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Nashville Predators 2, St. Louis Blues 3 β€” Recap

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πŸ“°Game Summary

Final: Nashville Predators 2, St. Louis Blues 3. Shots on goal: NSH 32, STL 20. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 NSH 1-2 STL; P2 NSH 0-0 STL; P3 NSH 1-1 STL.

Scoring plays: P1 08:45 Brayden Schenn (assists: Cam Fowler, Dalibor Dvorsky) to make it NSH 0-1 STL; P1 11:41 Tyson Jost (assists: Nicolas Hague) to make it NSH 1-1 STL; P1 18:14 Pavel Buchnevich (assists: Robert Thomas) to make it NSH 1-2 STL; P3 04:40 Pavel Buchnevich (assists: Robert Thomas, Philip Broberg) to make it NSH 1-3 STL; P3 12:03 Fedor Svechkov (assists: Erik Haula, Nicolas Hague) to make it NSH 2-3 STL. Top skaters: Pavel Buchnevich (STL) 2 G, 0 A; Nicolas Hague (NSH) 0 G, 2 A; Robert Thomas (STL) 0 G, 2 A; Brayden Schenn (STL) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Juuse Saros (NSH) 17 saves on 20, decision L; Joel Hofer (STL) 30 saves on 32, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer Β· STL
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG Β· 20:48 TOI
Goals Β· NSH
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 4 SOG Β· 13:07 TOI
Goaltending Β· STL
30 saves on 32 shots (.938) Β· W
Season highs
Pavel Buchnevich Β· Season-high 2 goals

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

πŸ“Š Game Flow

NSH 0 largest lead Never led
STL 2 largest lead P3 4:40 (NSH 1, STL 3) Β· 2-0 run, P1 18:14–P3 4:40
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 8:45 Brayden Schenn (Cam Fowler, Dalibor Dvorsky) STL Β· Power play Β· tip-in shot Β· NSH 0, STL 1
  • P1 11:41 Tyson Jost (Nicolas Hague) NSH Β· tip-in shot Β· NSH 1, STL 1
  • P1 18:14 Pavel Buchnevich (Robert Thomas) STL Β· backhand shot Β· NSH 1, STL 2
  • P3 4:40 Pavel Buchnevich (Robert Thomas, Philip Broberg) STL Β· wrist shot Β· NSH 1, STL 3
  • P3 12:03 Fedor Svechkov (Erik Haula, Nicolas Hague) NSH Β· Shorthanded Β· wrist shot Β· NSH 2, STL 3

Linescore

123 T
NSH 101 2
STL 201 3

Shots on goal: NSH 32, STL 20

Biggest Period

The St. Louis Blues scored 2 goals in P1 β€” the biggest single period of the game.

πŸ“‹ Team Stats

NSHSTL
32Shots on goal20
55Shot attempts54
20Faceoff wins33
17Hits25
3Blocked shots19
0Power-play goals1
3Takeaways5
11Giveaways16
4Penalty minutes4
85.0%Save %93.8%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
NSH8101432
STL85720

