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Steven Stamkos had two assists but Lightning beat Predators 3-2

Nashville Predators They lost 3-2 to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday, thanks to an overtime goal from Lightning forward Nick Paul.

This defeat spoiled an eventful return to Amalie Arena. Steven StamkosHe finished with a season-high two assists on six shots.

Trailing 2-0 against the Lightning, the Predators struggled in the second with goals from Ryan O’Reilly and Gustav Nyquist. In the third period, the Predators had multiple opportunities to score a go-ahead goal, but were denied by Tampa goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy, who made 35 saves in the game.

Paul’s overtime goal came at 3:22 of overtime and clinched Tampa’s sixth win of the season.

Nashville (3-5-1) has two days off before playing Edmonton on Thursday at Bridgestone Arena. Tampa (6-3-0) travels to play Colorado on Wednesday.

Steven Stamkos provided the second assist on Gustav Nyquist’s game-tying goal

The Predators and Lightning were tied 2-2 after two periods, with Stamkos assisting on both of Nashville’s goals.

Stamkos, who assisted on O’Reilly’s power-play goal to make it 2-1, found Gustav Nyquist sliding toward the Tampa goal late in the second.

Nyquist tied the game with a quick shot past Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy.

Ryan O’Reilly’s powerful goal puts the Predators within one, Lightning take a 2-1 lead in the second

The Predators’ power play was showing signs of life – at 10:19 of the second period, Ryan O’Reilly grabbed a rebound to pull Nashville within a point.

The first shot came from Jonathan Marchessault and O’Reilly was ready to take the hard shot right in front of the Tampa goal.

Steven Stamkos also had an assist for the first time against the Lightning.

Earlier it looked like Nikita Kucherov would make it 3-0 but the Predators challenged the play for offside. During the review, Kucherov put the puck into the penalty area, was offside and left the goal.

Lightning take a 2-0 lead over the Predators with goals from Brayden Point and Mitchell Chaffee

After Stamkos was honored with a tribute on the video board, Lightning forward Brayden Point scored a dazzling goal to give the home team a 1-0 lead.

Gathering the puck along the boards, Point carried the puck towards Roman Josi and then went around him for the score.

Then, with just 37 seconds left in the first quarter, Point found Mitchell Chaffee on a flexible pass. Chaffee then broke through the Predators’ defense and fired an open shot to Saros to make the score 2-0.

Yıldırım honored Steven Stamkos with a tribute video, Stamkos showed his appreciation

With approximately seven minutes left in the first period, during the first television timeout of the match, fans in Amalie Arena were treated to a video commemorating Steven Stamkos.

This type of video is customary for players returning to visit their former teams, but this moment had even more significance given the impact Stamkos has had in Tampa.

Stamkos watched the video play, then skated across the ice and raised his stick to thank the fans.

Lightning fans hold signs welcoming Steven Stamkos’ return to Tampa

As you might expect, Lightning fans were seated early to watch their favorite former captain during warm-ups.

As Stamkos skated on the Nashville field in warm-ups, fans held signs that read “Tampa Bay Misses You, Stammer” and “Stamkos Thanks for the Memories.”

Nashville Predators The game against the Tampa Bay Lightning will be televised exclusively ESPN+National streaming is also available on Hulu, ESPN’s subscription-based streaming service.

According to proportions BetMGM Sunday, October 27

  • PUK LINE: Predators +1.5 at -225, Yildirim -1.5 at +180
  • O/O: 6.5 goals
  • MONEY LINE: Yıldırım -135, Avcılar +115

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Record: 3-5-0, 6 points

October

November

  • November 2: Colorado Avalanche, 7 p.m.
  • 4 November: Los Angeles Kings, 19.00
  • 6 November: at Washington Capitals, 18:30
  • 7 November: at Florida Panthers, 6 p.m.
  • 9 November: Utah Hockey Club, 19.00
  • 11 November: at Colorado Avalanche, 8 p.m.
  • 14 November: at Edmonton Oilers, 8 p.m.
  • 15 November: at Calgary Flames, 8 p.m.
  • 17 November: Vancouver Canucks at 21.00
  • 20 November: Seattle Kraken at 21:00 on TNT
  • November 23: Winnipeg Jets, 6 p.m.
  • 25 November: at New Jersey Devils, 6 p.m.
  • 27 November: Philadelphia Flyers, 7 p.m.
  • 29 November: Tampa Bay Lightning, 2 p.m.
  • 30 November: at Minnesota Wild, 7 p.m.

