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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
Calum Ritchie, C Out Jan 31
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 37 9 83 9
Minnesota 34 14 78 10
Dallas 34 14 77 9
Utah 30 23 64 4
Nashville 26 23 59 7
Chicago 22 26 53 9
Winnipeg 22 26 52 8
St. Louis 20 28 49 9

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 35 15 76 6
Pittsburgh 28 15 68 12
NY Islanders 31 21 67 5
Columbus 29 20 65 7
Washington 28 23 63 7
Philadelphia 25 20 60 10
New Jersey 28 26 58 2
NY Rangers 22 28 50 6
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