Utah Hockey Club at Nashville Predators
· National Hockey LeagueForsberg and Marchessault lead the Predators past Utah 4-0
Saros made 26 stops in his second shutout of the season and No. 25 for his career. Roman Josi had two assists for the Predators, who had dropped three in a row.
Connor Ingram made 17 saves for Utah, losers of three of four.
Saros and Forsberg, who leads Nashville with eight goals, have been the only bright spots for a Predators team that is just 5-9-1 on the season.
Saros' best save came at 2:57 of the first when he was able to kick aside a Nick Schmaltz chance just after Forsberg had given Nashville a 1-0 lead.
Predators: After losing five of six overall, Nashville was in desperate need of a win. The Predators now head out on a two-week road trip where they hope to build off this victory.
NSH leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
Goal | 1st Period 2:37 | Filip Forsberg Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Roman Josi (8), Juuso Parssinen (2) | |
Goal | 1st Period 11:58 | Jonathan Marchessault Goal (3) Tip-In, assists: Roman Josi (9), Steven Stamkos (4) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 11:05 | Filip Forsberg Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: none | |
Goal | 3rd Period 18:15 | Gustav Nyquist Goal (5) Tip-In, assists: Jonathan Marchessault (6) |
Statistics
UTAH | NSH | |
---|---|---|
9 | Blocked Shots | 12 |
18 | Hits | 35 |
7 | Takeaways | 7 |
27 | Shots | 21 |
0 | Power Play Goals | 2 |
2 | Power Play Opportunities | 4 |
0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 50.0 |
0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
21 | Faceoffs Won | 27 |
43.8 | Faceoff Win Percent | 56.3 |
17 | Giveaways | 10 |
4 | Total Penalties | 3 |
13 | Penalty Minutes | 9 |
Game Information
Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 17,159 | Capacity:
Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 17,159 | Capacity:
2024-25 Central Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
---|---|---|---|---|
Winnipeg | 15 | 1 | 30 | 0 |
Minnesota | 10 | 2 | 23 | 3 |
Dallas | 9 | 5 | 18 | 0 |
Colorado | 9 | 8 | 18 | 0 |
Utah | 7 | 6 | 17 | 3 |
St. Louis | 7 | 9 | 14 | 0 |
Chicago | 6 | 9 | 13 | 1 |
Nashville | 5 | 9 | 12 | 2 |