Nashville visits Tampa Bay for a Central Division battle tonight. This is the first of eight meetings this season and puck drop is slated for 7:00 p.m. ET at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla. The Lightning and Predators split the season series last year as both teams posted a 3–2 overtime victory as visitors. Close contests are frequent between these teams as six of the last 12 games have been decided in extra time. Eight of those games were decided by five or fewer goals and Nashville is 9–3 in those contests.
Tampa Bay (3–1–1) opened the season with three straight wins.