Lightning vs Predators Prediction, Player Props & Odds (Oct 31, 2026)

Tampa Bay Lightning logo

Lightning8-4 · 7-5 ATS5th in the East
FINAL4 – 5
Nashville Predators logo

Predators4-9 · 8-5 ATS9th in the West

NHL · Saturday, October 31, 2026 · 2:00 PM ET · Bridgestone Arena

Final score by period

Team 1 2 3 OT SO T
Lightning 1 2 1 0 0 4
Predators 1 2 1 0 1 5

How the bets settled

MoneylinePredators wonClosed at +150
SpreadPredators coveredPredators +1.5, by 2.5
TotalOver 6.59 scored, 2.5 over

Closing line, DraftKings.

Game review

Nashville beat Tampa Bay 5-4 in overtime on October 31, with the teams matching each other through the first three periods before the Predators settled the game in the extra period. Nikita Kucherov led Tampa Bay with three points on three assists, and John Carlson scored. Nashville’s leaders were Reid Schaefer with a goal, Nick Perbix with two assists and Filip Forsberg with two points.

The team stats explain the result: Nashville scored on one of three power plays while Tampa Bay went 0 for 3, and the Predators won 53.1 percent of faceoffs. Tampa Bay blocked more shots, but Nashville outshot the Lightning and had the better special-teams result.

For bettors, Nashville covered the 1.5 spread by 2.5, and the 6.5 total went over by 2.5.

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Against the spread, start to finish

PredatorsLightning
The score margin against the closing spread (Predators +1.5). Blue: Predators covering. Orange: Lightning covering.
+0Largest TB cover
0%TB covering
+2.5Largest NSH cover
100%NSH covering

Top performers

Lightning

  • GoalsJohn Carlson1
  • AssistsNikita Kucherov3
  • PointsNikita Kucherov3

Predators

  • GoalsReid Schaefer1
  • AssistsNick Perbix2
  • PointsFilip Forsberg2

Team stats

LightningPredators
26Shots33
46.9%Faceoffs won53.1%
0Power play goals1
19Hits17
23Blocked shots15
3Takeaways2
12Giveaways9
6Penalty minutes6

Box score

Tampa Bay Lightning

Forwards

Player G A SOG S +/- TOI SHFT HT BS TK GV PIM FO%
Anthony Cirelli C 0 0 0 0 -3 18:33 25 0 1 1 2 0 52.9
Conor Geekie C 1 0 0 1 1 10:02 13 2 0 0 0 0 50.0
Gage Goncalves C 0 0 0 1 -1 12:42 17 3 1 0 1 0 0.0
Jake Guentzel C 1 0 0 3 3 25:56 24 0 0 0 0 0 50.0
Brandon Hagel LW 0 0 0 3 -3 20:13 23 0 0 1 0 0 0.0
Pontus Holmberg RW 0 0 0 1 -2 14:50 19 1 0 0 0 0 0.0
Dominic James C 0 0 0 1 0 11:40 17 1 0 0 0 0 30.0
Nikita Kucherov RW 0 3 0 1 3 23:41 21 1 1 1 2 0 0.0
Ilya Mikheyev RW 0 0 0 1 0 13:44 22 0 0 0 1 2 0.0
Brayden Point C 0 1 0 3 3 23:10 22 1 4 0 0 0 57.1
Scott Sabourin RW 0 0 0 0 1 8:36 13 2 1 0 1 2 100.0
Jeffrey Viel LW 0 1 0 0 1 7:41 12 2 1 0 0 0 0.0

Defenses

Player G A SOG S +/- TOI SHFT HT BS TK GV PIM FO%
John Carlson D 1 1 0 5 2 19:11 20 0 1 0 1 0 0.0
Max Crozier D 0 0 0 2 -1 17:36 22 0 3 0 1 0 0.0
Charle-Edouard D’Astous D 0 1 0 0 2 25:25 22 4 3 0 2 0 0.0
Victor Hedman D 1 0 0 2 -1 16:43 21 0 1 0 0 0 0.0
Ryan McDonagh D 0 0 0 0 0 18:38 25 0 1 0 0 0 0.0
JJ Moser D 0 0 0 2 0 22:17 28 2 5 0 0 2 0.0

