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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
Tony DeAngelo, D Out Mar 26
Alexander Romanov, D Injured Reserve Mar 12
Pierre Engvall, LW Injured Reserve Mar 12
Semyon Varlamov, G Injured Reserve Mar 12
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 48 13 106 10
Dallas 43 18 97 11
Minnesota 41 20 94 12
Utah 37 30 80 6
Nashville 34 29 77 9
Winnipeg 30 30 72 12
St. Louis 30 30 71 11
Chicago 27 32 67 13

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 45 20 96 6
Pittsburgh 36 20 88 16
Columbus 38 23 87 11
NY Islanders 41 27 87 5
Philadelphia 35 24 82 12
Washington 36 28 81 9
New Jersey 37 32 76 2
NY Rangers 28 35 65 9
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