NASHVILLE PREDATORS NOTES:

ALL-TIME vs. NY ISLANDERS
OVERALL (32 GP) 21-8-(0)-3
HOME (17 GP) 12-4-(0)-1
ROAD (15 GP) 9-4-(0)-2

PLAYOFFS Never Met
− The Predators are 21-8-(0)-3 all-time against the Islanders, including a 9-4-(0)-2 record on the road.

− This is the second and final matchup between Nashville and the NY Islanders in 2022-23; it is the first and only at UBS Arena.

− Nashville is 1-0-0 against the NY Islanders this season, claiming a 5-4 victory at Bridgestone Arena on Nov. 17.

− The Predators are 5-0-0 in their last five games against the Islanders; they are 8-1-1 in their last 10; and 5-0-0 in their last five on the road.

− The Predators have earned at least a point in 11 of their last 12 meetings with the Islanders (10-1-1), including wins in eight straight.

− Nashville’s eight wins in a row against the NY Islanders is its longest active win streak against a single opponent.

− Nashville’s only 3-on-5 goal in franchise history came against the Islanders on Oct. 15, 2002 (Karlis Skrastins).

NOTABLES vs. NY ISLANDERS
− Mattias Ekholm owned a six-game point streak vs. the Islanders (2g-6a) from Oct. 28, 2017-Feb. 13, 2020. He has 10 points (2g-8a) in 16 career games against the Islanders.

− Filip Forsberg has 13 points (7g-6a) in 15 career games against the Islanders, including points in five of his last eight games (5g-3a).

− Roman Josi has eight points (1g-7a) in his last six games vs. New York. He recorded his seventh career four-point outing on Nov. 17 against the Islanders, tallying four assists.

− Juuso Parssinen notched his first career three-point game on Nov. 17 vs. New York (2g-1a).

− Nino Niederreiter was drafted by the Islanders in the first round (fifth overall) of the 2010 NHL Draft

LAST TIME OUT
− Nashville Predators 4, New Jersey Devils 3 (OT) – Dec. 1 (Prudential Center)
− NSH goals: Johansen (6), Sissons (3), Granlund (3), Johansen – OT/GWG (7)
− NJD goals: Bahl (1), Bratt – PP (9), Holtz – PP (2)
− Goaltenders: NSH – Saros (W, 25/28); NJD – Vanecek (OTL, 20/24)
− Power plays: NSH 0-1; NJD 2-5

− Notes: Nashville improved to 4-6-0 on the road in 2022-23… The Predators moved to 4-2 in overtime/shootouts this season (2-1 in OT; 2-1 in shootout)… Four of Nashville’s last five games have required OT… Nashville pushed its win streak against New Jersey to seven games, its second-longest active such run; the Predators’ point streak against the Devils now stands at 13 (10-0-3), also its second-longest such run… Head Coach John Hynes improved to 4-0-0 against his former team… Mikael Granlund tied the game at 3-3 with 10 seconds remining in the third period… It was the third-latest gametying goal in franchise history… It was the third time in Predators history the team has tied a game with 10 seconds or less remaining in the third period and went on to win in overtime or a shootout; the last time was Feb. 27, 2020 vs. Calgary when Granlund tied the game with one second remaining and went on to score the OT winner… Ryan Johansen opened the game’s scoring just 11 seconds into the first period… It tied the Predators record for fastest goal to begin a game (David Legwand – April 5, 2007 vs. St. Louis); it was the fastest goal to begin a road game in franchise history… Nashville became the fifth team in the past 24 years to score goals in the first 15 seconds and final 15 seconds of the game and first since Boston on Feb. 3, 2021… Johansen notched his first multi-goal and three-point (2g-1a) game of the season… Johansen’s goal was Nashville’s fastest into OT since Roman Josi on April 7, 2016 vs. Arizona (0:20)… Josi pushed his point streak against New Jersey to five games.

NASHVILLE PREDATORS GAME NOTES
Dec. 2, 2022 at New York Islanders

INJURY REPORT
Player Designation Dates Missed Games Missed
Mark Borowiecki Upper body – IR Oct. 27-Dec. 1 15
Total man-games lost: 25
Borowiecki – 16; Trenin – 5; Jankowski – 2; Glass – 1; McCarron – 1

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
− Nov. 23: Assigned forward Zach Sanford to Milwaukee (AHL).
− Nov. 14: Signed forward Nolan Burke to a three-year, entry-level contract.
− Nov. 12: Recalled forward Juuso Parssinen from Milwaukee (AHL). Reassigned defenseman Jordan Gross to Milwaukee (AHL).

