March 29, 2026Updated 11:23 am EDT
Sunday’s NHL play will see the Tampa Bay Lightning (45-21-6) take the ice against the Nashville Predators (34-30-9), starting at 5 p.m. ET at Benchmark International Arena and broadcast on ESPN+. The Lightning are third (with 96 points) in the Eastern Conference and the Predators are eighth (77 points) in the Western Conference.
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Injury reportsLightning
Max Crozier: Out (Abdomen),
Dominic James: Out (Leg),
Victor Hedman: Out (Illness),
Nikita Kucherov: Day-To-Day (Illness),
Nicholas Paul: Day-To-Day (Illness),
Declan Carlile: Out (Undisclosed)
Predators
None listed
Stats to know
Nikita Kucherov has 121 points on 40 goals and 81 assists this season.
Andrei Vasilevskiy has a goals-against average of 2.3, and a .912 save percentage (sixth-best in the league).
Ryan O’Reilly has 24 goals and 42 assists for 66 total points this season.
Juuse Saros has played 54 games this season, conceding 163 goals (3.1 goals-against average) with 1,378 saves and an .894 save percentage (41st in the league).
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Mar 29, 2026
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