NHL

Nashville Predators at St. Louis Blues

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Nashville Predators
13-15-4
Final
5 - 2
St. Louis Blues
12-15-7

Forsberg's hat trick leads Predators to a 5-2 victory over Blues

Filip Forsberg notches hat trick in Preds win

Forsberg scored in the each of first two periods before adding an empty-net goal in the third with 3:51 remaining.

Michael Bunting and Reid Schaefer also scored for Nashville, and Juuse Saros stopped 20 shots. Roman Josi and Ryan O’Reilly added two assists each.

Dalibor Dvorsky scored both goals for St. Louis. Joel Hofer finished with 21 saves for the Blues, who have lost three of their last four games.

Bunting scored on a wraparound from behind the net at 1:23 of the second period. Forsberg scored a power-play goal at 5:31, and Schaefer made it 4-1 with 1:15 remaining in the second.

Forsberg has five goals and three assists in a five-game point streak. He has registered 50 points (25g-25a) in 44 games against the Blues.

In their last meeting, the Predators beat the Blues 7-2 on Thursday in Nashville, Tennessee.

The Predators have won 19 of their last 33 games against St. Louis — including 17 of their last 30. Nashville has scored at least four goals in 15 of those wins.

Up next Predators: Host Hurricanes on Wednesday.

Blues: Host Jets on Wednesday.

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Regular Season Series

NSH leads series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 0:27 Filip Forsberg Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan O'Reilly (15), Brady Skjei (9)
Goal 1st Period 10:06 Dalibor Dvorsky Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Hugh McGing (1), Justin Faulk (10)
Goal 2nd Period 1:23 Michael Bunting Goal (9) Wrap-around, assists: Nick Perbix (4), Erik Haula (13)
Goal 2nd Period 5:31 Filip Forsberg Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Steven Stamkos (4), Roman Josi (11)
Goal 2nd Period 18:45 Reid Schaefer Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Roman Josi (12)
Goal 3rd Period 8:29 Dalibor Dvorsky Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Jake Neighbours (7), Pavel Buchnevich (12)
Goal 3rd Period 16:09 Filip Forsberg Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan O'Reilly (16)

Statistics

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7 Blocked Shots 11
13 Hits 22
6 Takeaways 2
26 Shots 22
1 Power Play Goals 1
4 Power Play Opportunities 3
25.0 Power Play Percentage 33.3
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
32 Faceoffs Won 17
65.3 Faceoff Win Percent 34.7
13 Giveaways 10
6 Total Penalties 7
15 Penalty Minutes 17
St. Louis Blues St. Louis Blues Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Mathieu Joseph, RW Out Jan 12
Robert Thomas, C Day-To-Day Jan 12
Philip Broberg, D Out Jan 12
Pius Suter, C Injured Reserve Jan 6
Nashville Predators Nashville Predators Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jonathan Marchessault, RW Day-To-Day Jan 12

Game Information

Enterprise Center

Location: St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 18,096 | Capacity:

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Colorado 33 4 74 8
Dallas 27 10 63 9
Minnesota 26 12 61 9
Utah 22 20 48 4
Nashville 21 20 46 4
Chicago 19 20 45 7
St. Louis 17 21 42 8
Winnipeg 17 22 39 5
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