Nashville holds an 8-6 shots edge after a first period featuring goals from Reid Schaefer and John Carlson.
Nashville and Tampa Bay are tied 1-1 after the first period, with the Predators ahead 8-6 in shots. Reid Schaefer put Nashville on the board with a goal, two shots, one hit and a plus-1; Alexander Kerfoot and Nick Perbix assisted, while John Carlson answered for Tampa Bay with a goal, one shot and a plus-1, assisted by Nikita Kucherov and Charle-Edouard D’Astous. Andrei Vasilevskiy has stopped 7 of 8 shots for Tampa Bay (.875 save percentage), while Nashville’s Justus Annunen has 5 saves on 6 shots (.833). Nashville has the edge in shots and blocked shots (10-8), Tampa Bay leads in hits (7-5), and neither side has scored on the power play; Steven Stamkos has three shots on goal for the Predators.
Key Performers
Reid Schaefer, NSH: 1 G, 0 A, 1 point, 2 SOG, +1, 1 hit, 0 PPG John Carlson, TBL: 1 G, 0 A, 1 point, 1 SOG, +1, 0 hits, 0 PPG Andrei Vasilevskiy, TBL: 7 saves on 8 shots, .875 SV%