Nashville Predators vs Tampa Bay Lightning

atPredators at Lightning

Preseason

September 20 · 5:00 PM EDT

What's at stake

Where a win or a loss leaves each side.

Where they standLast 5Last 5Record

Nashville Predators6th in the Central · 2025-26 Final, 35 backLLWLWL238-34

Tampa Bay Lightning2nd in the Atlantic · 2025-26 Final, 3 backLWLWLL150-26

Injury report

Who is unavailable, in each club’s own words to the league. A day-to-day designation still allows a start, so a name here is not always a scratch; an injured-list stint is.

Nashville PredatorsNone listed

Nobody listed on the report.

Tampa Bay Lightning1 listed

Pontus HolmbergRW · is out. Back 2026-09-15.

Rosters

Each club's active roster, as filed with ESPN. Nobody posts a projected line for this sport, so this is the group available to play, sorted by position.

Nashville Predators36 players

Forwards21

Ross Colton6' 0"29 yrs6 yr

Jack Drury5' 11"26 yrs4 yr

Adam Edstrom6' 7"25 yrs3 yr

Tyson Jost5' 11"28 yrs9 yr

Alexander Kerfoot5' 11"32 yrs9 yr

Ryan O'Reilly6' 1"35 yrs17 yr

Steven Stamkos6' 1"36 yrs18 yr

Oasiz Wiesblatt5' 7"22 yrsRookie

Ozzy Wiesblatt5' 10"24 yrsRookie

Chase Bradley5' 11"24 yrsRookie

Filip Forsberg6' 1"32 yrs13 yr

Nils Hoglander5' 9"25 yrs6 yrOut

Isaac Ratcliffe6' 6"27 yrs2 yr

Reid Schaefer6' 3"22 yrsRookie

Luke Evangelista6' 0"24 yrs4 yr

Aiden Fink5' 10"21 yrsRookie

Joakim Kemell5' 10"22 yrsRookie

Ryker Lee6' 1"19 yrsRookie

Jonathan Marchessault5' 9"35 yrs11 yrOut

Cole O'Hara6' 0"24 yrsRookie

Matthew Wood6' 4"21 yrsRookie

Defensemen12

Jack Ahcan5' 8"29 yrsRookie

Justin Barron6' 2"24 yrs4 yr

Kevin Gravel6' 4"34 yrs5 yr

Nicolas Hague6' 6"27 yrs7 yrOut

Roman Josi6' 1"36 yrs15 yrOut

Ilya Lyubushkin6' 2"32 yrs8 yr

Nick Perbix6' 4"28 yrs4 yr

Christoffer Sedoff6' 1"24 yrsRookie

Hunter Skinner6' 2"25 yrsRookie

Brady Skjei6' 3"32 yrs10 yr

Ryan Ufko6' 0"23 yrsRookie

Adam Wilsby6' 1"26 yrs2 yr

Goaltenders3

Justus Annunen6' 4"26 yrs3 yr

Isak Posch6' 3"24 yrsRookie

Juuse Saros5' 11"31 yrs10 yr

Tampa Bay Lightning33 players

Forwards16

Nick Abruzzese5' 10"27 yrsRookie

Anthony Cirelli6' 1"29 yrs9 yr

Conor Geekie6' 4"22 yrs2 yr

Zemgus Girgensons6' 3"32 yrs12 yr

Gage Goncalves6' 1"25 yrs2 yr

Yanni Gourde5' 9"34 yrs10 yr

Jake Guentzel5' 11"31 yrs10 yr

Jansen Harkins6' 1"29 yrs7 yr

Dominic James6' 0"24 yrsRookie

Brayden Point5' 11"30 yrs10 yr

Brandon Hagel6' 2"28 yrs6 yr

Jeffrey Viel6' 1"29 yrs3 yr

Pontus Holmberg6' 0"27 yrs4 yrOut

Nikita Kucherov6' 0"33 yrs12 yr

Ilya Mikheyev6' 2"31 yrs7 yr

Scott Sabourin6' 3"34 yrs2 yr

Defensemen10

Michael Callahan6' 2"26 yrs2 yr

John Carlson6' 3"36 yrs17 yr

Erik Cernak6' 4"29 yrs8 yr

Maxwell Crozier6' 3"26 yrs2 yr

Charle-Edouard D'Astous6' 2"28 yrsRookie

Maxim Groshev6' 2"24 yrsRookie

Victor Hedman6' 7"35 yrs17 yr

Emil Lilleberg6' 3"25 yrs3 yr

Ryan McDonagh6' 1"37 yrs16 yr

J.J. Moser6' 2"26 yrs5 yr

Goaltenders7

Dennis Hildeby6' 7"25 yrsRookie

Jonas Johansson6' 5"30 yrs5 yr

Kyle Konin6' 0"28 yrsRookie

Harrison Meneghin6' 3"21 yrsRookie

Olivier Rodrigue6' 1"26 yrsRookie

Mads Sogaard6' 7"25 yrs2 yr

Andrei Vasilevskiy6' 4"32 yrs12 yr

League standings

The full ladder, with both clubs marked.