Goalies

Player GA SA SOS SOSA SV SV% ESSV PPSV SHSV TOI YTDG PIM
Andrei Vasilevskiy G 4 33 0 0 29 .879 26 3 0 65:00 0 0

Nashville Predators

Forwards

Player G A SOG S +/- TOI SHFT HT BS TK GV PIM FO%
Mavrik Bourque C 0 0 0 1 -2 13:43 16 1 0 0 0 0 0.0
Ross Colton C 0 0 0 2 0 13:38 19 1 0 0 1 0 0.0
Jack Drury C 0 0 0 1 0 18:39 23 0 1 0 1 2 63.6
Adam Edstrom C 1 0 0 2 0 17:15 22 4 0 0 0 0 0.0
Filip Forsberg LW 0 2 0 2 -1 20:45 22 0 0 1 0 0 100.0
Nils Hoglander LW 0 0 0 0 1 10:10 12 0 1 0 1 0 0.0
Alexander Kerfoot C 0 1 0 0 1 19:12 25 0 0 0 1 0 44.4
Jonathan Marchessault RW 0 0 0 4 0 15:18 16 1 0 0 0 0 100.0
Ryan O’Reilly C 0 1 0 0 -2 18:02 25 2 1 1 0 2 58.3
Reid Schaefer LW 1 0 0 2 2 12:02 16 4 0 0 0 0 0.0
Steven Stamkos C 1 0 0 6 -2 16:18 22 0 0 0 1 0 57.1
Matthew Wood RW 0 0 0 1 0 13:00 16 0 0 0 0 0 25.0

Defenses

Player G A SOG S +/- TOI SHFT HT BS TK GV PIM FO%
Daemon Hunt D 0 0 0 1 -1 16:05 22 2 1 0 1 0 0.0
Roman Josi D 0 0 0 5 -1 27:33 29 0 2 0 0 0 0.0
Nick Perbix D 0 2 0 2 0 18:02 25 0 2 0 0 0 0.0
Brady Skjei D 0 1 0 0 0 20:23 28 0 2 0 2 0 0.0
Jayden Struble D 1 0 0 1 0 17:31 22 2 2 0 1 0 0.0
Adam Wilsby D 0 1 0 3 0 21:32 28 0 3 0 0 2 0.0

Goalies

Player GA SA SOS SOSA SV SV% ESSV PPSV SHSV TOI YTDG PIM
Justus Annunen G 4 26 0 0 22 .846 17 3 2 64:52 0 0

Attendance 17,180 · Officials: Eric Furlatt, Furman South, Jesse Marquis, Shawn Oliver

Recap: Stamkos scores in regulation and only goal in shootout to lead Predators over Lightning 5-4 (ESPN)

Highlights

Play-by-play on ESPN

StatsBench picks

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Betting trends

From each team’s last 10 games and recent meetings, against the closing line.

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Lightning vs Predators pre-game preview

Tampa Bay is a -156 moneyline favorite, with Nashville at +1.5 and the total at 6.5. The last meeting went to Tampa Bay, 3-2 at home on March 29, 2026. Tampa Bay enters 8-4 overall and 7-5 ATS, with a 7-3 last 10 and 6-4 ATS; its most recent game was a 6-4 win over Winnipeg on October 29. Nashville is 4-9 and 8-5 ATS, with a 3-7 last 10 and 6-4 ATS; its most recent game was a 3-4 loss to Washington on October 29.

The defensive profiles offer a useful contrast. Both teams allow 3.08 goals per game, but Tampa Bay allows 24.17 shots on goal per game (rank 4) while Nashville allows 29.08 (rank 25). Nashville has allowed 1.15 power-play points per game (rank 5), compared with Tampa Bay at 1.75 (rank 14), and the pace numbers are close: Tampa Bay 54.6, Nashville 54.8. Tampa Bay lists Zemgus Girgensons as day-to-day and Yanni Gourde on injured reserve. Among props, Brandon Hagel over 2.5 shots on goal at -192 cleared in 8 of his last 10.

