NHL · Regular season 2026-2027
Nashville Predators vs Tampa Bay Lightning overnight into Wednesday, December 30
01:00
Swedish time
in 52 days and 9 hours
Local time: 19:00, Tuesday, December 29
Nashville Predators visit Tampa Bay Lightning at Benchmark International Arena overnight into Wednesday, December 30. The puck drops at 01:00 Swedish time, which is 19:00 at the arena.
Predators are 5th in the Central with 19 points from 16 games, while Lightning are 3rd in the Atlantic with 22 points from 15. It is meeting 2 of 2 between the teams this season. 7 Swedes are on the rosters, led by Filip Forsberg and Pontus Holmberg.
The Swedes in the game
#9
Filip ForsbergLW
19 P16 games, 5 goals, 14 assists
Last 5: 8 P · vs Lightning: 23 P in 27
#84
Adam EdströmC
7 P16 games, 6 goals, 1 assists
Last 5: 3 P · vs Lightning: 1 P in 4
#2
Adam WilsbyD
5 P16 games, 0 goals, 5 assists
Last 5: 1 P · vs Lightning: 2 P in 4
#21
Nils HöglanderLW
5 P16 games, 3 goals, 2 assists
Last 5: 1 P · vs Lightning: 1 P in 8
The teams going in
| NSH | Comparison | TBL |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Points | 22 |
| 16 | Games | 15 |
| 7-4-5 | W-L-OT | 10-3-2 |
| 5th Central | In the division | 3rd Atlantic |
| 16th | In the NHL | 7th |
| 3.06 | Goals per game | 3.73 |
| 3.13 | Against per game | 3.07 |
| -1 | Goal difference | +10 |
| 5-2-3 | Last 10 | 6-2-2 |
| W3 | Streak | W2 |
| 2-1-3 | Road / home this year | 8-0-0 |
| Back-to-back | Rest before | Back-to-back |
Standings as of November 7, 2026. The stronger figure is in bold.
Latest games
Top scorers
Previous meetings
TBL55 %27 wins
NSH41 %20 wins
Lightning have won 55% of the meetings.2 ties (4 %)
TBL@NSHSO
4–5October 31, 2026 · 1w ago
6Swedes in action2 G3 A5 P
NSH@TBL
2–3March 29, 2026 · 7mo ago
4Swedes in action1 G2 A3 P
TBL@NSH
5–2October 29, 2025 · 1y ago
4Swedes in action1 G2 A3 P
TBL@NSHOT
3–2November 29, 2024 · 1y ago
5Swedes in action0 G1 A1 P
NSH@TBLOT
2–3October 29, 2024 · 2y ago
3Swedes in action1 G0 A1 P