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Nashville Predators at New York Islanders

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Josi's late goal lifts Predators past Islanders, 4-3

Nashville Predators vs. New York Islanders: Game Highlights

Filip Forsberg scored twice for Nashville, while Matthew Wood added a goal and an assist as the Predators snapped a three-game losing streak. Juuse Saros finished with 27 saves including a point-blank stop on Emil Heineman in the closing seconds.

On his winner, Josi skated into the Islanders zone, circled back and fired a shot over the glove of Ilya Sorokin that made him the first defenseman in franchise history with 200 career NHL goals.

Mathew Barzal finished with a goal and an assist for the Islanders. Matthew Schaefer and Jean-Gabriel Pageau also scored but the Islanders' three-game winning streak came to an end. Sorokin made 38 saves.

The Islanders jumped to an early 2-0 lead when Barzal and Schaefer scored 4:27 apart within the first six minutes of the first period.

Forsberg got the Predators on the board with a power-play goal, and Wood capitalized on an Islanders miscue 2:54 later to tie the game at 2-all with 6:07 remaining in the first period.

Pageau put the Islanders back in front at 7:21 of the second period, burying his own rebound, but Forsberg answered again later in the frame with his second goal of the night to knot the score at 3.

Up next Predators: Host St. Louis Blues on Monday night.

Islanders: Visit Washington Capitals on Monday night.

Regular Season Series

NSH wins series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 1:29 Mathew Barzal Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Anthony Duclair (14), Tony DeAngelo (20)
Goal 1st Period 5:57 Matthew Schaefer Goal (15) Snap Shot, assists: Ryan Pulock (20), Mathew Barzal (32)
Goal 1st Period 9:59 Filip Forsberg Goal (21) Wrist Shot, assists: Roman Josi (23), Steven Stamkos (14)
Goal 1st Period 12:53 Matthew Wood Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: Jonathan Marchessault (5), Tyson Jost (5)
Goal 2nd Period 7:21 Jean-Gabriel Pageau Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Anders Lee (19), Simon Holmstrom (15)
Goal 2nd Period 14:11 Filip Forsberg Goal (22) Wrist Shot, assists: Matthew Wood (8)
Goal 3rd Period 18:46 Roman Josi Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Adam Wilsby (9), Erik Haula (18)

Statistics

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6 Blocked Shots 10
25 Hits 23
8 Takeaways 4
42 Shots 30
1 Power Play Goals 0
2 Power Play Opportunities 2
50.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
23 Faceoffs Won 31
42.6 Faceoff Win Percent 57.4
11 Giveaways 18
5 Total Penalties 4
18 Penalty Minutes 8
New York Islanders New York Islanders Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Kyle Palmieri, C Injured Reserve Nov 30
Nashville Predators Nashville Predators Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE

Game Information

UBS Arena

Location: Elmont, NY
Attendance: 17,255 | Capacity:

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Colorado 38 10 85 9
Minnesota 35 14 80 10
Dallas 35 14 79 9
Utah 30 24 64 4
Nashville 27 24 61 7
Winnipeg 23 26 54 8
Chicago 22 27 53 9
St. Louis 21 28 51 9

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 37 15 80 6
Pittsburgh 30 15 72 12
NY Islanders 33 21 71 5
Washington 30 23 67 7
Columbus 29 21 65 7
Philadelphia 26 21 63 11
New Jersey 28 29 58 2
NY Rangers 22 29 51 7
Full Standings