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Nashville Predators 3, Minnesota Wild 2 (OT) — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Nashville Predators 3, Minnesota Wild 2 (overtime). Shots on goal: NSH 29, MIN 32. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 NSH 2-1 MIN; P2 NSH 0-1 MIN; P3 NSH 0-0 MIN; OT NSH 1-0 MIN.

Scoring plays: P1 07:00 Brock Faber (assists: Quinn Hughes, Nico Sturm) to make it NSH 0-1 MIN; P1 14:28 Ryan O'Reilly (assists: Luke Evangelista, Steven Stamkos) to make it NSH 1-1 MIN; P1 17:07 Roman Josi (assists: Ryan O'Reilly, Filip Forsberg) to make it NSH 2-1 MIN; P2 00:52 Joel Eriksson Ek (assists: Marcus Johansson, Kirill Kaprizov) to make it NSH 2-2 MIN; OT 00:53 Steven Stamkos (assists: Erik Haula, Nick Blankenburg) to make it NSH 3-2 MIN. Top skaters: Steven Stamkos (NSH) 1 G, 1 A; Ryan O'Reilly (NSH) 1 G, 1 A; Roman Josi (NSH) 1 G, 0 A; Joel Eriksson Ek (MIN) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Juuse Saros (NSH) 30 saves on 32, decision W; Filip Gustavsson (MIN) 26 saves on 29, decision O.

Standouts

Top Scorer · NSH
Steven Stamkos
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 4 SOG · 18:24 TOI
Goals · NSH
Ryan O'Reilly
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 2 SOG · 22:45 TOI
Goaltending · NSH
Juuse Saros
30 saves on 32 shots (.938) · W

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

📊 Game Flow

NSH 1 largest lead P1 17:07 (NSH 2, MIN 1) · 2-0 run, P1 14:28–P1 17:07
MIN 1 largest lead P1 7:00 (NSH 0, MIN 1)
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 2 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 7:00 Brock Faber (Quinn Hughes, Nico Sturm) MIN · slap shot · NSH 0, MIN 1
  • P1 14:28 Ryan O'Reilly (Luke Evangelista, Steven Stamkos) NSH · Power play · backhand shot · NSH 1, MIN 1
  • P1 17:07 Roman Josi (Ryan O'Reilly, Filip Forsberg) NSH · Power play · wrist shot · NSH 2, MIN 1
  • P2 0:52 Joel Eriksson Ek (Marcus Johansson, Kirill Kaprizov) MIN · Power play · wrist shot · NSH 2, MIN 2
  • OT 0:53 Steven Stamkos (Erik Haula, Nick Blankenburg) NSH · tip-in shot · NSH 3, MIN 2

Linescore

123OT T
NSH 2001 3
MIN 1100 2

Shots on goal: NSH 29, MIN 32

Biggest Period

The Nashville Predators scored 2 goals in P1 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

NSHMIN
29Shots on goal32
54Shot attempts51
31Faceoff wins20
22Hits27
10Blocked shots9
2Power-play goals0
5Takeaways4
13Giveaways13
8Penalty minutes10
93.8%Save %89.7%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
NSH8127229
MIN12119032

