Nashville Predators at New York Islanders
· National Hockey LeagueJosi's late goal lifts Predators past Islanders, 4-3
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.
Islanders: Visit Washington Capitals on Monday night.
Regular Season SeriesNSH wins series 2-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 1:29 | Mathew Barzal Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Anthony Duclair (14), Tony DeAngelo (20) |
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Goal | 1st Period 5:57 | Matthew Schaefer Goal (15) Snap Shot, assists: Ryan Pulock (20), Mathew Barzal (32) |
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Goal | 1st Period 9:59 | Filip Forsberg Goal (21) Wrist Shot, assists: Roman Josi (23), Steven Stamkos (14) |
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Goal | 1st Period 12:53 | Matthew Wood Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: Jonathan Marchessault (5), Tyson Jost (5) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 7:21 | Jean-Gabriel Pageau Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Anders Lee (19), Simon Holmstrom (15) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 14:11 | Filip Forsberg Goal (22) Wrist Shot, assists: Matthew Wood (8) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 18:46 | Roman Josi Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Adam Wilsby (9), Erik Haula (18) |
Statistics
NSH |
NYI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 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 Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Game Information
UBS Arena
Location: Elmont, NY
Attendance: 17,255 | Capacity:
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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