Nashville Predators @ Tampa Bay Lightning

16-16-3, 8-9-1 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Predators NSH	0	2	0	2
Lightning TB	2	2	0	4

Tampa Bay LightningLightningTB

21-11-3, 13-3-1 Home

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Regular Season Series

TB leads 1-0

Predators
2
Lightning
4

Game 1

20/12

Lightning
2
Predators
3

Game 2

28/2

Benchmark International Arena

8:30 AM, 20 December 2013

Tampa, FL

Attendance: 17,254

Referees:
Brad Meier
Dave Jackson

Linesmen:
Brian Mach
Scott Driscoll

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Colorado	55	16	11	121
Dallas	50	20	12	112
Minnesota	46	24	12	104
Utah	43	33	6	92
St. Louis	37	33	12	86
Nashville	38	34	10	86
Winnipeg	35	35	12	82
Chicago	29	39	14	72

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Buffalo	50	23	9	109
Tampa Bay	50	26	6	106
Montreal	48	24	10	106
Boston	45	27	10	100
Ottawa	44	27	11	99
Detroit	41	31	10	92
Florida	40	38	4	84
Toronto	32	36	14	78

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Nashville Predators @ Tampa Bay Lightning

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Regular Season Series

TB leads 1-0

Game Information

2025-26 Central Division Standings

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

NHL News

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Flyers' Noah Cates ruled out for series vs. Hurricanes

Gary Bettman: Current NHL playoff format works well