The NHL slate on Sunday includes a showdown between the Tampa Bay Lightning (45-21-6) and the Nashville Predators (34-30-9), starting at 5 p.m. ET at Benchmark International Arena and broadcast on ESPN+. The Lightning are third in the Eastern Conference and the Predators are eighth in the Western Conference.

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Lightning vs. Predators: March 29 Viewing Options

Date: Sunday, March 29, 2026
Time: 5 p.m. ET
How to watch on TV: ESPN+
Location: Tampa, Florida
Venue: Benchmark International Arena
Live Stream: Watch this game on ESPN+
Lightning’s 2025-26 Stats

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Lightning vs. Predators Top Players

Lightning

With 40 goals and 81 assists this season, Nikita Kucherov is one of Tampa Bay’s top contributors (121 points).
Jake Guentzel is another of Tampa Bay’s important contributors currently with 77 total points (34 goals and 43 assists) to his name.
Tampa Bay’s offensive effort is aided by Brandon Hagel’s 77 points. He’s contributed 38 assists.
In the 51 games Andrei Vasilevskiy has played this season, his save percentage is .912, the sixth-best in the league.
Predators

Ryan O’Reilly has totaled 24 goals and 42 assists in 72 games for Nashville, good for 66 points.
Filip Forsberg has helped lead the attack for Nashville this season with 33 goals and 32 assists.
Steven Stamkos has 58 points so far, including 36 goals and 22 assists.
Juuse Saros is 26-20-7 on the season, giving up 163 goals (3.1 goals against average) and amassing 1,378 saves with an .894 save percentage (41st in the league).
Lightning vs. Predators Injury Report

Lightning

Declan Carlile: Out (Undisclosed),

Max Crozier: Out (Abdomen),

Dominic James: Out (Leg),

Victor Hedman: Out (Illness),

Nikita Kucherov: Day-To-Day (Illness),

Nicholas Paul: Day-To-Day (Illness)

Predators

None

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