ALL-TIME LEADERBOARDS
Games Played
Rk. Player GP
1 David Legwand 956
2 Roman Josi 782
3 Shea Weber 763
4 Martin Erat 723
5 Mattias Ekholm 684
6 Craig Smith 661
7 Dan Hamhuis 600
8 Filip Forsberg 588
9 Kimmo Timonen 573
10 Ryan Ellis 562

SIX-GAME STREAK AT HOME
− The Predators extended their home point streak to six games by defeating Anaheim on Tuesday. Nashville has gone 5-0-1 at Bridgestone Arena since Nov. 12.

− It is Nashville’s longest home point streak since a seven-game stretch from Oct. 8-31, 2019 (5-0-2).

− Nashville went 4-0-1 during its season-long five-game homestand from Nov. 12-21, picking up wins over the NY Rangers, Minnesota, NY Islanders and Arizona and earning a point in an OT loss vs. Tampa Bay.

− Roman Josi has led the Predators in points (9) and assists (7) during the team’s six-game home point streak.

− Nino Niederreiter and rookie Juuso Parssinen have shared the team lead in goals with three.

− Juuse Saros has started each of Nashville’s last five games at home, going 5-0-1 with a 2.10 goals-against average and .936 save percentage. He’s stopped 189 of 202 shots faced.

Goals
Rk. Player G
1 Filip Forsberg 227
2 David Legwand 210
3 Shea Weber 166
4 Martin Erat 163
5 Craig Smith 162
6 Roman Josi 145
7 Viktor Arvidsson 127
8 Mike Fisher 111
9 Jason Arnott 107
10 Patric Hornqvist 106

Assists
Rk. Player A
1 Roman Josi 415
2 David Legwand 356
3 Martin Erat 318
4 Shea Weber 277
5 Filip Forsberg 262
6 Ryan Johansen 243
7 Kimmo Timonen 222
8 Ryan Suter 200
9 Mattias Ekholm 199
10 Ryan Ellis 195

Points
Rk. Player P
1 David Legwand 566
2 Roman Josi 560
3 Filip Forsberg 489
4 Martin Erat 481
5 Shea Weber 443
6 Ryan Johansen 348
7 Craig Smith 330
8 Kimmo Timonen 301
9 Ryan Ellis 270
10 J-P Dumont 267

NASHVILLE PREDATORS GAME NOTES
Dec. 2, 2022 at New York Islanders

MR. 100
− John Hynes won his 100th game as Predators head coach on Nov. 17 vs. the Islanders.

− He’s up to 253 career NHL wins, moving him into a tie for 63th on the NHL’s all-time list with Jared Bednar and Pierre Page.

− Hynes won his 100th game in his 183rd contest in charge of the Predators. Peter Laviolette hit the 100-win mark as Nashville’s head coach in his 189th game (Dec. 6, 2016); Barry Trotz reached it in his 274th game (Dec. 6, 2011).

THE CAPTAIN
− Roman Josi has 17 points (5g-12a) in his last 15 games after picking up an assist on Thursday at New Jersey.

− He scored his seventh career overtime goal on Tuesday vs. Anaheim, tying him with Shea Weber for the third-most in franchise history.

− Josi is inching closer to passing David Legwand for the most points in franchise history. Josi (560) needs six more points to tie Legwand (566) and seven to pass him.

− Tallying four assists on Nov. 17 vs. the NY Islanders, Josi notched the seventh four-point game of his NHL career, the most among active NHL defensemen. He led all NHL blueliners with four four-point games in 2021-22. In that same game, he became the ninth different defenseman in NHL history to record three assists in the first 10 minutes of a contest; he also became the fourth active blueliner to record three points in the opening 10 minutes of a game.

− Since Oct. 27, Josi is tied for fourth among NHL defensemen in goals (5); fifth in points (17); and tied for seventh in assists (12).

− Josi has scored 93 goals since the 2016-17 campaign, the most among NHL blueliners in that time span.

− He also recorded at least five shots on goal in five straight games from Nov. 17-29. It’s tied for the fifth-longest such streak by an NHL defenseman since 2000-01.

Where Josi ranks among NHL defensemen
Category Total Rank
Shots on Goal 94 First
Average TOI 24:59 Ninth
Goals 5 Tied for Ninth
Points 18 Tied for 11th
Assists 13 Tied for 16th

JUICE IS LOOSE
− Goaltender Juuse Saros is 6-0-1 with a 2.22 goals-against average and .930 save percentage in his last seven games dating back to Nov. 12.

