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TAMPA, Fla. — Nick Paul scored 3:22 into overtime and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Nashville Predators 3-2, spoiling the return of longtime captain Steven Stamkos. Brayden Point had a goal and an assist, and Mitchell Chaffee also scored to give the Lightning a 2-0 lead in the first period. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 35 saves. Stamkos, who played his first 16 NHL seasons with the Lightning before signing with Nashville on July 1, received a standing ovation after being honored with a video tribute in the first period. His assist on Ryan O'Reilly's power-play goal midway through the second period was his first with the Predators, and he got his second by setting up Gustav Nyquist's game-tying goal at 18:40. But Paul won it by beating Juuse Saros after the Predators had dominated overtime.