Atlantic · 2025-26 Final

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Buffalo Sabres50-23.665OT1

2Tampa Bay Lightning50-26.646L1

3Montreal Canadiens48-24.646L1

4Boston Bruins45-27.610W2

5Ottawa Senators44-27.604W1

6Detroit Red Wings41-31.561L1

7Florida Panthers40-38.512W3

8Toronto Maple Leafs32-36.476L5

Metropolitan · 2025-26 Final

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Carolina Hurricanes53-22.689W1

2Pittsburgh Penguins41-25.598L3

3Philadelphia Flyers43-27.598W3

4Washington Capitals43-30.579W4

5Columbus Blue Jackets40-30.561L2

6New York Islanders43-34.555L3

7New Jersey Devils42-37.530L1

8New York Rangers34-39.470W1

Central · 2025-26 Final

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Colorado Avalanche55-16.738W3

2Dallas Stars50-20.683W5

3Minnesota Wild46-24.634W1

4Utah Hockey Club43-33.561L1

5St. Louis Blues37-33.524W4

6Nashville Predators38-34.524L2

7Winnipeg Jets35-35.500L4

8Chicago Blackhawks29-39.439W1

Pacific · 2025-26 Final

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Vegas Golden Knights39-26.579W3

2Edmonton Oilers41-30.567W1

3Anaheim Ducks43-33.561W1

4Los Angeles Kings35-27.549L1

5San Jose Sharks39-35.524W1

6Seattle Kraken34-37.482L3

7Calgary Flames34-39.470W1

8Vancouver Canucks25-49.354L1

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atPredators at Lightning

Preseason

September 20 · 5:00 PM EDT

What's at stake

Where a win or a loss leaves each side.

Where they standLast 5Last 5Record

Nashville Predators6th in the Central · 2025-26 Final, 35 backLLWLWL238-34

Tampa Bay Lightning2nd in the Atlantic · 2025-26 Final, 3 backLWLWLL150-26

Injury report

Who is unavailable, in each club’s own words to the league. A day-to-day designation still allows a start, so a name here is not always a scratch; an injured-list stint is.

Nashville PredatorsNone listed

Nobody listed on the report.

Tampa Bay Lightning1 listed

Pontus HolmbergRW · is out. Back 2026-09-15.

Rosters

Each club's active roster, as filed with ESPN. Nobody posts a projected line for this sport, so this is the group available to play, sorted by position.

