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.

First Period

• 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.

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

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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