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Player stats and form

Season averages and each player’s last 5 games, newest first. Splits: per-game averages (games in brackets); vs the opponent covers this season and last, newest game first.

Tampa Bay Lightning

Brandon Hagel L1.3 PTS · 4.6 SOG · 0.7 G per game
Date Opp TOI G A SOG HIT
10/29 vs WPG 21:47 1 2 5 1
10/24 @ UTA 22:51 0 0 7 1
10/23 @ COL 20:33 0 1 2 1
10/20 @ VGK 18:55 1 0 3 0
10/17 vs VAN 20:10 0 1 5 0
Splits Season Road 2025-26 vs NSH
PTS 1.3 (12) 1.0 (6) 1.1 (78) 1.5 (2)
1 · 2
SOG 4.6 (12) 3.7 (6) 3.0 (78) 4.5 (2)
5 · 4

Nikita Kucherov R1.3 PTS · 2.8 SOG · 0.3 G per game
Date Opp TOI G A SOG HIT
10/29 vs WPG 16:13 0 1 3 1
10/24 @ UTA 20:02 0 1 3 0
10/23 @ COL 20:43 0 0 2 0
10/20 @ VGK 18:19 1 2 2 0
10/17 vs VAN 20:40 2 0 7 0
Splits Season Road 2025-26 vs NSH
PTS 1.3 (12) 1.2 (6) 1.6 (83) 2.0 (1)
2
SOG 2.8 (12) 1.8 (6) 3.1 (83) 4.0 (1)
4

Jake Guentzel C1.1 PTS · 2.9 SOG · 0.6 G per game
Date Opp TOI G A SOG HIT
10/29 vs WPG 22:51 0 1 6 1
10/24 @ UTA 19:32 1 0 2 0
10/23 @ COL 22:12 2 0 7 3
10/20 @ VGK 18:16 0 0 0 0
10/17 vs VAN 19:06 1 1 2 0
Splits Season Road 2025-26 vs NSH
PTS 1.1 (12) 0.8 (6) 1.1 (88) 1.5 (2)
3 · 0
SOG 2.9 (12) 2.8 (6) 2.7 (88) 1.5 (2)
3 · 0

Nashville Predators

Steven Stamkos C1.2 PTS · 2.1 SOG · 0.5 G per game
Date Opp TOI G A SOG HIT
10/29 vs WSH 20:26 0 0 3 0
10/27 vs NYI 20:42 0 1 1 1
10/25 vs COL 17:46 2 1 4 0
10/24 @ PIT 19:00 1 0 3 0
10/22 @ BOS 14:04 0 0 2 0
Splits Season Home 2025-26 vs TB
PTS 1.2 (13) 1.1 (8) 0.8 (82) 0.0 (2)
0 · 0
SOG 2.1 (13) 2.1 (8) 2.5 (82) 2.5 (2)
2 · 3

Roman Josi D1.2 PTS · 2.7 SOG · 0.1 G per game
Date Opp TOI G A SOG HIT
10/29 vs WSH 22:56 0 3 6 0
10/27 vs NYI 26:07 0 0 2 1
10/25 vs COL 21:10 0 3 4 1
10/24 @ PIT 28:37 0 0 2 0
10/22 @ BOS 24:29 0 0 2 0
Splits Season Home 2025-26 vs TB
PTS 1.2 (13) 1.4 (8) 0.8 (68) 0.0 (1)
0
SOG 2.7 (13) 3.3 (8) 2.7 (68) 4.0 (1)
4

Filip Forsberg L1.2 PTS · 2.7 SOG · 0.4 G per game
Date Opp TOI G A SOG HIT
10/29 vs WSH 21:39 2 0 3 1
10/27 vs NYI 22:47 1 1 4 3
10/25 vs COL 18:50 1 2 3 0
10/24 @ PIT 19:28 0 0 1 1
10/22 @ BOS 17:30 0 0 0 3
Splits Season Home 2025-26 vs TB
PTS 1.2 (13) 1.5 (8) 0.9 (82) 1.5 (2)
2 · 1
SOG 2.7 (13) 3.5 (8) 3.0 (82) 2.5 (2)
4 · 1

Records

Team Record ATS O/U Home Away
Lightning 8-4 7-5 7-5 6-0 2-4
Predators 4-9 8-5 7-6 3-5 1-4

This season, regular season. ATS and O/U against each game’s closing line.