Nashville Predators36 players

Forwards21

Ross Colton6' 0"29 yrs6 yr

Jack Drury5' 11"26 yrs4 yr

Adam Edstrom6' 7"25 yrs3 yr

Tyson Jost5' 11"28 yrs9 yr

Alexander Kerfoot5' 11"32 yrs9 yr

Ryan O'Reilly6' 1"35 yrs17 yr

Steven Stamkos6' 1"36 yrs18 yr

Oasiz Wiesblatt5' 7"22 yrsRookie

Ozzy Wiesblatt5' 10"24 yrsRookie

Chase Bradley5' 11"24 yrsRookie

Filip Forsberg6' 1"32 yrs13 yr

Nils Hoglander5' 9"25 yrs6 yrOut

Isaac Ratcliffe6' 6"27 yrs2 yr

Reid Schaefer6' 3"22 yrsRookie

Luke Evangelista6' 0"24 yrs4 yr

Aiden Fink5' 10"21 yrsRookie

Joakim Kemell5' 10"22 yrsRookie

Ryker Lee6' 1"19 yrsRookie

Jonathan Marchessault5' 9"35 yrs11 yrOut

Cole O'Hara6' 0"24 yrsRookie

Matthew Wood6' 4"21 yrsRookie

Defensemen12

Jack Ahcan5' 8"29 yrsRookie

Justin Barron6' 2"24 yrs4 yr

Kevin Gravel6' 4"34 yrs5 yr

Nicolas Hague6' 6"27 yrs7 yrOut

Roman Josi6' 1"36 yrs15 yrOut

Ilya Lyubushkin6' 2"32 yrs8 yr

Nick Perbix6' 4"28 yrs4 yr

Christoffer Sedoff6' 1"24 yrsRookie

Hunter Skinner6' 2"25 yrsRookie

Brady Skjei6' 3"32 yrs10 yr

Ryan Ufko6' 0"23 yrsRookie

Adam Wilsby6' 1"26 yrs2 yr

Goaltenders3

Justus Annunen6' 4"26 yrs3 yr

Isak Posch6' 3"24 yrsRookie

Juuse Saros5' 11"31 yrs10 yr

Tampa Bay Lightning33 players

Forwards16

Nick Abruzzese5' 10"27 yrsRookie

Anthony Cirelli6' 1"29 yrs9 yr

Conor Geekie6' 4"22 yrs2 yr

Zemgus Girgensons6' 3"32 yrs12 yr

Gage Goncalves6' 1"25 yrs2 yr

Yanni Gourde5' 9"34 yrs10 yr

Jake Guentzel5' 11"31 yrs10 yr

Jansen Harkins6' 1"29 yrs7 yr

Dominic James6' 0"24 yrsRookie

Brayden Point5' 11"30 yrs10 yr

Brandon Hagel6' 2"28 yrs6 yr

Jeffrey Viel6' 1"29 yrs3 yr

Pontus Holmberg6' 0"27 yrs4 yrOut

Nikita Kucherov6' 0"33 yrs12 yr

Ilya Mikheyev6' 2"31 yrs7 yr

Scott Sabourin6' 3"34 yrs2 yr

Defensemen10

Michael Callahan6' 2"26 yrs2 yr

John Carlson6' 3"36 yrs17 yr

Erik Cernak6' 4"29 yrs8 yr

Maxwell Crozier6' 3"26 yrs2 yr

Charle-Edouard D'Astous6' 2"28 yrsRookie

Maxim Groshev6' 2"24 yrsRookie

Victor Hedman6' 7"35 yrs17 yr

Emil Lilleberg6' 3"25 yrs3 yr

Ryan McDonagh6' 1"37 yrs16 yr

J.J. Moser6' 2"26 yrs5 yr

Goaltenders7

Dennis Hildeby6' 7"25 yrsRookie

Jonas Johansson6' 5"30 yrs5 yr

Kyle Konin6' 0"28 yrsRookie

Harrison Meneghin6' 3"21 yrsRookie

Olivier Rodrigue6' 1"26 yrsRookie

Mads Sogaard6' 7"25 yrs2 yr

Andrei Vasilevskiy6' 4"32 yrs12 yr

League standings

The full ladder, with both clubs marked.

Atlantic · 2025-26 Final

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Buffalo Sabres50-23.665OT1

2Tampa Bay Lightning50-26.646L1

3Montreal Canadiens48-24.646L1

4Boston Bruins45-27.610W2

5Ottawa Senators44-27.604W1

6Detroit Red Wings41-31.561L1

7Florida Panthers40-38.512W3

8Toronto Maple Leafs32-36.476L5

Metropolitan · 2025-26 Final

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Carolina Hurricanes53-22.689W1

2Pittsburgh Penguins41-25.598L3

3Philadelphia Flyers43-27.598W3

4Washington Capitals43-30.579W4

5Columbus Blue Jackets40-30.561L2

6New York Islanders43-34.555L3

7New Jersey Devils42-37.530L1

8New York Rangers34-39.470W1

Central · 2025-26 Final

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Colorado Avalanche55-16.738W3

2Dallas Stars50-20.683W5

3Minnesota Wild46-24.634W1

4Utah Hockey Club43-33.561L1

5St. Louis Blues37-33.524W4

6Nashville Predators38-34.524L2

7Winnipeg Jets35-35.500L4

8Chicago Blackhawks29-39.439W1

Pacific · 2025-26 Final

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Vegas Golden Knights39-26.579W3

2Edmonton Oilers41-30.567W1

3Anaheim Ducks43-33.561W1

4Los Angeles Kings35-27.549L1

5San Jose Sharks39-35.524W1

6Seattle Kraken34-37.482L3

7Calgary Flames34-39.470W1

8Vancouver Canucks25-49.354L1

Nashville Predators vs Tampa Bay Lightning — Sep 20, 2026

What's at stake

Injury report

Rosters

League standings

Nashville Predators vs Tampa Bay Lightning — Sep 20, 2026

What's at stake

Injury report

Rosters

League standings