Bellows scores tiebreaking goal in 3rd period as Predators beat Sharks 3-2
— Kieffer Bellows scored his first NHL goal in nearly two years, and the Nashville Predators beat the San Jose Sharks 3-2 on Tuesday night.
National Hockey League
FINAL
Nashville Predators
3
San Jose Sharks
2
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSH | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| SJ | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/3/26 | vs Carolina Hurricanes | W 4-1 | NHL |
| 10/31/26 | vs Tampa Bay Lightning | W 5-4 | NHL |
| 10/29/26 | vs Washington Capitals | L 3-4 | NHL |
| 10/27/26 | vs New York Islanders | L 3-4 | NHL |
| 10/25/26 | vs Colorado Avalanche | W 6-2 | NHL |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Missed 19:18 3-2
Steven Stamkos Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Penalty 18:25 3-2
Alexander Wennberg Tripping against Filip Forsberg
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Missed 12:34 3-2
Macklin Celebrini Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
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Missed 7:39 3-2
Macklin Celebrini Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
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Goal 6:32 3-2
Kieffer Bellows Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Filip Forsberg (34)
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Goal 3:56 2-2
Collin Graf Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Will Smith (21)
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Goal 3:42 2-1
Patrick Giles Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Carl Grundstrom (6)
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Missed 19:57 2-0
Tyler Toffoli Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 17:31 2-0
Barclay Goodrow Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Penalty 15:39 2-0
Timothy Liljegren Interference against Kieffer Bellows
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Goal 15:17 2-0
Steven Stamkos Goal (22) Wrist Shot, assists: Brady Skjei (15)
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Missed 15:10 1-0
Fedor Svechkov Backhand Wide Right
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Missed 14:21 1-0
Steven Stamkos Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Penalty 14:05 1-0
Barclay Goodrow Tripping against Ryan O'Reilly
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Penalty 11:28 1-0
Brady Skjei Hooking against William Eklund
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Missed 9:45 1-0
Jakub Vrana Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 9:37 1-0
Jakub Vrana Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 8:43 1-0
Timothy Liljegren Backhand Wide Left
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Goal 8:11 1-0
Filip Forsberg Goal (25) Wrist Shot, assists: Fedor Svechkov (5), Nick Blankenburg (7)
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Penalty 6:49 0-0
Mario Ferraro Tripping against Cole Smith
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Missed 6:36 0-0
Steven Stamkos Slap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 5:28 0-0
Tyler Toffoli Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 2:02 0-0
Tyler Toffoli Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 1:50 0-0
William Eklund Tip-In Wide Right
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Missed 19:25 0-0
Will Smith Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
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Penalty 18:10 0-0
Kieffer Bellows Hooking against Jimmy Schuldt
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Missed 11:22 0-0
Filip Forsberg Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Penalty 10:16 0-0
Vincent Desharnais Fighting against Cole Smith
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Penalty 10:16 0-0
Cole Smith Fighting against Vincent Desharnais
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Penalty 10:16 0-0
Vincent Desharnais Roughing against Cole Smith served by Will Smith
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Missed 9:02 0-0
Brady Skjei Slap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 8:42 0-0
Nick Blankenburg Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Penalty 8:30 0-0
Barclay Goodrow Fighting against Andreas Englund
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Penalty 8:30 0-0
Andreas Englund Fighting against Barclay Goodrow
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Missed 2:27 0-0
Jimmy Schuldt Wrist Shot Short
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Missed 2:11 0-0
Ty Dellandrea Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 1:56 0-0
Nikolai Kovalenko Batted Wide Left
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Missed 0:56 0-0
Marc-Edouard Vlasic Slap Shot Wide Left
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End of Game 20:00 3-2
Game End
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Period End 20:00 3-2
End of 3rd Period
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Blocked 19:57 3-2
William Eklund shot blocked by Jonathan Marchessault
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Face Off 19:55 3-2
Macklin Celebrini faceoff won against Ryan O'Reilly
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Stoppage 19:55 3-2
Icing
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Blocked 19:49 3-2
Tyler Toffoli shot blocked by Nick Blankenburg
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Blocked 19:36 3-2
Ryan O'Reilly shot blocked by Macklin Celebrini
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Missed 19:18 3-2
Steven Stamkos Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Face Off 19:14 3-2
Ryan O'Reilly faceoff won against Macklin Celebrini
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Stoppage 19:14 3-2
Icing
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Face Off 18:25 3-2
Ryan O'Reilly faceoff won against Barclay Goodrow
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Penalty 18:25 3-2
Alexander Wennberg Tripping against Filip Forsberg
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Blocked 18:22 3-2
Filip Forsberg shot blocked by Will Smith
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Takeaway 18:15 3-2
Takeaway by Brady Skjei
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Face Off 17:47 3-2
Michael McCarron faceoff won against Macklin Celebrini
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Stoppage 17:47 3-2
Puck in Crowd
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Shot 17:43 3-2
Macklin Celebrini Wrist Shot saved by Juuse Saros
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Takeaway 17:30 3-2
Takeaway by Will Smith
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Hit 16:51 3-2
Jordan Oesterle hit Shakir Mukhamadullin
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Shot 16:13 3-2
Filip Forsberg Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
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Shot 16:06 3-2
Will Smith Wrist Shot saved by Juuse Saros
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Takeaway 15:32 3-2
Takeaway by Cole Smith
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Giveaway 15:29 3-2
Giveaway by Mario Ferraro
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Hit 15:24 3-2
Mario Ferraro hit Cole Smith
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Shot 14:54 3-2
Tyler Toffoli Wrist Shot saved by Juuse Saros
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Face Off 14:36 3-2
Ryan O'Reilly faceoff won against Macklin Celebrini
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Stoppage 14:36 3-2
Off-side
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Face Off 13:37 3-2
Ryan O'Reilly faceoff won against Ty Dellandrea
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Stoppage 13:37 3-2
Puck in Netting
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Blocked 13:34 3-2
Carl Grundstrom shot blocked by Jordan Oesterle
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Face Off 13:18 3-2
Barclay Goodrow faceoff won against Michael McCarron
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Stoppage 13:18 3-2
Puck in Benches
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Takeaway 12:46 3-2
Takeaway by Macklin Celebrini
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Missed 12:34 3-2
Macklin Celebrini Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
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Blocked 12:09 3-2
Will Smith shot blocked by Nick Blankenburg
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Face Off 11:28 3-2
Alexander Wennberg faceoff won against Steven Stamkos
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Stoppage 11:28 3-2
Puck in Benches
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Hit 10:39 3-2
Jimmy Schuldt hit Cole Smith
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Takeaway 10:38 3-2
Takeaway by Cole Smith
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Hit 10:19 3-2
Cole Smith hit Patrick Giles
Showing the last 40 of 267 events.
Team Stats
NSH
SJ
12
Blocked Shots
13
23
Hits
15
9
Takeaways
7
19
Shots
27
2
Power Play Goals
0
5
Power Play Opportunities
2
40.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
26
Faceoffs Won
19
57.8
Faceoff Win Percent
42.2
13
Giveaways
10
4
Total Penalties
7
14
Penalty Minutes
20
Head to Head
NSH wins series 3-0
Injuries
San Jose Sharks
- Igor Chernyshov Injured Reserve
- Alexander Wennberg Injured Reserve
- Quentin Musty Injured Reserve
- Kyle Keyser Injured Reserve
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