Paul scores in OT, Lightning beat Predators 3-2 in Stamkos' return to Tampa
— Nick Paul scored 3:22 into overtime and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Nashville Predators 3-2 on Monday night, spoiling the return of longtime captain Steven Stamkos.
National Hockey League
FINAL
Nashville Predators
2
Tampa Bay Lightning
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSH | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/31/26 | vs Tampa Bay Lightning | W 5-4 | NHL |
| 10/29/26 | vs Washington Capitals | L 3-4 | NHL |
| 10/27/26 | vs New York Islanders | L 3-4 | NHL |
| 10/25/26 | vs Colorado Avalanche | W 6-2 | NHL |
| 10/24/26 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins | L 2-3 | NHL |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Goal 3:22 2-3
Nick Paul Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Jake Guentzel (7)
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Missed 1:38 2-2
Steven Stamkos Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
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Missed 11:29 2-2
Cole Smith Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 10:59 2-2
Michael Eyssimont Backhand Wide Right
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Missed 9:53 2-2
Victor Hedman Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
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Missed 7:14 2-2
Jake Guentzel Tip-In Above Crossbar
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Missed 6:42 2-2
Victor Hedman Slap Shot Short
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Missed 5:47 2-2
Brayden Point Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Penalty 5:34 2-2
Zachary L'Heureux Tripping against Nick Perbix
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Penalty 19:53 2-2
Victor Hedman Hooking against Filip Forsberg
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Missed 19:51 2-2
Jonathan Marchessault Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 19:18 2-2
Ryan McDonagh Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
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Goal 18:40 2-2
Gustav Nyquist Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Steven Stamkos (2), Brady Skjei (4)
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Missed 17:47 1-2
Victor Hedman Tip-In Wide Left
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Missed 16:07 1-2
Cole Smith Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 14:17 1-2
Ryan O'Reilly Tip-In Wide Right
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Missed 13:54 1-2
Ryan O'Reilly Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Penalty 13:04 1-2
J.J. Moser High-sticking against Steven Stamkos
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Goal 10:19 1-2
Ryan O'Reilly Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Jonathan Marchessault (4), Steven Stamkos (1)
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Penalty 8:56 0-2
J.J. Moser Interference against Luke Evangelista
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Missed 7:11 0-2
Emil Lilleberg Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 6:13 0-2
Roman Josi Snap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 4:50 0-2
Brandon Hagel Snap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 4:23 0-2
Nikita Kucherov Slap Shot Wide Right
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Goal 19:24 0-2
Mitchell Chaffee Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Brayden Point (3)
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Missed 16:55 0-1
Mitchell Chaffee Snap Shot Wide Right
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Penalty 16:49 0-1
Filip Forsberg Holding against Anthony Cirelli
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Penalty 15:34 0-1
Michael Eyssimont Tripping against Tommy Novak
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Penalty 12:22 0-1
Colton Sissons Slashing against Mitchell Chaffee
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Missed 11:45 0-1
Steven Stamkos Snap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 10:42 0-1
Luke Glendening Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 10:05 0-1
Zemgus Girgensons Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Goal 9:49 0-1
Brayden Point Goal (6) Backhand, assists: Jake Guentzel (6)
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Missed 7:32 0-0
J.J. Moser Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 7:10 0-0
Jake Guentzel Tip-In Wide Right
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Missed 1:19 0-0
Erik Cernak Slap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 0:30 0-0
Steven Stamkos Wrist Shot Wide Right
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End of Game 3:22 2-3
Game End
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Period End 3:22 2-3
End of OT
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Goal 3:22 2-3
Nick Paul Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Jake Guentzel (7)
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Blocked 2:11 2-2
Jonathan Marchessault shot blocked by J.J. Moser
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Shot 1:46 2-2
Nikita Kucherov Wrist Shot saved by Juuse Saros
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Missed 1:38 2-2
Steven Stamkos Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
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Face Off 0:00 2-2
Ryan O'Reilly faceoff won against Brayden Point
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Period Start 0:00 2-2
Start of Overtime
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Period End 20:00 2-2
End of 3rd Period
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Shot 19:47 2-2
Michael Eyssimont Wrist Shot saved by Juuse Saros
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Face Off 19:41 2-2
Colton Sissons faceoff won against Nick Paul
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Stoppage 19:41 2-2
Icing
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Giveaway 18:59 2-2
Giveaway by Ryan O'Reilly
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Face Off 18:50 2-2
Ryan O'Reilly faceoff won against Brayden Point
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Stoppage 18:50 2-2
Timeout - Visitor
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Stoppage 18:50 2-2
Icing
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Giveaway 18:14 2-2
Giveaway by Nikita Kucherov
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Shot 17:54 2-2
Roman Josi Slap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
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Shot 17:49 2-2
Roman Josi Slap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
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Blocked 17:43 2-2
Steven Stamkos shot blocked by Conor Geekie
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Shot 17:37 2-2
Luke Schenn Backhand saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
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Takeaway 17:11 2-2
Takeaway by Gustav Nyquist
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Shot 17:07 2-2
Steven Stamkos Backhand saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
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Giveaway 16:50 2-2
Giveaway by Brandon Hagel
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Face Off 16:43 2-2
Colton Sissons faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
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Stoppage 16:43 2-2
Goalie Stopped
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Shot 16:41 2-2
Zemgus Girgensons Snap Shot saved by Juuse Saros
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Blocked 16:33 2-2
Nick Perbix shot blocked by Jeremy Lauzon
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Hit 16:24 2-2
Cam Atkinson hit Zachary L'Heureux
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Blocked 16:20 2-2
Luke Glendening shot blocked by Alexandre Carrier
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Face Off 16:06 2-2
Luke Glendening faceoff won against Michael McCarron
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Stoppage 16:06 2-2
Puck in Netting
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Blocked 16:04 2-2
J.J. Moser shot blocked by Jonathan Marchessault
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Face Off 15:43 2-2
Brayden Point faceoff won against Ryan O'Reilly
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Stoppage 15:43 2-2
Off-side
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Giveaway 15:00 2-2
Giveaway by Brady Skjei
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Face Off 14:51 2-2
Luke Glendening faceoff won against Colton Sissons
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Stoppage 14:51 2-2
Puck in Netting
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Face Off 14:41 2-2
Colton Sissons faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
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Stoppage 14:41 2-2
Goalie Stopped
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Team Stats
NSH
TB
21
Blocked Shots
13
33
Hits
13
1
Takeaways
1
37
Shots
27
1
Power Play Goals
0
4
Power Play Opportunities
3
25.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
32
Faceoffs Won
32
50.0
Faceoff Win Percent
50.0
13
Giveaways
11
3
Total Penalties
4
6
Penalty Minutes
8
Head to Head
TB leads series 1-0
Injuries
Tampa Bay Lightning
- Zemgus Girgensons Out
- Erik Cernak Day-To-Day
- Yanni Gourde Injured Reserve
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