🎯 Shot Map

Nashville Predators2 G Β· 52 attempts
Steven Stamkos: missed the netRoman Josi: saved (wrist)Erik Haula: saved (backhand)Nick Perbix: saved (wrist)Cole Smith: saved (wrist)Fedor Svechkov: saved (wrist)Tyson Jost: goal (tip-in)Cole Smith: saved (wrist)Filip Forsberg: missed the netBrady Skjei: missed the netReid Schaefer: missed the netCole Smith: saved (wrist)Filip Forsberg: missed the netLuke Evangelista: missed the netRoman Josi: missed the netRoman Josi: missed the netRoman Josi: saved (slap)Erik Haula: saved (deflected)Fedor Svechkov: saved (wrist)Luke Evangelista: saved (wrist)Erik Haula: missed the netRoman Josi: saved (slap)Matthew Wood: saved (wrist)Ryan O'Reilly: saved (tip-in)Ryan O'Reilly: missed the netSteven Stamkos: missed the netRoman Josi: saved (slap)Filip Forsberg: saved (snap)Michael Bunting: missed the netMichael Bunting: missed the netReid Schaefer: missed the netFilip Forsberg: saved (wrist)Brady Skjei: saved (wrist)Luke Evangelista: missed the netReid Schaefer: saved (wrist)Tyson Jost: missed the netMatthew Wood: missed the netBrady Skjei: saved (snap)Erik Haula: saved (wrist)Matthew Wood: saved (wrist)Erik Haula: missed the netFedor Svechkov: goal (wrist)Fedor Svechkov: saved (snap)Nick Blankenburg: saved (wrist)Michael Bunting: missed the netErik Haula: missed the netBrady Skjei: saved (snap)Adam Wilsby: saved (wrist)Roman Josi: saved (wrist)Steven Stamkos: saved (slap)Luke Evangelista: saved (tip-in)Luke Evangelista: saved (wrist)
  • 2Goals4% of attempts
  • 30Saved58% of attempts
  • 20Missed the net38% of attempts
St. Louis Blues3 G Β· 34 attempts
Robert Thomas: saved (wrist)Logan Mailloux: missed the netJordan Kyrou: saved (snap)Brayden Schenn: goal (tip-in)Jordan Kyrou: saved (snap)Philip Broberg: missed the netJimmy Snuggerud: missed the netPavel Buchnevich: goal (backhand)Pius Suter: saved (snap)Otto Stenberg: saved (wrist)Brayden Schenn: saved (wrist)Pavel Buchnevich: missed the netJordan Kyrou: missed the netJonatan Berggren: saved (wrist)Jordan Kyrou: saved (wrist)Colton Parayko: missed the netPius Suter: missed the netAlexey Toropchenko: saved (snap)Jake Neighbours: missed the netJake Neighbours: saved (wrist)Otto Stenberg: saved (wrist)Logan Mailloux: missed the netJordan Kyrou: missed the netOskar Sundqvist: missed the netJordan Kyrou: saved (wrist)Pavel Buchnevich: saved (wrist)Pavel Buchnevich: goal (wrist)Jake Neighbours: missed the netAlexey Toropchenko: saved (snap)Alexey Toropchenko: saved (snap)Cam Fowler: saved (wrist)Otto Stenberg: saved (tip-in)Otto Stenberg: missed the netPhilip Broberg: missed the net
  • 3Goals9% of attempts
  • 17Saved50% of attempts
  • 14Missed the net41% of attempts

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

πŸ’ Box Score

NSH skatersG goals Β· A assists Β· P points Β· SOG shots on goal Β· TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Nicolas Hague D 022+100017:05
Fedor Svechkov C 101+240013:07
Tyson Jost C 101+112010:35
Erik Haula L 011+131015:15
Roman Josi D 000-150023:38
Brady Skjei D 000032023:16
Nick Perbix D 000-110020:00
Luke Evangelista R 000-130118:39
Nick Blankenburg D 000+110018:38
Filip Forsberg L 000-122018:30
Ryan O'Reilly C 000-210018:05
Michael Bunting L 000-101016:40
Steven Stamkos C 000-112016:00
Michael McCarron C 000003115:44
Adam Wilsby D 000010015:42
Matthew Wood R 000+120014:55
Cole Smith R 000031012:13
Reid Schaefer L 000013110:39
NSH goaliesG goals Β· A assists Β· P points Β· SOG shots on goal Β· TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Juuse Saros L 172085.0357:52
STL skatersG goals Β· A assists Β· P points Β· SOG shots on goal Β· TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Pavel Buchnevich L 202+230020:48
Robert Thomas C 022+210020:43
Brayden Schenn C 101-122016:57
Philip Broberg D 011+200422:58
Cam Fowler D 011-111219:53
Dalibor Dvorsky R 011-103011:14
Justin Faulk D 000-102223:15
Colton Parayko D 000+202222:21
Jordan Kyrou R 000040117:11
Tyler Tucker D 000-103016:09
Jake Neighbours L 000+111115:19
Oskar Sundqvist C 000-200314:33
Jimmy Snuggerud R 000002114:09
Logan Mailloux D 000002213:03
Alexey Toropchenko R 000-132112:43
Otto Stenberg C 000-132012:17
Jonatan Berggren R 000010011:45
Pius Suter C 000013010:55
STL goaliesG goals Β· A assists Β· P points Β· SOG shots on goal Β· TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Joel Hofer W 303293.8259:47

βš”οΈ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series NSH 2 – 1 STL
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