Final
TBL at NSH game report
Lightning
2–3
Predators
Tuesday, September 22, 2026 · 7:00 p.m. CT · Bridgestone Arena
Predators beat the Lightning 3–2 in overtime in an even game: expected goals were 2.7–2.4 and 11–10 in high-danger chances.
Team comparison
NSHTBL
- 3Goals2
- 2.70Expected goals2.43
- 1.995-on-5 expected goals2.36
- 11High-danger chances10
- 26Shots on goal27
- 55Shot attempts47
- 465-on-5 shot attempts44
- 5:34Power-play time2:06
5-on-5 shares for NSH: 51.1% of shot attempts, 45.7% of expected goals.
Expected goals through the game
PredatorsLightningCircles mark goals
Each step is a shot; the bigger the step, the better the chance. A goal on a small step was a low-percentage finish.
Shot map
Lightning shooting ←→ Predators shootingBigger dot = better chance · filled = goal · blocked shots not shown
By strength
| NSH at… | Time | Attempts | xG | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 on 5 | 52:02 | 46–44 | 1.99–2.36 | 2–2 |
| Power play | 5:34 | 6–0 | 0.42–0.00 | 0–0 |
| Shorthanded | 2:06 | 0–1 | 0.00–0.04 | 0–0 |
| Other (4 on 4, 3 on 3, empty net) | 2:51 | 3–2 | 0.29–0.03 | 1–0 |
Read pairs as NSH–TBL. “Power play” means NSH had the extra skater.
Goaltending
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | xGA | GSAx |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justus Annunen NSH | 25/27 | .926 | 2.43 | +0.43 |
| Dennis Hildeby TBL | 23/26 | .885 | 2.70 | -0.30 |
GSAx above zero means the goalie stopped more than an average goalie would have, given the shots faced.
Most dangerous shooters
| Player | G | SOG | Att | HD | ixG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Wood NSH | 2 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0.94 |
| Filip Forsberg NSH | 0 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 0.66 |
| Jeffrey Viel TBL | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0.52 |
| Felix Nilsson NSH | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0.41 |
| Noah Steen TBL | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0.34 |
| Pontus Holmberg TBL | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0.25 |
| Jakob Pelletier TBL | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0.18 |
| Sam O'Reilly TBL | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0.17 |
| Jansen Harkins TBL | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.16 |
| Benjamin Rautiainen TBL | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.15 |
Three stars
- ★M. WoodNSH · 2G 0A
- ★★F. NilssonNSH · 1G 0A
- ★★★F. ForsbergNSH · 0G 0A
Scoring
Period 2
- 03:44TBL J. Viel (from Z. Girgensons)1–0
Period 3
- 04:54TBL J. Viel (from P. Holmberg, T. Kralovic)2–0
- 13:30NSH M. Wood (from R. Ufko, R. Josi)2–1
- 17:41NSH M. Wood (from J. Ahcan)2–2
Overtime
- 02:33NSH F. Nilsson2–3