Predators 7-6 Islanders (Apr 8, 2025) Play-by-Play

New York Islanders

34-32-11, 15-17-6 away

	1	2	3	OT	T
NYI	2	2	2	0	6
NSH	2	2	2	1	7

TIME	NYI	NSH
0:00	Start of 1st Period	0	0
0:00	Bo Horvat faceoff won against Ryan O'Reilly	0	0
0:09	Luke Evangelista Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin	0	0
0:10	Goalie Stopped	0	0
0:10	Bo Horvat faceoff won against Ryan O'Reilly	0	0
0:32	Bo Horvat Slap Shot saved by Justus Annunen	0	0
0:34	Goalie Stopped	0	0
0:34	Michael McCarron faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau	0	0
0:49	Michael McCarron shot blocked by Adam Pelech	0	0
0:52	Puck in Netting	0	0
0:52	Pierre Engvall faceoff won against Steven Stamkos	0	0
0:55	Filip Forsberg hit Ryan Pulock	0	0
1:15	Zachary L'Heureux hit Ryan Pulock	0	0
2:01	Icing	0	0
2:01	Kyle MacLean faceoff won against Fedor Svechkov	0	0
2:07	Takeaway by Jordan Oesterle	0	0
2:30	Takeaway by Marc Gatcomb	0	0
2:31	Marc Gatcomb Wrist Shot saved by Justus Annunen	0	0
2:34	Puck in Netting	0	0
2:34	Bo Horvat faceoff won against Michael McCarron	0	0
2:36	Alexander Romanov shot blocked by Michael McCarron	0	0
2:57	Icing	0	0
2:57	Bo Horvat faceoff won against Michael McCarron	0	0
3:05	Giveaway by Ryan O'Reilly	0	0
3:18	Giveaway by Michael Bunting	0	0
3:24	Off-side	0	0
3:24	Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Steven Stamkos	0	0
3:33	Adam Pelech shot blocked by Zachary L'Heureux	0	0
3:56	Zachary L'Heureux hit Adam Pelech	0	0
4:07	Adam Pelech shot blocked by Justin Barron	0	0
4:16	Simon Holmstrom Goal (19) Tip-In, assists: Ryan Pulock (18), Jean-Gabriel Pageau (26)	1	0
4:16	Michael McCarron faceoff won against Casey Cizikas	1	0
4:41	Alexander Romanov hit Cole Smith	1	0
4:46	Giveaway by Casey Cizikas	1	0
5:36	Fedor Svechkov shot blocked by Scott Mayfield	1	0
5:40	Marc Gatcomb hit Jonathan Marchessault	1	0
6:10	Marc Gatcomb hit Nick Blankenburg	1	0
6:41	Michael Bunting Tip-In saved by Ilya Sorokin	1	0
6:44	Ryan O'Reilly Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Michael Bunting (17), Luke Evangelista (19)	1	1
6:44	Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Steven Stamkos	1	1
7:04	Steven Stamkos Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin	1	1
7:25	Giveaway by Filip Forsberg	1	1
7:31	Puck Frozen - Goalie	1	1
7:31	Casey Cizikas faceoff won against Michael McCarron	1	1
7:35	Michael McCarron hit Noah Dobson	1	1
7:47	Takeaway by Matthew Wood	1	1
7:54	Puck in Netting	1	1
7:54	Marc Gatcomb faceoff won against Fedor Svechkov	1	1
7:59	Fedor Svechkov shot blocked by Marc Gatcomb	1	1
8:01	Puck in Netting	1	1
8:01	Kyle MacLean faceoff won against Jonathan Marchessault	1	1
8:12	Kyle MacLean hit Jordan Oesterle	1	1
8:16	Marc Gatcomb Snap Shot saved by Justus Annunen	1	1
8:17	Matt Martin Backhand Wide Right	1	1
8:25	Ryan Pulock shot blocked by Jordan Oesterle	1	1
8:26	Kyle MacLean Snap Shot saved by Justus Annunen	1	1
8:35	Giveaway by Andreas Englund	1	1
9:21	Kyle Palmieri Wrist Shot Wide Right	1	1
9:22	Goalie Stopped	1	1
9:22	Ryan O'Reilly faceoff won against Maxim Tsyplakov	1	1
9:27	Giveaway by Marc Del Gaizo	1	1
9:46	Maxim Tsyplakov Wrist Shot saved by Justus Annunen	1	1
10:02	Jean-Gabriel Pageau hit Andreas Englund	1	1
10:33	Pierre Engvall Backhand saved by Justus Annunen	1	1
10:35	Andreas Englund hit Pierre Engvall	1	1
10:36	Goalie Stopped	1	1
10:36	Fedor Svechkov faceoff won against Casey Cizikas	1	1
10:46	Giveaway by Fedor Svechkov	1	1
10:56	Takeaway by Jordan Oesterle	1	1
10:58	Hudson Fasching hit Jordan Oesterle	1	1
