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3 Takeaways From Nashville Predators' Pre-Season Matchup Against Lightning Milwaukee Admirals right wing Ozzy Wiesblatt (89) slams Chicago Wolves defenseman Dominik Badinka (4) into the boards in a game Friday, Apri...

SEPTEMBER 28, 2025 • THEHOCKEYNEWS.COM

NHL Preseason Highlights | Predators vs. Lightning - September 27, 2025

SEPTEMBER 28, 2025 • YOUTUBE

NHL Highlights | Predators vs. Lightning | September 27, 2025

SEPTEMBER 28, 2025 • YOUTUBE

Brandon Halverson - Tending twine Saturday Halverson will guard the home goal in Saturday's preseason game versus the Predators, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports.

Impact Halverson will make his second appearance of the preseason. He previously stopped 20 of 22 shots over two periods against Nashville on Tuesday. The 29-year-old is still projected to begin the year at AHL Syracuse, which is where he spent the majority of 2024-25.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Morning Skate: Everything You Need To Know Ahead Of Nashville Predators Pre-Season Matchups Against Lightning And Hurricanes Nov 29, 2024; Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Tampa Bay Lightning center Brayden Point (21) celebrates his game winning goal with his teammates a...

SEPTEMBER 27, 2025 • THEHOCKEYNEWS.COM

Victor Hedman - Sitting out Saturday Hedman (undisclosed) is unavailable for Saturday's preseason tilt versus Nashville, Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Impact Hedman was injured in the opening period Friday game versus Carolina and did not return. The outstanding defenseman had 15 goals and 51 helpers with 133 blocked shots over 79 regular-season contests in 2024-25. He could return as early as Tuesday versus Florida, though the Lightning are in no rush to get him back in the lineup during preseason action.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Lightning Defender Is Key Piece This Season The Tampa Bay Lightning are heading into the 2025-26 season with high expectations. It is understandable, as the Atlantic Division club once...

SEPTEMBER 27, 2025 • THEHOCKEYNEWS.COM

Bradly Nadeau with a Goal vs. Tampa Bay Lightning | Carolina Hurricanes Bradly Nadeau (Carolina Hurricanes) with a Goal vs. Tampa Bay Lightning, 09/26/2025

SEPTEMBER 27, 2025 • NHL.COM

Sept. 26: NHL Preseason Roundup | NHL.com Hedman does not play after 1st period for Lightning; Gibson makes Red Wings debut

SEPTEMBER 27, 2025 • NHL.COM

NHL Preseason Highlights | Hurricanes vs. Lightning | September 26, 2025

SEPTEMBER 27, 2025 • YOUTUBE

Victor Hedman - Makes precautionary exit Hedman (undisclosed) left Friday's preseason game versus the Hurricanes for precautionary reasons, Benjamin Pierce of the Lightning's official site reports.

Impact Hedman didn't play after the first period Friday, but the initial report from head coach Jon Cooper suggests the defenseman should be fine. It's unclear if Hedman will play Saturday versus the Predators, but don't expect the Lightning to rush him back for preseason action.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Jonas Johansson - Starting Friday Johansson will guard the home goal in Friday's preseason game versus the Hurricanes, Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com reports.

Impact This will be Johansson's second appearance of the preseason. He turned aside 29 of 30 shots against the Hurricanes on Monday in his preseason debut. Johansson continues to see a sizable workload for a veteran, as Andrei Vasilevskiy (undisclosed) continues to be managed prior to the start of the regular season.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Connor Kurth - Won't be in action versus Canes Kurth (undisclosed) will not be in the lineup against Carolina on Friday, Benjamin Pierce of the Lightning's official site reports.

Impact Kurth made the jump to the professional ranks last season, logging five games for AHL Syracuse in which he notched one assist, two PIM and a plus-1 rating. Selected by the Lightning in the sixth round of the 2022 NHL Draft, the University of Minnesota product was likely going to spend the bulk of the 2025-26 campaign in the minors even without missing camp time due to his undisclosed injury.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Andrei Vasilevskiy - Missing weekend games Vasilevskiy (undisclosed) will miss this weekend's games, but is expected to return to practice Monday, Benjamin Pierce of the Lightning's official site reports.

Impact Vasilevskiy was last on the ice Friday. He is expected to get the Opening Night start Oct. 9 at home versus Ottawa. Vasilevskiy sparkled in 2024-25, posting a 38-20-5 mark with six shutouts, a 2.18 GAA and a .921 save percentage across 63 regular-season appearances.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Preseason: Lightning vs. Predators | Nashville Predators The official National Hockey League website including news, rosters, stats, schedules, teams, and video.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2025 • NHL.COM

Andrei Vasilevskiy - Undergoing treatment Vasilevskiy (undisclosed) has not skated since Friday, Lightning reporter Gabby Shirley reports.

Impact Vasilevskiy is hoping to return to practice on the weekend, according to head coach Jon Cooper. "Basically he's just going through some treatments and stuff. It's player management so he'll be out probably a few days, latest hopefully a week and, then, he'll be back in there," Cooper said last Saturday. Vasilevskiy is still expected to get the Opening Night start at home versus Ottawa on October 9.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Where Are The Canadiens In The Power Rankings? THN’s Jason Chen just released his latest article on the NHL power rankings, and he has the Montreal Canadiens in 16th place. Given the fact...

SEPTEMBER 25, 2025 • THEHOCKEYNEWS.COM

Concern rising in Tampa Bay as superstar goalie misses multiple practices | Sporting News TSN hockey insider Chris Johnston revealed that there is some concern over the status of Lightning superstar goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2025 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Lightning strike twice: Tampa Bay's 2025-26 schedule brings outdoor game, heavy travel | Sporting News The Lightning are looking to maneuver through a fun 2025-26 schedule.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2025 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Martin Tallies Twice; Preds Fall to Lighting in Shootout | Nashville Predators Wood Adds Two Assists as Nashville Hits Halfway Point of Preseason Schedule

SEPTEMBER 24, 2025 • NHL.COM

3 takeaways from Nashville Predators preseason shootout loss to Tampa Bay Lightning Penalties proved costly in a game where the Nashville Predators led the majority of the way.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2025 • THEHOCKEYNEWS.COM

Nashville Predators' Brady Martin scores two goals, adding to 'hard decisions' for roster Brady Martin, the Nashville Predators' top pick in the 2025 NHL Draft, scored his first two preseason goals in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Li...

SEPTEMBER 24, 2025 • TENNESSEAN.COM

NHL Highlights | Lightning vs. Predators | September 23, 2025

SEPTEMBER 24, 2025 • YOUTUBE

Lightning fans gets some potentially devastating news on goalie Andrei Vasilevsky This season might be over before it even begins!

SEPTEMBER 24, 2025 • HOCKEYFEED.COM

Brandon Halverson - Between pipes versus Preds Halverson will tend the twine on the road in preseason action against Nashville on Tuesday, Benjamin Pierce of the Lightning's official site reports.

Impact Halverson is expected to get the first two periods before 2025 seventh-round pick Caleb Heil takes the third. It would take an extremely strong preseason performance for Halverson to put himself into the mix for a spot on the Opening Night roster, as Andrei Vasilevskiy and Jonas Johansson are cemented as the netminding duo.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

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