How to Watch Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Nashville Predators: Live Stream, TV Channel, Start Time – 12-7-2023

The Tampa Bay Lightning (12-10-5) take a three-game road losing streak into a matchup against the Nashville Predators (13-12) on Thursday, December 7 at 8:00 PM ET on BSSUN, BSSO, and ESPN+.

Lightning vs. Predators Game Info

• Game Day: Thursday, December 7, 2023
• Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
• TV: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Lightning and Predators Stats, Key Players, and Injuries

Lightning Insights

• The Lightning score the third-most goals in the league (90 total, 3.3 per game).
• Defensively, the Lightning are allowing 94 total goals (3.5 per game) to rank 31st in NHL action.
• Their goal differential (-4) ranks 20th in the league.
• The 29 power-play goals the Lightning have put up this season lead the NHL (on 91 power-play chances).
• The Lightning have the league’s second-best power-play conversion rate (31.87%).
• The Lightning kill 83.75% of opponent power plays, the ninth-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• The Lightning have the 10th-best faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 51.2%.
• The Lightning shoot 11.0% as a team (ninth in the league).
• The Lightning have shut out opponents three times this season. They average 18.5 hits and 14.5 blocked shots per game.

Lightning Key Players

• A leading offensive player this season for Tampa Bay, Nikita Kucherov has put up 44 points.
• Brayden Point has 30 points (12 goals, 18 assists) to add to the team’s offensive efforts.
• Tampa Bay’s scoring effort is aided by Victor Hedman’s 30 points. He’s contributed 22 assists.
• In 19 games played this season, Jonas Johansson (8-5-5) has given up 63 goals.

Lightning Injuries

Conor Sheary: Upper Body (Out)

Predators Insights

• The Predators’ 79 goals on the season (3.2 per game) rank them 13th in the league.
• The Predators give up 3.2 goals per game (80 in total), 19th in the league.
• Their -1 goal differential is 15th in the league.
• The Predators have 19 power-play goals (ninth-most in NHL) on 96 chances.
• The Predators’ power-play percentage (19.79) ranks them 16th in the league.
• This season, the Predators have three shorthanded goals (10th in league).
• The Predators’ have the 27th-ranked penalty kill percentage (73.68%).
• At 50.3%, the Predators have the league’s 18th-ranked faceoff win rate.
• With a shooting percentage of 10.2%, the Predators are 15th in the league.
• The Predators have shut out their opponent once. They are averaging 21.4 hits and 15.1 blocked shots per game.

Predators Key Players

• Filip Forsberg has scored 13 goals (0.5 per game) and dished out 16 assists (0.6 per game), contributing to the Nashville offense with 29 total points (1.2 per game). He takes 4.1 shots per game, shooting 12.7%.
• Ryan O’Reilly is one of the top contributors for Nashville with 22 total points (0.9 per game), with 12 goals and 10 assists in 25 games.
• Roman Josi’s five goals and 13 assists add up to 18 points this season.
• Kevin Lankinen is 3-2-0 this season, amassing 174 saves and giving up 19 goals (3.0 goals against average) with a .902 save percentage (32nd in the league).

Predators Injuries

Cody Glass: Upper Body (Out),

Alexander Carrier: Upper Body (Out),

Cole Smith: Illness (Questionable),

Thomas Novak: Upper Body (Out)