Steven Stamkos finished with two goals and one assist ... Barron, who came to Nashville in a trade with Montreal for Alex Carrier, sent a slap shot from the top of the zone that whizzed by Samsonov.

Steven Stamkos had two goals and an assist to lead ... with his first goal as a member of the Predators, burying a slap shot off a pass from Roman Josi to make it 3-0 at the 5:29 mark.

But as the preseason winds down, the Lightning are still looking for solutions to replacing Steven Stamkos on a ... circle ...

If you're asked "who has the best shot in the NHL today" you might come back with an answer of Shea Weber or Zdeno Chara or Alex Ovechkin or Steven Stamkos. These players have hard, accurate shots ...

Alec Martinez's shot from the blueline caromed off the back of the net and into Saros' pads. Not realizing where the puck was, Saros accidentally knocked the puck into the net. Steven Stamkos ...

Steven Stamkos potted his 545th career marker ... With New York's Adam Pelech off for tripping, Raddysh cranked a slap shot from the point that beat Varlamov at 14:25, the defenseman's sixth ...