− His five wins since Nov. 12 are the most in the NHL. Among NHL goalies with at least four games played in that time span, Saros is tied for third in save percentage and sixth in goals-against average.

− Additionally, Saros owns a 6.03 goals saved above average (GSAA) since Nov. 12, the second-best mark in the League (per Natural Stat Trick). GSAA measures the goals a goalie prevented given his save percentage and shots faced vs. the NHL average save percentage on the same number of shots.

− Per Natural Stat Trick, Saros has made 129 high-danger saves this season, the fifth-most among League netminders.

DREAM DEBUT
− Forward Juuso Parssinen, 21, who made his NHL debut on Nov. 12 vs. the Rangers, has five points (3g-2a) in his first eight career NHL games.

− He became the first Predators player to make his NHL debut this season.

− He is the only rookie in Predators history to score three goals in his first four career NHL games.

− He is one of three rookies in team history to record five points in his first four career NHL games, joining Denis Arkhipov (2g-3a in 2000-01) and Marek Zidlicky (2g-3a in 2003-04).

− On Nov. 17 vs. the NY Islanders (2g-1a), Parssinen also became the 15th rookie in franchise history to record a three-point game and is one of three to do so within his first three career NHL games, joining Smith, who did so in his second on Oct. 8, 2011 at St. Louis (1g-2a), and Tommy Novak, who did so in his third on Oct. 23, 2021 at Winnipeg (3a).

NASHVILLE PREDATORS GAME NOTES
Dec. 2, 2022 at New York Islanders
− Scoring his first career NHL goal on his first shot, Parssinen joined an exclusive group of Predators players. He became the fifth Nashville skater to score in his NHL debut, joining Miikka Salomaki (2014-15), Kevin Henderson (2012-13), Smith (2011-12) and Mikko Lehtonen (2006-07).

− The No. 210 overall pick (seventh round) in the 2019 NHL Draft became the sixth player in the last decade to score in his first career NHL game after being selected in the seventh round.

NUMBER NINE
− Filip Forsberg (483) passed Martin Erat (481) and moved into sole possession of third place on the Predators’ all-time points list on Nov. 8 at Seattle. He is 11 points from becoming the third player in team history to reach the 500-point milestone.

− After recording his 13th assist of the season on Thursday at New Jersey, he leads Nashville in points with 20 (7g-13a) and has four multi-point outings in his last 14 games. He posted a three-game point streak (1g-2a) from Nov. 8-12.

− Forsberg has 17 points (5g-12a) in his last 15 games dating back to Oct. 22 vs. Philadelphia. He’s recorded two three-point games in that time frame – Oct. 27 vs. St. Louis (3a) and Nov. 1 at Edmonton (1g-2a).

− Nov. 1 at Edmonton was Forsberg’s 32nd career three-point game, the most in Predators history.

EL NINO
− Nino Niederreiter, who signed as a free agent with Nashville in July, has nine goals and 11 points in his first 22 games with the Predators to begin 2022-23.

− He tallied a three-game goal streak (3g) from Nov. 15-19. It was the first three-game goal streak by a Predators player this seaso and was Niederreiter’s first since scoring in three straight from Dec. 7-13, 2018 (4g) with Minnesota.

− Two of his team-leading nine goals have been on the power play, with the most recent coming on Nov. 1 at Edmonton. Niederreiter has scored at least one goal on the man advantage in each of his last 10 seasons.

− Niederreiter became the second player in franchise history to score three or more goals through his first two career games with the Predators, joining Steve Sullivan (4g in 2004). He also became the fourth player in team history to score at least one goal in each of his first two career games with Nashville and the first since Luke Kunin in 2020-21.

QUICK HITS
− Predators defensemen have taken 478 shot attempts, the eighth-most among all NHL teams.

− Nashville’s 224 shots on goal from blueliners are the ninth-most in the NHL.

− The Predators are eighth in the NHL in face-off percentage (53 percent).

− Among NHL players who have taken at least 300 faceoffs, Ryan Johansen is third at 61.5 percent.

− Johansen won at least 50 percent of his faceoffs in a franchise-record 23 consecutive games, a streak that came to an end on Nov. 23 at Detroit. The previous record was held by current Predators Assistant GM Scott Nichol, who did so in 17 straight games during the 2006-07 season.

− Colton Sissons is tied for second in the NHL in shorthanded faceoffs won (44).

