Kucherov’s Three Assists Keep Tampa and Nashville Deadlocked

Nashville and Tampa Bay are tied 3–3, with the Predators narrowly ahead 17–16 in shots on goal. Nikita Kucherov has three assists, three points and a plus-3 rating; John Carlson has a goal and an assist, five shots and a plus-2, while Jake Guentzel has one goal and two shots. Nashville’s Nick Perbix has two assists and a shot, while Reid Schaefer has a goal, two shots, two hits and a plus-2; Jayden Struble also has a goal and two hits. Andrei Vasilevskiy has 14 saves on 17 shots (82.4%), and Justus Annunen has 13 on 16 (81.3%); neither team has scored on the power play, and Tampa leads hits 14–10.