11:15	Giveaway by Hudson Fasching	1	1
11:19	Giveaway by Jakub Vrana	1	1
11:42	Giveaway by Kyle MacLean	1	1
11:45	Filip Forsberg Goal (30) Wrist Shot, assists: none	1	2
11:45	Ryan O'Reilly faceoff won against Bo Horvat	1	2
11:55	Ryan O'Reilly hit Bo Horvat	1	2
12:10	Brady Skjei Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin	1	2
12:11	Luke Evangelista Snap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin	1	2
12:39	Ryan Pulock hit Michael McCarron	1	2
12:57	Michael McCarron Snap Shot Wide Left	1	2
13:01	Jean-Gabriel Pageau hit Marc Del Gaizo	1	2
13:05	Matthew Wood Snap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin	1	2
13:11	Cole Smith Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin	1	2
13:41	Zachary L'Heureux Deflected Wide Right	1	2
13:44	Scott Mayfield hit Filip Forsberg	1	2
13:51	Filip Forsberg hit Scott Mayfield	1	2
14:02	Andreas Englund shot blocked by Casey Cizikas	1	2
14:32	Takeaway by Nick Blankenburg	1	2
15:07	Jonathan Marchessault shot blocked by Marc Gatcomb	1	2
15:21	Marc Gatcomb hit Jonathan Marchessault	1	2
15:35	Luke Evangelista Snap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin	1	2
15:50	Noah Dobson hit Luke Evangelista	1	2
16:09	Icing	1	2
16:09	Bo Horvat faceoff won against Michael McCarron	1	2
16:12	Anders Lee Goal (28) Deflected, assists: Bo Horvat (28), Adam Pelech (20)	2	2
16:12	Steven Stamkos faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau	2	2
17:09	Cole Smith hit Alexander Romanov	2	2
17:28	Cole Smith hit Casey Cizikas	2	2
17:33	Casey Cizikas shot blocked by Jordan Oesterle	2	2
17:37	Alexander Romanov shot blocked by Andreas Englund	2	2
17:46	Casey Cizikas hit Jordan Oesterle	2	2
18:09	Scott Mayfield hit Matthew Wood	2	2
18:10	Ryan O'Reilly Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin	2	2
18:11	Puck in Crowd	2	2
18:11	Bo Horvat faceoff won against Steven Stamkos	2	2
18:21	Icing	2	2
18:21	Steven Stamkos faceoff won against Bo Horvat	2	2
18:22	Filip Forsberg Snap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin	2	2
18:35	Nick Blankenburg hit Anders Lee	2	2
19:04	Takeaway by Michael Bunting	2	2
19:11	Justin Barron shot blocked by Maxim Tsyplakov	2	2
19:14	Puck in Crowd	2	2
19:14	Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Ryan O'Reilly	2	2
19:43	Icing	2	2
19:43	Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Michael McCarron	2	2
19:56	Jean-Gabriel Pageau Tip-In Wide Right	2	2
20:00	End of 1st Period	2	2

Fedor Svechkov wins it for Predators in OT

0:45

New York Islanders vs. Nashville Predators: Game Highlights

1:57

Predators force OT on Michael Bunting's goal in final minute

0:38

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Predators
4
Islanders
7

Game 1

3/1

Islanders
6
Predators
7

Game 2

4/8

Bridgestone Arena

8:00 PM, April 8, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Nashville, TN

Line: NYI -115

Over/Under: 5.5

Attendance: 17,159

Referees:
Dan O'Rourke
Brandon Schrader

Linesmen:
Ryan Daisy
Ben O'Quinn

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Washington	51	22	9	111
Carolina	47	30	5	99
New Jersey	42	33	7	91
Columbus	40	33	9	89
NY Rangers	39	36	7	85
NY Islanders	35	35	12	82
Pittsburgh	34	36	12	80
Philadelphia	33	39	10	76

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Winnipeg	56	22	4	116
Dallas	50	26	6	106
Colorado	49	29	4	102
Minnesota	45	30	7	97
St. Louis	44	30	8	96
Utah	38	31	13	89
Nashville	30	44	8	68
Chicago	25	46	11	61

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