Nikita Kucherov scored twice in the final 39 seconds of the third period to give the Tampa Bay Lightning their first win of the preseason, 3-1 against the Nashville Predators at Amalie Arena on Friday.
Kucherov made it 2-1 at 19:21 and scored into an empty net 23 seconds later. Alexander Volkov scored on the power play for the Lightning to tie it 1-1 at 9:30 of the third. It was Tampa Bay's first goal of the preseason after getting shut out in their first two games. Curtis McElhinney made 31 saves. Calle Jarnkrok scored a first-period goal, and Juuse Saros made 29 saves for the Predators, who won their first two games.
