Matchup Index

Nashville Predators vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Nashville Predators 19
Tampa Bay Lightning leads 27-19-2
2 ties
1998-99 to 2025-26
Tampa Bay Lightning have won 4 straight
Tampa Bay Lightning 27

Series timeline

▲ Nashville Predators ahead (peak +5) ▼ Tampa Bay Lightning ahead (peak +8)
1998-99: Tampa Bay Lightning 3-21998-99: Nashville Predators 3-01999-00: Tied 4-41999-00: Tampa Bay Lightning 3-22000-01: Nashville Predators 3-22001-02: Tampa Bay Lightning 1-02001-02: Tampa Bay Lightning 5-12002-03: Tied 2-22002-03: Nashville Predators 3-22003-04: Tampa Bay Lightning 5-22005-06: Tampa Bay Lightning 4-32007-08: Tampa Bay Lightning 2-12008-09: Tampa Bay Lightning 4-12009-10: Nashville Predators 7-42010-11: Nashville Predators 4-32011-12: Nashville Predators 5-32013-14: Tampa Bay Lightning 4-22013-14: Nashville Predators 3-22014-15: Nashville Predators 3-22014-15: Nashville Predators 3-22015-16: Nashville Predators 5-42015-16: Tampa Bay Lightning 4-32016-17: Nashville Predators 3-12016-17: Nashville Predators 6-12017-18: Tampa Bay Lightning 4-32017-18: Nashville Predators 4-12018-19: Nashville Predators 4-12018-19: Nashville Predators 3-22019-20: Nashville Predators 3-22019-20: Tampa Bay Lightning 3-22020-21: Tampa Bay Lightning 4-32020-21: Tampa Bay Lightning 5-22020-21: Tampa Bay Lightning 4-12020-21: Tampa Bay Lightning 6-12020-21: Tampa Bay Lightning 6-32020-21: Nashville Predators 4-12020-21: Tampa Bay Lightning 3-02020-21: Nashville Predators 7-22021-22: Tampa Bay Lightning 3-22021-22: Tampa Bay Lightning 6-22022-23: Tampa Bay Lightning 3-22022-23: Tampa Bay Lightning 5-22023-24: Tampa Bay Lightning 5-32023-24: Nashville Predators 5-12024-25: Tampa Bay Lightning 3-22024-25: Tampa Bay Lightning 3-22025-26: Tampa Bay Lightning 5-22025-26: Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2

Nashville Predators Tampa Bay Lightning Tie Postseason One meeting per cell

Longest streaks: Nashville Predators 4 (2013-14–2015-16), Tampa Bay Lightning 6 (2019-20–2020-21). Current: Tampa Bay Lightning 4.

Splits

SplitNashville Predators record
Regular season19-27-2
Hosted by Nashville Predators11-14
Hosted by Tampa Bay Lightning8-13-2
Last 10 seasons (2016-17 to 2025-26)9-17
Largest Nashville Predators win6-1 (2016-17)
Largest Tampa Bay Lightning win6-1 (2020-21)

In the record book

Every meeting

2020s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2025-26 (0-2) Oct 28, 2025 Tampa Bay Lightning 5-2 at Nashville Predators
Mar 29, 2026 Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2024-25 (0-2) Oct 28, 2024 Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Nov 29, 2024 Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 at Nashville Predators
2023-24 (1-1) Oct 10, 2023 Tampa Bay Lightning 5-3 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Dec 7, 2023 Nashville Predators 5-1 at Nashville Predators
2022-23 (0-2) Nov 19, 2022 Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 at Nashville Predators
Dec 8, 2022 Tampa Bay Lightning 5-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2021-22 (0-2) Feb 26, 2022 Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 at Nashville Predators
Apr 23, 2022 Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2020-21 (2-6) Jan 30, 2021 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Feb 1, 2021 Tampa Bay Lightning 5-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Feb 8, 2021 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1 at Nashville Predators
Feb 9, 2021 Tampa Bay Lightning 6-1 at Nashville Predators
Mar 13, 2021 Tampa Bay Lightning 6-3 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Mar 15, 2021 Nashville Predators 4-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Apr 10, 2021 Tampa Bay Lightning 3-0 at Nashville Predators
Apr 13, 2021 Nashville Predators 7-2 at Nashville Predators
2010s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2019-20 (1-1) Oct 26, 2019 Nashville Predators 3-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Dec 3, 2019 Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 at Nashville Predators
2018-19 (2-0) Nov 1, 2018 Nashville Predators 4-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Nov 19, 2018 Nashville Predators 3-2 at Nashville Predators
2017-18 (1-1) Jan 23, 2018 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 at Nashville Predators
Apr 1, 2018 Nashville Predators 4-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2016-17 (2-0) Nov 21, 2016 Nashville Predators 3-1 at Nashville Predators
Jan 5, 2017 Nashville Predators 6-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2015-16 (1-1) Oct 20, 2015 Nashville Predators 5-4 at Nashville Predators
Feb 12, 2016 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2014-15 (2-0) Feb 10, 2015 Nashville Predators 3-2 at Nashville Predators
Mar 26, 2015 Nashville Predators 3-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2013-14 (1-1) Dec 19, 2013 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Feb 27, 2014 Nashville Predators 3-2 at Nashville Predators
2011-12 Oct 27, 2011 Nashville Predators 5-3 at Nashville Predators
2010-11 Oct 24, 2010 Nashville Predators 4-3 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2000s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2009-10 Dec 15, 2009 Nashville Predators 7-4 at Nashville Predators
2008-09 Nov 21, 2008 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2007-08 Feb 7, 2008 Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 at Nashville Predators
2005-06 Dec 10, 2005 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2003-04 Feb 5, 2004 Tampa Bay Lightning 5-2 at Nashville Predators
2002-03 (1-0-1) Dec 21, 2002 Tie 2-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Jan 25, 2003 Nashville Predators 3-2 at Nashville Predators
2001-02 (0-2) Dec 26, 2001 Tampa Bay Lightning 1-0 at Nashville Predators
Mar 10, 2002 Tampa Bay Lightning 5-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2000-01 Feb 18, 2001 Nashville Predators 3-2 at Nashville Predators
1990s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1999-00 (0-1-1) Dec 14, 1999 Tie 4-4 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Feb 26, 2000 Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 at Nashville Predators
1998-99 (1-1) Jan 21, 1999 Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 at Nashville Predators
Mar 24, 1999 Nashville Predators 3-0 at Tampa Bay Lightning

Sources

Records are computed from every final game result in the Matchup Index database. About the data.