 21 0.7 9 9 47 35 12 4-0-1 5-3-2 0-0 6-4 1L
3 Edmonton 13 9 2 2 20 0.769 7 8 56 43 13 4-2-2 5-0-0 1-1 7-3 1W
4 Boston 14 9 4 1 19 0.679 8 9 50 32 18 5-1-0 4-3-1 0-0 7-3 2L
5 Vegas 15 9 5 1 19 0.633 7 8 53 44 9 6-3-0 3-2-1 1-0 5-5 1L
6 Montreal 13 8 3 2 18 0.692 5 6 43 38 5 3-2-1 5-1-1 2-0 7-3 4W
7 Utah 14 9 5 0 18 0.643 7 9 51 46 5 4-2-0 5-3-0 0-0 6-4 1W
8 New Jersey 14 9 5 0 18 0.643 7 9 48 40 8 6-2-0 3-3-0 0-0 7-3 1W
9 Florida 14 8 4 2 18 0.643 6 8 44 39 5 3-1-0 5-3-2 0-0 6-4 3W
10 Tampa Bay 12 8 3 1 17 0.708 7 8 44 38 6 6-0-0 2-3-1 0-0 7-3 1W
11 Seattle 13 8 4 1 17 0.654 6 6 50 46 4 4-2-0 4-2-1 2-0 6-4 1W
12 Ottawa 14 8 5 1 17 0.607 6 6 44 44 0 5-2-0 3-3-1 2-0 5-5 2L
13 Washington 12 8 4 0 16 0.667 7 8 43 37 6 6-2-0 2-2-0 0-0 7-3 3W
14 NY Islanders 13 7 4 2 16 0.615 5 6 40 35 5 4-1-1 3-3-1 1-1 6-4 2W
15 Toronto 15 7 6 2 16 0.533 6 7 56 51 5 4-3-1 3-3-1 0-1 5-5 2L
16 Colorado 13 7 5 1 15 0.577 7 7 54 42 12 5-1-1 2-4-0 0-1 5-5 1W
17 Dallas 13 7 5 1 15 0.577 4 6 35 30 5 4-4-0 3-1-1 1-1 6-4 2L
18 Buffalo 13 6 4 3 15 0.577 4 6 40 47 -7 3-3-0 3-1-3 0-1 4-6 2W
19 Detroit 13 6 4 3 15 0.577 4 4 37 38 -1 4-3-1 2-1-2 2-2 5-5 2W
20 NY Rangers 14 7 6 1 15 0.536 7 7 44 42 2 6-1-0 1-5-1 0-0 4-6 3L
21 San Jose 14 7 6 1 15 0.536 2 6 40 47 -7 3-3-0 4-3-1 1-1 4-6 1W
22 St Louis 13 6 6 1 13 0.5 6 6 39 38 1 4-2-1 2-4-0 0-0 5-5 1W
23 Nashville 13 4 4 5 13 0.5 4 4 37 43 -6 3-3-2 1-1-3 0-3 3-7 2L
24 Pittsburgh 13 5 6 2 12 0.462 2 4 43 44 -1 4-1-1 1-5-1 1-1 3-7 1L
25 Anaheim 13 5 7 1 11 0.423 4 5 43 50 -7 1-4-1 4-3-0 0-0 3-7 2L
26 Winnipeg 14 4 7 3 11 0.393 4 4 34 47 -13 2-4-1 2-3-2 0-0 1-9 8L
27 Columbus 11 5 6 0 10 0.455 1 4 28 36 -8 4-3-0 1-3-0 1-0 4-6 1L
28 Calgary 12 5 7 0 10 0.417 5 5 28 45 -17 4-3-0 1-4-0 0-0 5-5 1L
29 LA Kings 12 4 6 2 10 0.417 2 4 34 42 -8 1-3-0 3-3-2 0-0 4-6 1W
30 Philadelphia 15 3 8 4 10 0.333 3 3 29 51 -22 2-3-3 1-5-1 0-1 3-7 3L
31 Chicago 13 4 9 0 8 0.308 3 4 27 48 -21 4-4-0 0-5-0 0-0 4-6 1L
32 Vancouver 15 3 11 1 7 0.233 1 3 45 68 -23 1-5-0 2-6-1 0-0 1-9 1L

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