Nashville Predators vs Minnesota Wild

NHL

Predators

16-16-4, 36 PTS

3-2

Final/OT

Wild

22-10-6, 50 PTS

Grand Casino Arena

TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

NSH shoots leftMIN shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	T
NSH	8	12	7	2	29
MIN	12	11	9	0	32

In net

Juuse Saros30/32 SV, .938

Filip Gustavsson26/29 SV, .897

Team	1	2	3	OT	T
NSH	2	0	0	1	3
MIN	1	1	0	0	2

Who won: Predators 3-2

The Nashville Predators beat the Minnesota Wild 3-2 in overtime on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at Grand Casino Arena. Steven Stamkos led the Predators in goals (1). Brock Faber led the Wild in goals (1).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

NSHMIN

10Blocked Shots9

22Hits27

5Takeaways4

29Shots32

2Power Play Goals0

4Power Play Opportunities3

50.0Power Play Percentage0.0

0Short Handed Goals0

0Shootout Goals0

31Faceoffs Won20

60.8Faceoff Win Percent39.2

13Giveaways15

4Total Penalties5

8Penalty Minutes10

Player of the game

Steven Stamkos

NSH · 1 G, 1 A, 4 SOG

8.0

Deserved to win

58%

NSH · 3.01 xG

42%

MIN · 2.59 xG

Predators created better chances: they win this game 58% of the time

Play by play

End of the overtime
GOALOT 0:53
Goal! Tip-in
S. Stamkos · 1 G, 1 A
Steven Stamkos Goal (15) Tip-In, assists: Erik Haula (14), Nick Blankenburg (11)
NSH 3 - 2 MIN
OT 0:39
Faceoff win vs J. Eriksson Ek
Steven Stamkos faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
S. Stamkos · 1 G, 1 A
OT 0:37
Wrist shot on goal
Steven Stamkos Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
S. Stamkos · 1 G, 1 A
OT 0:00
Faceoff win vs R. O'Reilly
Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Ryan O'Reilly
J. Eriksson Ek · 1 G
Start of the overtime
End of the 3rd period
P3 0:43
Shot blocked by E. Haula
Ryan Hartman shot blocked by Erik Haula
R. Hartman
P3 1:06
Face off
Erik Haula faceoff won against Ryan Hartman
P3 1:16
Shot
Kirill Kaprizov Wrist Shot saved by Juuse Saros
P3 1:28
Big hit on C. Smith
Ryan Hartman hit Cole Smith
R. Hartman
P3 1:31
Face off
Ryan Hartman faceoff won against Ryan O'Reilly
P3 1:34
Tip-in shot on goal
Ryan Hartman Tip-In saved by Juuse Saros
R. Hartman
P3 1:49
Big hit on K. Kaprizov
Steven Stamkos hit Kirill Kaprizov
S. Stamkos · 1 G, 1 A
P3 1:58
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Steven Stamkos
S. Stamkos · 1 G, 1 A
P3 2:06
Big hit on C. Smith
Danila Yurov hit Cole Smith
D. Yurov
P3 2:10
Big hit on N. Blankenburg
Yakov Trenin hit Nick Blankenburg
Y. Trenin
P3 2:25
Big hit on C. Smith
Vladimir Tarasenko hit Cole Smith
V. Tarasenko
P3 2:29
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Yakov Trenin
Y. Trenin
P3 2:33
Shot blocked by M. McCarron
Cole Smith shot blocked by Michael McCarron
C. Smith
P3 3:05
Tip-in high and wide right
Ryan O'Reilly Tip-In High and Wide Right
R. O'Reilly · 1 G, 1 A
P3 3:54
Big hit on R. Josi
Marcus Foligno hit Roman Josi
M. Foligno
P3 4:08
Shot blocked by Z. Bogosian
Luke Evangelista shot blocked by Zach Bogosian
L. Evangelista · 1 A
P3 4:14
Faceoff win vs N. Sturm
Erik Haula faceoff won against Nico Sturm
E. Haula · 1 A
P3 4:16
Shot
Matthew Wood Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson