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Nashville Predators 2, Los Angeles Kings 3 (SO) — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Nashville Predators 2, Los Angeles Kings 3 (shootout). Shots on goal: NSH 31, LAK 28. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 NSH 0-1 LAK; P2 NSH 1-1 LAK; P3 NSH 1-0 LAK; OT NSH 0-0 LAK; shootout won by LAK.

Scoring plays: P1 05:36 Joel Armia to make it NSH 0-1 LAK; P2 04:29 Steven Stamkos (assists: Ryan O'Reilly, Roman Josi) to make it NSH 1-1 LAK; P2 13:57 Scott Laughton (assists: Jared Wright) to make it NSH 1-2 LAK; P3 04:18 Roman Josi (assists: Filip Forsberg, Erik Haula) to make it NSH 2-2 LAK. Top skaters: Roman Josi (NSH) 1 G, 1 A; Steven Stamkos (NSH) 1 G, 0 A; Joel Armia (LAK) 1 G, 0 A; Scott Laughton (LAK) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Anton Forsberg (LAK) 29 saves on 31, decision W; Juuse Saros (NSH) 26 saves on 28, decision O.

Standouts

Top Scorer · NSH
Roman Josi
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 2 SOG · 28:09 TOI
Goals · LAK
Scott Laughton
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 5 SOG · 15:05 TOI
Goaltending · LAK
Anton Forsberg
29 saves on 31 shots (.935) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

NSH 0 largest lead Never led
LAK 1 largest lead P1 5:36 (NSH 0, LAK 1)
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 2 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 5:36 Joel Armia LAK · wrist shot · NSH 0, LAK 1
  • P2 4:29 Steven Stamkos (Ryan O'Reilly, Roman Josi) NSH · Power play · slap shot · NSH 1, LAK 1
  • P2 13:57 Scott Laughton (Jared Wright) LAK · wrist shot · NSH 1, LAK 2
  • P3 4:18 Roman Josi (Filip Forsberg, Erik Haula) NSH · slap shot · NSH 2, LAK 2

Linescore

123OT SO T
NSH 0110 0 2
LAK 1100 1 3

Shots on goal: NSH 31, LAK 28 · The shootout winner is credited with one goal in the final score.

📋 Team Stats

NSHLAK
31Shots on goal28
72Shot attempts66
25Faceoff wins35
24Hits18
20Blocked shots18
1Power-play goals0
3Takeaways6
18Giveaways13
0Penalty minutes4
92.9%Save %93.5%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
NSH4196231
LAK12113228

