![]() ![]() “If these events are for the fans, the league hit it out of the park. “It definitely doesn’t feel like Game 51, I tell you that,” Cooper said. Miranda Lambert and Dierks Bentley sang during the first intermission, just part of the artists who performed live throughout the game. Predators forward Matt Duchene says it’s great when they have their usual 17,000 fans but called it “insane” with a sellout crowd of 68,619 on hand. Music City and the NHL turned this event into a party starting hours before the puck dropped with hockey jerseys filling downtown Nashville with fans lined up ready when the gates opened. Nine players remain from Nashville’s first outdoor game in the 2020 Winter Classic in Dallas. This was the outdoor game the Predators, and Nashville, had wanted for years at Nissan Stadium, the home of the NFL's Tennessee Titans, across the Cumberland River from their own arena. Two power-play goals each, the one 5-on-5 goal for them was obviously the decider.” ![]() I thought the game was a hard-fought game all the way to the end. “Obviously, we wanted to send people over to Broadway happy, and now I guess a couple will be, at least the Lightning fans,” Forsberg said. The Predators also snapped a two-game win streak. Tanner Jeannot and Filip Forsberg each scored a power-play goal for Nashville, which dropped to 0-2 in outdoor games. “I know one team wins the game, but I don’t know how anybody in the end can leave on a downer after the event that was put on,” Lightning coach Jon Cooper said of the entire night. The Lightning now have won four straight to pull within a point of Atlantic Division-leading Florida. Nikita Kucherov had a goal and an assist, and Brayden Point also scored the first goal as Tampa Bay became the NHL's 27th franchise to finally play an outdoor game. Steven Stamkos scored the game-winner at 11:31 of the third period as the Lightning beat the Nashville Predators 3-2 Saturday night to put a damper on the first outdoor NHL game in Music City. The Tampa Bay Lightning sure know how to spoil a great party. NHL, Nashville Predators, Tampa Bay Lightning Follow along with the game here, or check it out on TNT.Lightning spoil Predators' outdoor debut in Nashville, 3-2 The Predators and Tampa Bay Lightning are playing in the first home outdoor NHL game in Nashville franchise history. GENTRY ESTES: It'll be a good show at Stadium Series, but Nashville Predators need a good result ![]() Tampa Bay Lightning live updates, game score in NHL Stadium Series outdoor game Lewan and Rinne had a funny exchange and embrace as the catfish finally halted its route. Either way, the catfish slid from wall to wall in neutral ice. Maybe Rinne was supposed to flop the catfish onto to the ice, or maybe he did not know how far a catfish would travel on ice. Rinne’s pregame duties before Saturday's NHL Stadium Series game included a fist bump for Dustin Lynch during his performance, a ceremonial puck drop alongside Titans players Taylor Lewan and Brett Kern and a ceremonial catfish toss. Goal scoring, too.Ĭatfish distribution on the ice is apparently pretty low on the list. Nashville Predators legend Pekka Rinne is known for stopping pucks. View Gallery: Nashville Predators vs Tampa Bay Lightning in NHL Stadium Series photoss ![]()
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