Tampa Bay Lightning vs Nashville Predators Prediction, 10/28/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Lightning vs Nashville Predators

Date: Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Location: Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN

TV: Fanduel Sports Network South

Odds/Point Spread: Lightning (+162) Predators (-196)

The Tampa Bay Lightning (3-4-2) are headed to Bridgestone Arena on Tuesday where they will attempt to beat the Nashville Predators (4-4-2). The moneyline on this contest has the Lightning at +162 and the Predators are coming in at -196. The over/under has been set at 6.

The Tampa Bay Lightning were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 2-1 win against the Golden Knights in their previous game. Tampa Bay tallied 11 mins in the box in this game. The Lightning left a lot to be desired in terms of their offense in the victory. They also had 5 attempts on the power play but weren't able to make the most of them. For the game, they converted 2 out of the 28 shots they attempted.

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Regarding their scoring, the Tampa Bay Lightning have tallied 24 goals (28th in the league) this season and have allowed 28. For the season, they have racked up 8 points and their points percentage sits at .444. Tampa Bay comes into the game with 31 power play opportunities and they have tallied 5 goals out of those advantages, garnering them a rate of 16.13%. While playing at even strength, the Lightning have conceded 25 goals while scoring 19 on the offensive side of the ice. Tampa Bay has taken 232 shots and has a shooting percentage of 10.3%. The Lightning so far have had 272 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .897. Tampa Bay Lightning opponents have 31 power play opportunities (17th in hockey) and have scored 3 goals in those chances.

The man protecting the net in this game is Andrei Vasilevskiy. Vasilevskiy has been in goal for 546 contests during his professional hockey career. He has amassed an overall record of 332-166-37 and he started in 536 games. Opponents have racked up 1,353 goals against Vasilevskiy in his professional career and his goals against average per game is 2.52. Vasilevskiy has seen 16,274 shots against him and he has 14,921 saves. He has a save percentage of .917 in his 28,635 minutes between the pipes. Over the course of his pro career, Vasilevskiy has accounted for 308 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .575.

In their last contest, Nashville went up against the Stars in an outing where the Predators ended up losing by a final score of 3-2. The Predators netted 2 goals of the 25 shots on goal they tried. They had 2 power play opportunities in this game and netted 1 out of those tries.

For the season, the Nashville Predators have earned a total of 25 goals, 10 points, as well as a points percentage of .500. They have permitted 32 goals to be scored by of a combination of 28 goals at even strength and 4 goals while they were shorthanded. The Predators have accumulated 22 goals at even strength and 3 goals (29th in hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have a total of 31 power play chances and they have earned a power play percentage of 9.68%. Nashville has taken 274 shots (10th in the league) and has a shot percentage of 9.12%, while allowing their opponents 297 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 88.89% on their oppositions 36 chances on the power play, and their save percentage sits at 89.2%.

For the opposition you will find Juuse Saros in goal. He has a tally of 11,350 stops out of 12,417 shots attempted against him, giving him a percentage of .914. Saros is the owner of a lifetime mark of 206-152-40 and has participated in 416 games. He has made the start in 399 games and has played 21,644 mins. Saros' quality start rate is 58.9% and he has made 235 quality starts in his professional career. The opposition is averaging 2.67 goals per contest and he has yielded 1,067 goals altogether.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (+162)

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