Lightning vs Predators head-to-head

Lightning are 5-1, 1-2 ATS, O/U 2-1 in the last 6 meetings. Last time: Lightning won 3-2 on March 29, 2026.

Date Venue Lightning result ATS O/U
Mar 29, 26 Lightning home W 3-2 L -1.5 U 6.5
Oct 28, 25 Predators home W 5-2 – –
Nov 29, 24 Predators home W 3-2 – –
Oct 28, 24 Lightning home W 3-2 – –
Dec 7, 23 Predators home L 1-5 L -1.5 O 5.5
Oct 10, 23 Lightning home W 5-3 W -1.5 O 5.5

Recent form

Tampa Bay Lightning: last 10 (7-3, 6-4 ATS, O/U 6-4)

Date Opponent Result ATS O/U
Oct 29, 26 vs WPG W 6-4 W -1.5 O 5.5
Oct 24, 26 @ UTA L 4-5 W +1.5 O 6.5
Oct 23, 26 @ COL L 3-6 L +1.5 O 6.5
Oct 20, 26 @ VGK W 6-2 W +1.5 O 6.5
Oct 17, 26 vs VAN W 4-2 W -1.5 U 6.5
Oct 15, 26 vs SEA W 4-3 L -1.5 O 6.5
Oct 13, 26 @ NYR L 1-4 L -1.5 U 5.5
Oct 10, 26 @ NYI W 5-3 W -1.5 O 5.5
Oct 8, 26 vs MIN W 3-2 L -1.5 U 6.5
Oct 5, 26 vs PHI W 4-1 W -1.5 U 5.5

Nashville Predators: last 10 (3-7, 6-4 ATS, O/U 6-4)

Date Opponent Result ATS O/U
Oct 29, 26 vs WSH L 3-4 W +1.5 O 6.5
Oct 27, 26 vs NYI L 3-4 L -1.5 O 5.5
Oct 25, 26 vs COL W 6-2 W +1.5 O 6.5
Oct 24, 26 @ PIT L 2-3 W +1.5 U 6.5
Oct 22, 26 @ BOS L 0-6 L +1.5 U 6.5
Oct 17, 26 vs STL W 5-2 W +1.5 O 5.5
Oct 15, 26 vs SJ L 2-3 L -1.5 U 6.5
Oct 13, 26 vs VGK L 2-5 L +1.5 O 6.5
Oct 10, 26 @ OTT L 2-3 W +1.5 U 5.5
Oct 8, 26 @ MTL W 5-2 W +1.5 O 6.5

Injury report

Tampa Bay Lightning

  • Zemgus Girgensons (C): Out, Girgensons
  • Yanni Gourde (C): Injured Reserve, Gourde
  • Erik Cernak (D): Out, Cernak

Nashville Predators: none listed.

Matchup ranks

What each defense allows per game this season. Rank 1 allows the fewest, so a high number means a softer matchup for the other team’s overs.

Lightning defense Predators defense
Goals allowed per game 3.15 (16th of 32) 3.14 (15th of 32)
Shots on goal allowed per game 24.85 (7th of 32) 28.86 (24th of 32)
Points allowed per game 8.54 (16th of 32) 8.64 (19th of 32)
Power-play points allowed per game 1.85 (14th of 32) 1.07 (4th of 32)
Pace (possessions) 54.6 (20th) 54.8 (17th)

Venue and weather

Bridgestone Arena · Nashville, TNIndoor, weather won’t matter
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Lightning vs Predators odds

Line movement from the open

Line Open Close Move
Predators spread +1.5 +1.5 –
Total 6.5 6.5 –
Lightning moneyline -175 -180 +0.6% win chance
Predators moneyline +145 +150 -0.8% win chance

DraftKings opening and closing numbers via ESPN.

Line movement chart

Predators spread +1.5 → +1.5
Total 6.5 → 6.5
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