− Mark Jankowski was selected by Calgary in the first round (21st overall) of the 2012 NHL Draft. That pick was initially held by Nashville but was traded to Buffalo on Feb. 27, 2012 for Paul Gaustad and a fourth-round pick in the 2013 NHL Draft, with which the Predators used to select Juuse Saros. To close the pick history, Buffalo traded the 21st overall choice in the 2012 NHL Draft to Calgary with a second-round pick in the 2012 NHL Draft (Patrick Sieloff) for the 14th overall pick (Zemgus Girgensons).

NEW YORK ISLANDERS NOTES:

LAST GAME
DATE NYI RESULT SCORE NYI SCORERS IN GOAL
Tues., Nov. 29, 2022 Loss PHI 3 vs. NYI 1 Dobson Sorokin (30/33)
Noah Dobson opened the score on the power play, but the New York Islanders were unable to answer Philadelphia’s two first-period goals, as they fell to the Flyers 3-1 Tuesday night at Wells Fargo Center. Mathew Barzal and Brock Nelson recorded assists, while Ilya Sorokin made 30 saves on 33 shots in the loss.

TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
Tonight, the New York Islanders host the Nashville Predators in the second and final matchup between the two clubs this season. These teams last met just 15 days ago, when Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Adam Pelech each recorded multi-point games in Nashville. The Islanders will play four home games in their next eight days. They enter tonight’s game with a 7-3-0 record against Western Conference opponents this season, and are 4-1-0 in their last five games at UBS Arena. Tonight, the Islanders look to earn their first win against the Predators since 2017.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Dec. 1 Kyle Palmieri is being placed on IR (retroactive to 11/21/22), Cal Clutterbuck is day-to-day with an upper body injury, Cole Bardreau and Hudson Fasching have been recalled from loan (Bridgeport).
Nov. 29 Josh Bailey is day to day with an upper body injury.
Nov. 28 Robin Salo has been recalled from loan (Bridgeport).
Nov. 27 Robin Salo has been loaned to Bridgeport.
Nov. 23 Simon Holmstrom has been recalled from loan (Bridgeport). Kyle Palmieri is day to day with an upper body
injury.

INJURIES GAMES MISSED

12 Josh Bailey Nov. 29 at PHI

15 Cal Clutterbuck Oct. 13 vs. FLA , Nov. 8 at NYR

21 Kyle Palmieri Nov. 23 vs. EDM –

25 Sebastian Aho Oct. 13 vs. FLA – Oct. 20 vs. NJD

26 Oliver Wahlstrom Oct. 13 vs. FLA

Man Games Lost: 12

RECENT RESULTS
Tuesday, Nov. 29 at Philadelphia L (3-1)
Saturday, Nov. 26 vs. Philadelphia W (5-2)
Friday, Nov. 25 at Columbus W (3-2)
Wednesday, Nov. 23 vs. Edmonton W (3-0)

SEASON SERIES
DATE LOCATION TV RESULT
Nov. 17, 2022 Bridgestone Arena (Nashville, TN) MSG L (5-4)
Dec. 2, 2022 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) ESPN

UPCOMING GAMES
Dec. 4 vs. Chicago UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:30pm
Dec. 6 vs. St. Louis UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:30pm
Dec. 9 at New Jersey Prudential Center (Newark, NJ) 7:00pm
Dec. 10 vs. Carolina UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:30pm
Dec. 12 at Boston TD Garden (Boston, MA) 7:00pm

LAST FIVE MEETINGS VS. NASHVILLE
Nov. 17, 2022 Bridgestone Arena (Nashville, TN) Loss (5-4)
Dec. 9, 2021 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) Loss (4-3)
Oct. 30, 2021 Bridgestone Arena (Nashville, TN) SO Loss (3-2)
Feb. 13, 2020 Bridgestone Arena (Nashville, TN) Loss (5-0)
Dec. 17, 2019 Nassau Coliseum (Uniondale, NY) Loss (8-3)

vs. THE PREDATORS:
2022-23 0-1-0
Last 5 meetings 0-4-1
Franchise History 11-18-0-3
NYI Home 6-7-0-2
NYI Away 5-11-0-1

STORYLINES
HOME AGAIN
Including tonight, the Islanders will play five games in the next eight days, and four will take place at UBS Arena. They have won each of their last three home games, and were 4-1-0 on home ice in November. The Islanders’ home record is 8-3-0 through 11 games this season. Just four other teams have won at least eight games on home ice this season: Boston, Toronto, New Jersey and Winnipeg. At home, the Islanders have collected 16 points and have outscored opponents 38-24.