December

  • 4 December: Toronto at Maple Leafs, 6:30 p.m.
  • 5 December: At Montreal Canadiens, 6 p.m.
  • December 7: At Ottawa Senators, 18:00
  • December 10: Calgary Flames, 7 p.m.
  • December 12: at Dallas Stars, 7 p.m.
  • December 14: at Colorado Avalanche, 8 p.m.
  • December 17: New York Rangers, 19.00
  • December 19: Pittsburgh Penguins, 7 p.m.
  • December 21: Los Angeles Kings, 12:30 p.m.
  • December 23: Carolina Hurricanes, 7 p.m.
  • December 27: at St. Louis Blues, 7 p.m.
  • December 30: at Winnipeg Jets, 6:30 p.m.
  • December 31: at Minnesota Wild, 7 p.m.

Fireplace

  • January 3: Vancouver Canucks at 21.00
  • January 4: Calgary Flames at 21.00
  • January 7: at Winnipeg Jets, 7 p.m.
  • January 11: Washington Capitals, 7 p.m.
  • January 14: Vegas Golden Knights, 7 p.m.
  • January 16: Chicago Blackhawks, 19.00
  • January 18: Minnesota Wild, 7 p.m.
  • January 21: San Jose Sharks, 7 p.m.
  • January 23: at San Jose Sharks, 21:30
  • January 25: At Anaheim Ducks, 9 p.m.
  • January 29: Vancouver Canucks, 8 p.m.
  • January 31: at Buffalo Sabers, 6 p.m.

February

  • February 1: at Pittsburgh Penguins, 6 p.m.
  • February 3: Ottawa Senators, 6:30 p.m.
  • February 7: at Chicago Blackhawks, 7:30 p.m.
  • February 8: Buffalo Sabers, 7 p.m.
  • February 22: Colorado Avalanche, 5 p.m.
  • February 23: New Jersey Devils, 5 p.m.
  • February 25: Florida Panthers, 7 p.m.
  • February 27: Winnipeg Jets, 7 p.m.

March

  • March 1: At New York Islanders, 11:30
  • March 2: at New York Rangers, 6 p.m.
  • March 4: at Boston Bruins, 6 p.m.
  • March 6: Seattle Kraken, 20:30 on ESPN
  • March 8: Chicago Blackhawks, 19:00
  • March 11: At San Jose Sharks, at 21.30 ESPN+ and Hulu (sign up here)
  • March 14: At Anaheim Ducks, 9 p.m.
  • March 15: at Los Angeles Kings, 7 p.m.
  • March 18: Louis Blues on ESPN at 20:00
  • March 20: Anaheim Ducks, 7 p.m.
  • March 22: Toronto Maple Leafs, 6 p.m.
  • March 23: at St. Louis Blues, 5 p.m.
  • March 25: Carolina Hurricanes at 18.30 ESPN+ and Hulu (sign up here)
  • March 27: St. Louis Blues, 7 p.m.
  • March 29: Vegas Golden Knights, 5:30 p.m.
  • March 31: at Philadelphia Flyers, 6 p.m.

April

  • April 1: at Columbus Blue Jackets. 6pm
  • April 3: at Dallas Stars, 7 p.m.
  • April 6: Montreal Canadiens, 6 p.m.
  • April 8: New York Islanders, 7 p.m.
  • April 10: at Utah Hockey Club, 8 p.m.
  • April 12: Vegas Golden Knights, 9 p.m.
  • April 14: Utah Hockey Club, 19.00
  • April 16: Dallas Stars, 19.00

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