Johansson wins in debut, Paul has 2 power-play goals and Lightning beat Predators 5-3

Jonas Johansson made 29 saves in his first start in place of the injured Andrei Vasilevskiy, Nicholas Paul had two third-period power-play goals and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Nashville Predators 5-3 in the NHL regular-season opener. Johansson was signed to be Vasilevskiy’s backup. Vasilevskiy had back surgery two weeks ago and is expected to miss another six to eight weeks. Brandon Hagel converted a penalty shot, and Nikita Kucherov also scored twice for the Lightning. Nashville’s Juuse S

Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Nikita Kucherov celebrates his goal against the Nashville Predators with center Brayden Point during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, in Tampa, Fla. Nashville Predators center Cody Glass goes down after getting hit in the head by a shot during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Tampa Bay Lightning Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, in Tampa, Fla.

Brandon Hagel converted a penalty shot, and Nikita Kucherov also scored twice for the Lightning. Brayden Point had three assists. Novak had a power-play goal at 8:48 before Paul made it 4-3 on a man-advantage goal 2:04 later. Kucherov added an empty-netter. Nashville center Cody Glass took a point shot by teammate Tyson Barrie off the helmet with 6 minutes left in the second but returned in the third period.College basketball icon Dick Vitale was among a group of Tampa Bay area sports legends taking part in a ceremonial puck drop.

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