St. Louis Blues vs Nashville Predators — Recap

📰Game Recap

Nashville, Tenn. (AP) — The Nashville Predators overcame an early deficit to defeat the St. Louis Blues 5-2 on Saturday, securing the win despite being outshot 26-24. Predators goaltender Juuse Saros made 24 saves on 26 shots, earning the win, while Jordan Binnington of the Blues stopped 19 of 24 shots faced. The outcome contradicted SportsFBI’s pregame model, which had leaned towards St. Louis at 56% probability.

The Blues opened the scoring in the first period at 6:21 with a goal from Philip Broberg, assisted by Mason McTavish, for a 1-0 lead. Nashville quickly responded as Jonathan Marchessault tied the game at 8:40. Filip Forsberg, with assists from Steven Stamkos and Adam Wilsby, then gave the Predators a 2-1 advantage at 12:22. In the second period, Adam Edstrom extended Nashville’s lead to 3-1 at 7:05, assisted by Roman Josi. St. Louis narrowed the gap to 3-2 just 31 seconds later when Jimmy Snuggerud scored, assisted by Jake Neighbours and Dylan Holloway.

Nashville solidified its lead in the third period, with Ryan O'Reilly scoring at 2:50, assisted by Steven Stamkos and Filip Forsberg, to make it 4-2. Jack Drury then sealed the victory at 8:14, with assists from Roman Josi and Adam Wilsby, bringing the final score to 5-2. Forsberg led the Predators with a goal and an assist, while Stamkos, Josi, and Wilsby each contributed two assists. Following the game, Nashville's record stands at 2-2-3, and St. Louis is now 3-3-1.