The Tampa Bay Lightning take on the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
LIGHTNING (3-4-2) at PREDATORS (4-4-2)
7:45 p.m. ET; The Spot, FDSNSO, TVAS
Lightning projected lineup
Jake Guentzel — Brayden Point — Nikita Kucherov
Brandon Hagel — Anthony Cirelli — Curtis Douglas
Oliver Bjorkstrand — Dominic James — Gage Goncalves
Zemgus Girgensons — Yanni Gourde — Pontus Holmberg
Victor Hedman — J.J. Moser
Ryan McDonagh — Erik Cernak
Emil Lilleberg — Charle-Edouard D’Astous
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Jonas Johansson
Scratched: Jack Finley, Darren Raddysh
Injured: Max Crozier (lower body), Nick Paul (upper body)
Status report
Raddysh will miss the game because of the birth of his child.
Latest for THW:
- NHL Morning Recap – October 27, 2025
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- Projected Lineups for Golden Knights vs. Lightning – 10/26/25
Predators projected lineup
Filip Forsberg — Ryan O’Reilly — Matthew Wood
Tyson Jost — Steven Stamkos — Jonathan Marchessault
Michael Bunting — Erik Haula — Luke Evangelista
Cole Smith — Michael McCarron — Ozzy Wiesblatt
Adam Wilsby — Nicholas Hague
Brady Skjei — Nick Perbix
Spencer Stastney — Justin Barron
Juuse Saros
Justus Annunen
Scratched: Nick Blankenburg, Fedor Svechkov
Injured: Roman Josi (upper body)
Status report
Stamkos will play at center for the second game in a row after starting the season at left wing.
Latest for THW:
- NHL Morning Recap – October 27, 2025
- Projected Lineups for Stars vs. Predators – 10/26/25
- NHL Morning Recap – October 26, 2025
