NHL Notebook: Tampa Bay Lightning Remain Perfect in Preseason
TAMPA - The Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Nashville Predators 4-1 on Saturday night at Benchmark International Arena.
Mitchell Chaffee scored the eventual game-winning goal, coming on the power play at 4:27 of the second period to give the Lightning a 2-0 lead. Chaffee’s goal was his second of the preseason
Tampa Bay is now 4-0-0 in the preseason with three games left before the start of the regular season. The last time the Lightning opened the preseason 4-0-0 was the 2013-14 preseason. They have never opened a preseason with a 5-0-0 record.
Ozzy Wiesblatt scored the lone Nashville goal. Wiesblatt tipped in a Fedor Svechkov shot into the twine in his first preseason game
Darren Raddysh scored the game-opening goal at 5:34 of the first period, marking his first goal of the preseason…He also picked up an assist on Hagel’s power-play marker...He rated +2 and led Bolts skaters for time on ice (22:20). Raddysh led all Lightning skaters for points with five (2-3—5) during the 2024 preseason.
Brandon Hagel made his first preseason appearance of 2025 and tallied a power-play goal and a power- play assist. Hagel posted 90 points for the Bolts last season (35-55—90).
Gage Goncalves scored an empty-net goal and added an assist for his first two points of the preseason (1-1—2). Goncalves played in 60 games for the Bolts last season and tallied eight goals and 20 points.
The Bolts return to action Tuesday night at Kia Center in Orlando to take on the Florida Panthers at 7 p.m.