Nashville Predators at Tampa Bay Lightning Prospect Game: Game Central, Live Updates and Analysis

Everything you want to know about the Predators and the Lightning, from the line combinations to injury updates and all the goals at Invisalign Arena.

Vitali Pinchuk plays for the Predators for the first time in the 2026 Prospect Showcase / @PredsNHL

The Nashville Predators prospects started the weekend in style with a 4-1 victory over Carolina's prospects. The 2026 Prospect Showcase concludes on Monday with a matchup against the Tampa Bay Lightning prospects. The Prospect Showcase in North Carolina is the first chance to see the Predators' young players since this summer's development camp and serves as a precursor to next week's start of training camp.

Fans will see prospects like Brady Martin, Cole O'Hara and Vitali Pinchuk play against the Carolina Hurricanes and Tampa Bay Lightning prospects over the course of two days. Martin and O'Hara were specifically mentioned by general manager Chris MacFarland after last week's Luke Evangelista trade as prospects the organization likes, while Pinchuk comes to the franchise as a coveted free agent from the KHL.

This story will be updated throughout the game with big plays, scores, and analysis.

Penalty Shootout

Harrison Meneghin saves Brady Martin's penalty. David Edstrom missed his wide, but Oasiz Weisblatt, Felix Nilsson, and Cole O'Hara all scored, and Nashville won the shootout 3-2.

Third Period

• Nashville wins 3-1, but there will be a penalty shootout to follow the game.

• The empty-net goal has been revoked and Tampa Bay will go on a power play as Pinchuk is sent to the penalty box on an interference call before Cole O'Hara's shot.

• 2:30: It's all out meyhem! Multiple fights! Vitali Pinchuk takes down his Lightning partner, but Owen Murray loses his fight. Nashville has brought the edge in this game. All this started after Cole O'Hara scored an empty net goal. Pinchuk absolutely dominated his fight, swinging his fist down to Cooper Flinton's face. 4-1 Nashville

• Tampa Bay pulls the goaltender with just over three minutes to play as the Lightning trails by two goals.

• 5:59: Michel Myloserdnyy starts the fourth fight of the day and gets the better of his Lightning counterpart. Myloserdnyy had a big hit to start things and then finished it by taking down Tomas Kralovic. Myloserdnyy yelled out, "who wants some?" in the first period and gets his answer in the third.

• 8:02: Goal for Nashville. Oasiz Wiesblatt sits in the slot and takes a Tanner Molendyk pass from behind the net and one-times it into the net. Wiesblatt has been a bundle of energy today, fighting in the first period, taking a stick to the face in the second, and now scoring in the third. 3-1 Predators.

• 9:31: Brady Martin and Aiden Fink work together on a breakaway, but Martin can't find Fink and the score stays 2-1. Martin and Fink have looked threatening together a few times today.

• Nashville kills off the penalty successfully and holds onto a 2-1 lead, but Tampa is building momentum as they try to equalize.

• 15:44: We have the second fight of the game. Aiden Foster takes down Hiroki Gojsic despite Gojsic getting several good shots in. The fight starts a third as Oasiz Wiesblatt scraps with a Lightning player. Gojsic and Wiesblatt head to the penalty box and Tampa Bay goes on a power play. Nashville's really embraced getting nasty in this prospect game.

• 16:50: Brady Martin gets a great shot on net, but is denied. Nashville's opened the third period very well, dominating possession and keeping the action in Tampa Bay's zone.

Second Period

• The Predators take a 2-1 lead into the break. Nashville controlled most of the possession in the period and enjoyed six minutes of power-play action. The Predators have stayed aggressive and maintained a physical edge over the Lightning through both periods. The game will resume with about 90 more seconds of four-on-four action after the intermission.

• :33: Big fight between multiple players. Oasiz Wiesblatt has a Lightning player in a headlock. The Predators have been physical today. Weisblatt got knocked down from behind and came up swinging. Multiple penalties are assessed and the teams will play four-on-four hockey.

• 3:01: Goal for Nashville. Michel Myloserdnyy scores his second goal in two days to give the Predators the lead. Myloserdnyy takes a pass from behind the net and one-times it into the net. 2-1 Predators.

• The Lightning defend the power play much better and even generate a few shorthanded opportunities through the first three minutes of the infraction.

• 7:49: Oasiz Wiesblatt takes a high-stick to the face and Tampa Bay puts Nashville on a four-minute power play.

• 8:50: Goal for Nashville. David Edstrom at the net taps in a rebound on the power play. The Predators held the zone for most of the power play and finally scored to even the game. 1-1.

• 9:40: Nashville does a great job maintaining possession in the Lightning zone, but Tampa Bay has blocked several shots, and the Predators are still searching for an equalizer.

