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Roman Josi scores twice as Predators defeat Jets 4-1

Winnipeg Jets vs. Nashville Predators: Game Highlights

Steven Stamkos also scored and Juuse Saros made 22 saves for the Predators, winners of two of three.

Adam Lowry scored and Eric Comrie made 32 saves for Winnipeg, which had a two-game winning streak snapped.

Nashville played their first home game after returning from a two-week, five-game road trip where it went 1-2-2.

Stamkos' third period goal came on a Nashville power play. Six of his seven goals on the season have come with the man-advantage, and he has three power-play goals over the last three games.

Takeaways Jets: Winnipeg split their first back-to-back set of games this season. Even though their win at Pittsburgh on Friday night was over an Eastern Conference team and Saturday's loss came to a fellow Central Division team, the Jets entered Saturday 19 points ahead of the Predators in the standings.

Predators: After a disastrous start to the season, getting a victory against the best team in the NHL so far this season could provide some confidence for a team that entered Saturday with a league-low 15 standings points.

Key moment Just 1:44 after Stamkos scored for a 2-1 lead, Marchessault corralled a rebound in the slot and beat Comrie with a wrist shot on the glove side to give Nashville a two-goal lead.

Key stat Marchessault entered Saturday with zero points at 5-on-5 this season, but both his goal and assist came with the teams skating five aside. In the offseason, Marchessault signed a five-year, $27,500,000 contract with the Predators in hopes of bolstering a team in search of added offensive punch.

Up next The Jets travel to Minnesota on Monday, while the Predators visit New Jersey, also on Monday.

Regular Season Series

NSH leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 9:55 Roman Josi Goal (3) Slap Shot, assists: Jonathan Marchessault (8), Mark Jankowski (2)
Goal 2nd Period 9:58 Adam Lowry Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Nino Niederreiter (6), Mason Appleton (7)
Goal 3rd Period 3:20 Steven Stamkos Goal (7) Slap Shot, assists: Filip Forsberg (8), Brady Skjei (6)
Goal 3rd Period 5:04 Jonathan Marchessault Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 3rd Period 18:40 Roman Josi Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan O'Reilly (9)

Statistics

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15 Blocked Shots 10
18 Hits 29
5 Takeaways 7
24 Shots 36
0 Power Play Goals 1
3 Power Play Opportunities 3
0.0 Power Play Percentage 33.3
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
24 Faceoffs Won 26
48.0 Faceoff Win Percent 52.0
18 Giveaways 15
4 Total Penalties 4
8 Penalty Minutes 8

Game Information

Bridgestone Arena

Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 17,159 | Capacity:

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 27 12 56 2
Minnesota 25 11 54 4
Colorado 25 15 51 1
Dallas 24 13 49 1
St. Louis 19 18 42 4
Utah 17 15 41 7
Nashville 13 20 33 7
Chicago 13 25 28 2
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