Nashville Predators 2–1 Dallas Stars
- Season
- NHL
- 2026
NHL: Nashville Predators beat Dallas Stars 2–1.
Game leaders
1Ryan O'ReillyPoints
1Wyatt Johnston
4Steven StamkosShots on goal
5Miro Heiskanen
29Juuse SarosSaves
24Casey DeSmith
Three stars
- ★ First starMiro HeiskanenDallas Stars · 1 G · 5 SOG
- ★ Second starJuuse SarosNashville Predators · 29/30 · 96.7%
★ Third starNils HoglanderNashville Predators · 1 G · 2 SOG
Picked by formula, not by vote. Skaters: 3 a goal, 2 an assist, 0.25 a shot on goal, 0.5 a plus-minus point, 0.1 a hit, block or takeaway, less 0.1 a giveaway. Goaltenders: 0.15 a save, less 1 a goal against, plus 1 for the win.
Scoring
Goals and assists from the box score. PPG is a power-play goal.
Nashville Predators
- Nils Hoglander●1 G · 1 PPG
- Steven Stamkos●1 G · 1 PPG
Assists: Ryan O'Reilly 1, Roman Josi 1, Alexander Kerfoot 1, Jack Ahcan 1
In goal
Saves and shots faced, at even strength, against the power play and short-handed.
- Even strength23/24
- Against the power play5/5
- Short-handed1/1
- Even strength23/23
- Against the power play1/3
Key stats
- 26Shots on goal30
- 7.7Shooting %3.3
- 2Power-play goals0
Facts
From each side's recent results and their meetings, before this game.
Nashville Predators: 1 won, 4 lost in their last 5 games.
Dallas Stars: 4 won, 1 lost in their last 5 games.
- Last 2 meetings: Nashville Predators won 0, Dallas Stars won 2.
Recent form
Standings
| POS | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | |
| 9 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 10 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 11 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 12 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | |
| 13 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | |
| 14 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 16 | |
| 15 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 14 | |
| 16 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 18 | |
| 17 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
- Nashville Predators
- Dallas Stars
Shooting
- 26Shots on goal30
- 7.7Shooting %3.3
- 2Power-play goals0
Physical play
- 21Hits29
- 15Blocked shots13
Puck control
- 59.7Faceoffs won %55
- 7Takeaways2
- 11Giveaways10
Goaltending
- 29Saves24
- 96.7Save %92.3
Discipline
- 2Penalty minutes6
Shots and finishing
Nashville Predators took 46% of the shots on goal.
- Nashville Predators
- Dallas Stars
2630
- Shooting %
- 7.7%3.3%
- Save %
- 96.7%92.3%
- Shooting + save %
- 104.495.6
Shooting % plus save % is hockey's PDO: 100 is par, and a side far above it was finishing and saving better than usual.
Ice time
Minutes on the ice for each skater, the most used first. Who a coach trusted tells you as much as who scored.
Nashville Predators
- Roman Josi24:38
- Filip Forsberg21:40
- Nicolas Hague21:00
- Steven Stamkos20:02
- Ryan O'Reilly19:53
- Nick Perbix18:39
- Brady Skjei18:05
- Mavrik Bourque18:05
- Alexander Kerfoot16:23
- Jonathan Marchessault16:22
Dallas Stars
- Thomas Harley25:57
- Miro Heiskanen24:35
- Mikko Rantanen23:55
- Wyatt Johnston22:50
- Esa Lindell19:11
- Nils Lundkvist19:01
- Jason Robertson18:50
- Sam Steel16:09
- Roope Hintz16:03
- Lian Bichsel15:12
Skaters
| 76Brady SkjeiDefenceman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 18:05 |
| 79Ross ColtonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 15:19 |
| 90Ryan O'ReillyC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 69% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 19:53 |
| 59Roman JosiD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 24:38 |
| 21Nils HoglanderLW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11:37 |
| 91Steven StamkosC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 20:02 |
| 22Mavrik BourqueC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 18:05 |
| 83Adam WilsbyDefenceman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 14:33 |
| 18Jack DruryC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 54% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13:38 |
| Filip ForsbergLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 21:40 |
| 14Alexander KerfootCenter | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 16:23 |
| 47Jack AhcanD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 05:49 |
| 48Nick PerbixD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 18:39 |
| 81Jonathan MarchessaultC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 16:22 |
| 71Matthew WoodRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 56% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16:06 |
| 41Nicolas HagueD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 21:00 |
| 84Adam EdstromC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 13:59 |
| 85William TrudeauD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12:15 |
Goaltenders
| 74Juuse SarosG | 30 | 29 | 1 | 96.7% | 23/24 | 5/5 | 1/1 | 59:57 |
| Matt MurrayG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | – | – | – | 00:00 |
| POS | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 26 | |
| 2 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 24 | |
| 3 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 24 | |
| 4 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 22 | |
| 5 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | |
| 6 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | |
| 7 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | |
| 8 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | |
| 9 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 10 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 11 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 12 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | |
| 13 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | |
| 14 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 16 | |
| 15 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 14 | |
| 16 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 18 | |
| 17 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | |
| 18 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | |
| 19 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | |
| 20 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 14 | |
| 21 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 16 | |
| 22 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | |
| 23 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | |
| 24 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 14 | |
| 25 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 14 | |
| 26 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | |
| 27 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 10 | |
| 28 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 14 | |
| 29 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | |
| 30 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | |
| 31 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 8 | |
| 32 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 6 |