New York Islanders vs Nashville Predators
On the ice
NYI shoots leftNSH shoots right 
Shots on goal
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | SO | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYI | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 33 |
| NSH | 10 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 29 |
In net
David Rittich26/27 SV, .963
Juuse Saros30/31 SV, .968| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | SO | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYI | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| NSH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Who won: Predators 2-1
The Nashville Predators beat the New York Islanders 2-1 in a shootout on Thursday, January 8, 2026 at Bridgestone Arena. The Predators lead the series 1-0. Ryan O'Reilly led the Predators in goals (1). Simon Holmstrom led the Islanders in goals (1).
| Forwards | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathew BarzalC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24:51 | 2:36 | 0:00 | 22:15 | 24 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 28.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Casey CizikasC | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13:57 | 0:00 | 1:35 | 12:22 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 66.7 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Jonathan DrouinLW | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 17:50 | 2:00 | 0:00 | 15:50 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony DuclairLW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:39 | 1:28 | 0:00 | 12:11 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc GatcombC | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9:03 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:03 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Emil HeinemanLW | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 22:45 | 2:34 | 1:14 | 18:57 | 26 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon HolmstromRW | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16:10 | 1:26 | 0:00 | 14:44 | 21 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Anders LeeLW | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16:27 | 1:58 | 0:00 | 14:29 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 25.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle MacLeanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:52 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:52 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Jean-Gabriel PageauC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:42 | 0:00 | 1:11 | 14:31 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calum RitchieC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 8:52 | 2:03 | 0:00 | 6:49 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maxim ShabanovRW | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:48 | 1:24 | 0:00 | 14:24 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenses | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony DeAngeloD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:34 | 1:31 | 0:00 | 21:03 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Scott MayfieldD | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17:01 | 0:00 | 1:00 | 16:01 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole McWardD | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11:10 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam PelechD | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:44 | 0:00 | 1:32 | 20:12 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan PulockD | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:42 | 0:29 | 1:00 | 19:13 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew SchaeferD | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 28:53 | 2:31 | 0:28 | 25:54 | 32 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalies | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David RittichG | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 26 | .963 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 65:00 | 0 | 0 |
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