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Nashville Skates Past Tampa Bay 3-2 - Recap

The Predators beat Tampa Bay 3-2 on Saturday, earning a victory backstopped by Juuse Saros's 28 saves.

Bettors who backed the Predators were rewarded as +147 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 6.0.

Ryan Ellis, Calle Jarnkrok, and Roman Josi each scored for the Predators in the victory. Jarnkrok opened the scoring for Nashville.

Juuse Saros stopped 28 of 30 Tampa Bay shots in the victory.

Tyler Johnson, and Steven Stamkos scored for the Lightning, finding the net behind Juuse Saros.

Curtis McElhinney stopped 37 of 40 shots for the Lightning, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

Nashville scored 2 times on 5 chances on the power play, while Tampa Bay went 1-for-4 with the man advantage.

Tampa Bay lost the shots on goal battle to Nashville by a margin of 40-30.

Nashville looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Blackhawks. The Lightning will aim to get back on the winning track at NY Rangers.