Tampa Bay Lightning at Nashville Predators Picks and Prediction for Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Use Code SSWC We have a non-conference NHL matchup as the Tampa Bay Lightning are on the road to take on the Nashville Predators on Tuesday evening inside Bridgestone Arena for our Lightning vs. Predators prediction. The Lightning (3-4-2, 8 points) are seventh in the Atlantic Division and are on a two-game winning streak after coming off a 2-1 overtime home win on Sunday against the Vegas Golden Knights. The Predators (4-4-2, 10 points) are sixth in the Central Division as they are coming off a 3-2 home loss against the Dallas Wings on Sunday. This is the first of two games against one another, as they will play again at the end of March. Blue line to crease — NHL picks for Tampa Bay Lightning at Nashville Predators without the fluff.
Lightning Looking to Extend Winning Streak
The Tampa Bay Lightning are doing a terrible job so far, as they rank 27th in the NHL with 24 goals scored thus far. Center Jake Guentzel is leading the team as he has 10 points (four goals, six assists) thus far and recorded five points in his last four games. In his last game against the Vegas Golden Knights, he recorded one assist on five shots during his 23:08 on the ice. They have been better than the league average throughout the season on the power play as they are 8-for-31 (25.81 percent) in those situations.
Andrei Vasilevskiy will be between the pipes for this game for the Lightning and is 1-3-2 with a .892 save percentage and 3.00 goals allowed thus far. He won in the net last time out against the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday as he allowed one goal on 19 shot attempts. The Lightning sits at 16th place in the sport with 28 goals allowed so far. They are dominating at killing penalties as they have killed 28-of-31 (90.32 percent) up to this point.
Injury Report for Tampa Bay
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- Defenseman Maxwell Crozier: Undisclosed (OUT)
- Left winger Nick Paul: Upper Body (OUT)
Predators Stepping Up at Home
The Nashville Predators are 24th in the NHL with 25 goals scored entering this game. Center Ryan O’Reilly has been leading the way for the team as he has recorded nine points (five goals, four assists) so far this season and recorded an assist on four shot attempts in his last game against the Wings over 21:22 on the ice. Their power play has been significantly below the league average as they converted on 3-of-31 (9.68 percent) of their attempts, so they will need to improve on that front.
Juuse Saros is expected to be in the net for this game, and he is 4-2-2 with 2.69 goals allowed per game and a .909 save percentage so far. He last played on Saturday against the Los Angeles Kings in a shootout win, where he allowed four goals on 40 shot attempts. As a team, Nashville is holding their own as it ranks 25th in hockey with 32 goals allowed. They are significantly above the league average in terms of killing penalties, as they have killed 32-of-36 (88.89 percent) of them.
Injury Report for Nashville
- Defenseman Roman Josi: Upper Body (OUT)
Tampa Bay Lightning at Nashville Predators Pick
Spread Pick for Lightning vs. Predators
- Tampa Bay Lightning -165 (4 units)
Tampa Bay is heating up as they have won their previous two games after a slow start to the season. For Nashville, the injury to Roman Josi is massive, and that is going to be a factor going for them in this game as they are struggling on the defensive side of the ice this year. The defenses in the last five games show a gap in their production, as Tampa Bay is allowing 2.4 goals per game while Nashville is giving up 3.4 goals per game in that stretch. The Lightning have won seven of the last eight games against the Predators, so go with the Tampa Bay Lightning to record the win here.
Over/Under Pick for Lightning vs. Predators
- UNDER 5.5 (4 units)
These teams are two of the lesser teams in terms of scoring on the power play as the Lightning are 23rd in the sport with a 16.1 power play percentage, while the Predators are 31st in the NHL with a 9.7 power play percentage thus far. Both sides are also struggling to attempt too many shots on the opposing goaltender as Tampa Bay is 25th in the NHL with 25.8 shot attempts per game while Nashville is 22nd in hockey with 27.4 shots on goal per game. All in all, go with UNDER 5.5 GOALS in this game as the better bet.
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