🎯 Shot Map

Nashville Predators2 G · 49 attempts
Joakim Kemell: saved (wrist)Adam Wilsby: saved (wrist)Zachary L'Heureux: missed the netFilip Forsberg: missed the netLuke Evangelista: saved (wrist)Brady Skjei: missed the netJonathan Marchessault: missed the netJustin Barron: missed the netMatthew Wood: saved (tip-in)Zachary L'Heureux: saved (wrist)Roman Josi: missed the netLuke Evangelista: saved (wrist)Adam Wilsby: saved (wrist)Roman Josi: saved (slap)Ryan O'Reilly: missed the netSteven Stamkos: goal (slap)Luke Evangelista: saved (wrist)Reid Schaefer: saved (wrist)Reid Schaefer: saved (deflected)Fedor Svechkov: saved (wrist)Fedor Svechkov: missed the netRyan O'Reilly: saved (wrist)Jonathan Marchessault: missed the netRoman Josi: missed the netSteven Stamkos: missed the netJonathan Marchessault: saved (tip-in)Nick Perbix: saved (wrist)Brady Skjei: saved (wrist)Brady Skjei: saved (slap)Filip Forsberg: saved (wrist)Filip Forsberg: saved (wrist)Ryan O'Reilly: missed the netTyson Jost: saved (wrist)Justin Barron: saved (wrist)Zachary L'Heureux: saved (wrist)Filip Forsberg: missed the netRoman Josi: goal (slap)Matthew Wood: missed the netJonathan Marchessault: missed the netRoman Josi: missed the netRyan O'Reilly: missed the netFilip Forsberg: saved (wrist)Ryan Ufko: saved (wrist)Tyson Jost: saved (wrist)Adam Wilsby: saved (wrist)Filip Forsberg: saved (wrist)Erik Haula: saved (wrist)Jonathan Marchessault: missed the netMatthew Wood: saved (wrist)
  • 2Goals4% of attempts
  • 29Saved59% of attempts
  • 18Missed the net37% of attempts
Los Angeles Kings2 G · 44 attempts
Alex Laferriere: missed the netQuinton Byfield: missed the netAlex Laferriere: missed the netBrandt Clarke: saved (wrist)Jeff Malott: missed the netQuinton Byfield: missed the netJoel Armia: goal (wrist)Scott Laughton: saved (wrist)Anze Kopitar: saved (wrist)Drew Doughty: saved (wrist)Taylor Ward: saved (backhand)Taylor Ward: missed the netJeff Malott: saved (snap)Jeff Malott: saved (wrist)Jeff Malott: saved (wrist)Artemi Panarin: saved (snap)Joel Edmundson: missed the netArtemi Panarin: missed the netScott Laughton: saved (wrist)Joel Armia: saved (wrist)Brandt Clarke: missed the netScott Laughton: saved (wrist)Scott Laughton: saved (wrist)Joel Edmundson: saved (wrist)Brandt Clarke: missed the netBrandt Clarke: saved (wrist)Brandt Clarke: missed the netJeff Malott: missed the netAnze Kopitar: saved (tip-in)Mikey Anderson: saved (wrist)Quinton Byfield: saved (wrist)Samuel Helenius: saved (slap)Scott Laughton: goal (wrist)Jared Wright: saved (tip-in)Drew Doughty: saved (slap)Jeff Malott: missed the netJeff Malott: missed the netAlex Laferriere: saved (wrist)Samuel Helenius: missed the netJoel Edmundson: saved (wrist)Jared Wright: missed the netAlex Laferriere: saved (wrist)Quinton Byfield: saved (wrist)Artemi Panarin: saved (wrist)
  • 2Goals5% of attempts
  • 26Saved59% of attempts
  • 16Missed the net36% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

NSH skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Roman Josi D 112+120028:09
Steven Stamkos C 101011021:38
Ryan O'Reilly C 011010222:10
Filip Forsberg L 011+143120:41
Erik Haula L 011+112315:41
Brady Skjei D 000020122:45
Adam Wilsby D 000031122:25
Justin Barron D 000011522:00
Jonathan Marchessault R 000+112019:25
Matthew Wood R 000-221017:14
Luke Evangelista R 000-131016:41
Nick Perbix D 000-210214:26
Tyson Jost C 000-221113:57
Zachary L'Heureux L 000024213:49
Ryan Ufko D 000-110113:25
Fedor Svechkov C 000011110:29
Joakim Kemell R 000-114010:11
Reid Schaefer L 000022009:54
NSH goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Juuse Saros O 262892.9265:00
LAK skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Scott Laughton C 101+251115:05
Joel Armia R 101+221014:56
Jared Wright R 011+211013:22
Drew Doughty D 000-120225:14
Mikey Anderson D 000-111323:31
Brandt Clarke D 000+120721:29
Joel Edmundson D 000+121020:55
Artemi Panarin L 000-120020:52
Quinton Byfield R 000021120:52
Alex Laferriere R 000025020:45
Anze Kopitar C 000-120119:48
Adrian Kempe R 000-100019:21
Cody Ceci D 000+100217:45
Trevor Moore L 000000117:43
Brian Dumoulin D 000+100016:03
Taylor Ward R 000011008:31
Jeff Malott L 000032007:47
Samuel Helenius C 000014007:41
LAK goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Anton Forsberg W 293193.5265:00

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

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