• 10:49: Nashville's generating chance after chance, putting pressure on the Lightning defense, but still can't find a goal. Cole O'Hara draws a tripping penalty and will have their second power play of the game.

• 15:45: Isak Posch stops a Tampa Bay breakaway to keep the game 1-0. Posch has made sevaral quality saves in his time between the pipes.

• Andrew Gibson almost starts another fight, but it gets broken up. The tensions have been high in this game as we've seen one scuffle with several other near fights through a period and four minutes.

• The Lightning kills off the final few seconds of the Predators' power play to open the period. The puck fell to Brady Martin in front of the net and Martin put a great shot on Harrison Meneghin, but is stopped and the score remains 1-0.

First Period

• 14:40: Vitali Pinchuk still looks dangerous for Nashville. He works into space and fires a shot off the cross bar, looking for his second goal in two days.

• Nashville trails 1-0, but generated a few chances in the period. The Predators killed off two power plays and are playing with physical edge as the players look to make a final impression on the front office.

• 1:19: Aiden Foster goes into the penalty box for Tampa Bay, putting Nashville on its first power play of the game. Nashville has Oasiz Wiesblatt, Aiden Fink, Joey Willis, Viggo Gusstafsson and Vitali Pinchuk on the power play.

• Nashville kills off their second penalty in the penalty and Owen Murray gets scrappy after a whistle. The Predators prospects are looking to make an impression on management.

• 2:53: Brady Martin and Aiden Fink generate a shorthanded opportunity. The pair uses their speed so well to create chances.

• 3:55: Michel Myloserdnyy is sent to the penalty box for cross-checking, putting Tampa Bay on the power play. Myloserdnyy is a camp invitee and is playing hard in these two games. Perhaps too hard, and now he goes to the box.

• 7:01: Goal for Tampa Bay. Right after the power play expires the Lightning shoot the puck at the net and Connor Kurth pokes the rebound past Isak Posch for the first goal.

• Tampa Bay goes on the power play after the fight and away we go.

• The feed is back and it cuts back on with Oasiz Wiesblatt in a fight against Grant Spada with nine minutes remaining in the period. Spada got the better of him but he's much bigger than Wiesblatt.

• Unfortunately the online feed for the game stopped working a few moments into the game.

Nashville Predators Line Combinations

FORWARDS

Joey Willis - Vitali Pinchuk - Cole O'Hara
Kalen Lind - Brady Martin - Aiden Fink
Oasiz Wiesblatt - Felix Nilsson -Hiroki Gojsic
Austin Roest - David Edstrom - Charlie Puglisi / Ben Strinden

DEFENSE

Tanner Molendyk - Andrew Gibson
Viggo Gustafsson - Benjamin Cossette-Ayotte
Daniel Nieminen - Owen Murray /Michel Myloserdnyy

GOALTENDERS

Isak Posch
T.J Semptimphelter

Tampa Bay Lightning Line Combinations

FORWARDS

Aiden Foster - Milo Roelens- Cooper Soller
Oleg Kulebiakin - Gabriel Szturc- Cooper Flinton
Benjamin Rautiainen - Sam O’Reilly- Ethan Gauthier
Noah Steen - Ethan Czata - Connor Kurth/ Lucas Mercuri

DEFENSEMEN

Grant Spada - Dyllan Gill
Max Vilen -Tomas Kralovic
Nathan Mayes- Elliot Arnett/ Jaxen Adam

GOALTENDER

Harrison Meneghin

This Week's Biggest Predators Headlines...

• Which players should you keep your eyes on? Here are the 5 Most Intriguing Players at Predators Prospect Showcase

• Nashville's prospects won 4-1 over Carolina on Sunday.

• Vitali Pinchuk told reporters why he was excited to join the Predators franchise from the KHL.

Nashville Predators 2026 Prospect Showcase Roster

FORWARDS

• 11, Aiden Fink
• 19, Cole O'Hara
• 44, Brady Martin
• 45, Kalen Lind
• 51, Vitali Pinchuk
• 53, Hiroki Gojsic
• 60, David Edstrom
• 61, Joey Willis
• 62, Felix Nilsson
• 66, Ben Strinden
• 83, Charlie Puglisi
• 93, Austin Roest
• 97, Oasiz Wiesblatt
  

DEFENSEMEN

• 40, Viggo Gustafsson
• 50, Tanner Molendyk
• 54, Daniel Nieminen
• 65, Owen Murray
• 80, Michel Myloserdnyy
• 82, Benjamin Cossette Ayotte
• 92, Andrew Gibson

GOALTENDERS

• 30, Isak Posch
• 31, T.J. Semptimphelter
• 39, Ben Hrebik

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