🎯 Shot Map

Nashville Predators3 G · 42 attempts
Michael Bunting: saved (tip-in)Erik Haula: saved (wrist)Michael Bunting: missed the netMichael McCarron: saved (wrist)Luke Evangelista: missed the netLuke Evangelista: saved (wrist)Roman Josi: missed the netTyson Jost: saved (snap)Luke Evangelista: saved (between-legs)Ryan O'Reilly: goal (backhand)Ryan O'Reilly: missed the netRoman Josi: goal (wrist)Reid Schaefer: missed the netSteven Stamkos: missed the netSteven Stamkos: missed the netRoman Josi: saved (slap)Filip Forsberg: saved (snap)Filip Forsberg: saved (slap)Steven Stamkos: missed the netSteven Stamkos: saved (slap)Luke Evangelista: saved (wrist)Brady Skjei: saved (wrist)Nicolas Hague: saved (slap)Brady Skjei: missed the netSteven Stamkos: saved (wrist)Michael Bunting: missed the netRoman Josi: saved (wrist)Filip Forsberg: saved (wrist)Luke Evangelista: saved (wrist)Roman Josi: saved (wrist)Ryan O'Reilly: saved (wrist)Nick Blankenburg: saved (wrist)Matthew Wood: saved (wrist)Michael Bunting: missed the netTyson Jost: missed the netFedor Svechkov: saved (wrist)Michael McCarron: saved (wrist)Cole Smith: saved (wrist)Matthew Wood: saved (wrist)Ryan O'Reilly: missed the netSteven Stamkos: saved (wrist)Steven Stamkos: goal (tip-in)
  • 3Goals7% of attempts
  • 26Saved62% of attempts
  • 13Missed the net31% of attempts
Minnesota Wild2 G · 39 attempts
Brock Faber: missed the netJoel Eriksson Ek: saved (tip-in)Danila Yurov: saved (wrap-around)Brock Faber: goal (slap)Brock Faber: saved (wrist)Kirill Kaprizov: saved (wrist)Kirill Kaprizov: saved (backhand)Kirill Kaprizov: missed the netQuinn Hughes: saved (wrist)Marcus Foligno: saved (wrist)Yakov Trenin: saved (wrist)Danila Yurov: saved (wrist)Kirill Kaprizov: saved (backhand)Zach Bogosian: saved (wrist)Brock Faber: missed the netBrock Faber: missed the netMarcus Johansson: saved (wrist)Joel Eriksson Ek: goal (wrist)Mats Zuccarello: saved (tip-in)Nico Sturm: saved (wrist)Jared Spurgeon: saved (wrist)Jake Middleton: saved (wrist)Jake Middleton: saved (wrist)Kirill Kaprizov: saved (wrist)Kirill Kaprizov: saved (wrist)Joel Eriksson Ek: saved (wrist)Joel Eriksson Ek: saved (wrist)Kirill Kaprizov: saved (wrist)Danila Yurov: missed the netDanila Yurov: saved (wrist)Yakov Trenin: saved (wrist)Marcus Johansson: missed the netJonas Brodin: saved (snap)Kirill Kaprizov: saved (wrist)Ryan Hartman: saved (wrist)Marcus Johansson: missed the netJonas Brodin: saved (wrist)Ryan Hartman: saved (tip-in)Kirill Kaprizov: saved (wrist)
  • 2Goals5% of attempts
  • 30Saved77% of attempts
  • 7Missed the net18% 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
Ryan O'Reilly C 112-220022:45
Steven Stamkos C 112-143018:24
Roman Josi D 101-140324:42
Filip Forsberg L 011-234020:20
Nick Blankenburg D 011+113118:52
Luke Evangelista R 011040017:36
Erik Haula L 011+111215:12
Nicolas Hague D 000012119:45
Nick Perbix D 000-100018:34
Brady Skjei D 000-113018:05
Adam Wilsby D 000-100016:17
Michael McCarron C 000020215:19
Cole Smith R 000013014:59
Michael Bunting L 000010012:33
Matthew Wood R 000021111:03
Reid Schaefer L 000001010:45
Fedor Svechkov C 000011009:56
Tyson Jost C 000010009:36
NSH goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Juuse Saros W 303293.8260:49
MIN skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Brock Faber D 101+220225:12
Joel Eriksson Ek C 101+142017:26
Quinn Hughes D 011+110029:11
Kirill Kaprizov L 011+181025:38
Marcus Johansson L 011011013:52
Nico Sturm C 011+111010:39
Jonas Brodin D 000020019:30
Ryan Hartman R 000022019:18
Mats Zuccarello R 000012118:56
Matt Boldy L 000000018:55
Jared Spurgeon D 000012216:56
Jake Middleton D 000020013:55
Vladimir Tarasenko R 000002012:53
Zach Bogosian D 000012212:17
Danila Yurov R 000031011:54
Vinnie Hinostroza C 000+100010:19
Marcus Foligno L 000+117109:32
Yakov Trenin C 000024108:59
MIN goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Filip Gustavsson O 262989.7360:24

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

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