On home ice, Islanders netminder Ilya Sorokin has posted a .954 SV% through eight starts at UBS Arena. His homeice save percentage is second-best in the league, behind Connor Hellebuyck’s .959% through nine starts.

GWGs
In the Islanders’ last win on Saturday night vs. the Flyers, Islanders forward Brock Nelson tallied his second consecutive game-winning goal and his fourth GWG of the season. He has scored the game-winner in each of the Islanders’ last two victories (Nov. 25 at CBJ, Nov. 26 vs. PHI) and is one of just five NHLers to tally four game-winners so far this season. His four GWGS are tied with Alex Tuch and Taylor Hall for second-most in the league, behind Leon Draisaitl’s six game-winning tallies.

Nelson leads the Islanders with 11 goals so far this season. Since his first goal of the season on October 28 (at CAR), the Islanders are 9-0-0 when Nelson scores a goal through 24 games this season. In the Islanders’ last matchup on Tuesday in Philadelphia, Nelson became the sixth active Islander to skate in his 700th NHL Game. He has recorded 410 points (216 goals, 194 assists) in his 700 games.

HOSTING THE PREDATORS
The Islanders have a 7-3-0 record against Western Conference opponents this season, including a 5-1-0 record on home ice against Western teams. They started the season with a 6-0-0 record against Western teams, their best in franchise history.

Tonight, the Islanders look to earn their first win against the Predators since October 2017. Tonight’s matchup is only the second time in franchise history that Nashville has visited UBS Arena. Their inaugural visit was almost exactly one year ago on December 9, 2021, when Oliver Wahlstrom recorded two assists, and Noah Dobson and Anders Lee each scored, but the Predators scored the go-ahead goal with just twelve seconds remaining in regulation to earn the 4-3 win.

The last time the Islanders and Predators met was November 17, in Nashville. Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Adam Pelech each recorded a goal and assist, while five other Islanders found the scoresheet in a 5-4 loss at Bridgestone Arena.

NOVEMBER
The Islanders finished the month of November with a 10-4-0 record. It is the fourth time in franchise history they have recorded ten wins in November, and the first time since the 2014-15 season.

POWER PLAY
The Islanders have scored on the power play in seven of their last eight games. Tuesday night in Philadelphia, Noah Dobson scored the lone Islander goal with the man-advantage. Islanders forward Jean-Gabriel Pageau leads the team with four power play goals, while Mathew Barzal has scored 12 points on the power play this season, tied with Artemi Panarin and Mika Zibanejad for the most by any Metropolitan Division skater. This season, the Islanders power play on the road has been most productive, converting on 28.6% of power play opportunities.

PENALTY KILL
The Islanders’ penalty kill sits at 83.1% as they enter their 25th game of the season. They have allowed just three goals on 32 opportunities at home, good for second-best in the league. Scott Mayfield (plus-5) enters tonight’s matchup with 85:07 shorthanded TOI so far this season, the third-highest of any NHLer so far this season (E. Lindell, J. Hakanpaa).

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
On December 1, the Islanders announced that forwards Cole Bardreau and Hudson Fasching were recalled from loan (AHL Bridgeport).
Bardreau, 29, has two points (one goal, one assist) in ten career NHL games. His first career goal was scored on a penalty shot on November 5, 2019 vs. the Ottawa Senators. The Fairport, NY native has scored nine points (five goals, four assists) in 19 games with the Bridgeport Islanders (AHL) so far this season. Fasching, 27, has recorded three points (one goal, two assists) in 38 career NHL games. He served as captain of the Tucson Roadrunners (AHL) during the 2021-22 season, before signing with the Islanders as a free agent on August 23, 2022. This season with Bridgeport (AHL), the Milwaukee, WI native has tallied 10 points (seven goals, three assists) in eighteen games. Fasching can make his Islanders debut tonight.

THIRD STAR OF THE WEEK
On Monday, November 28, the NHL announced that Islanders netminder Ilya Sorokin was named Third Star of the Week ending November 27. Sorokin made 103 saves on 107 shots faced between November 21 and 25, leading all goaltenders in saves last week. Sorokin collected three straight wins, including his first career win against Toronto on November 21, a career-high 49-save shutout on November 23 vs. Edmonton, and the Islanders’ fifth consecutive division win on Friday in Columbus. This month, Sorokin has a 7-2-0 record, a goals-against average of 2.17 and a save percentage of .933, helping the Islanders earn ten wins in November for the fourth time in franchise history. Sorokin’s 49 saves on November 23 rank third in saves made by a goaltender in a game this season (A. Forsberg 53, A. Vasilevskiy 52). They were the third-most saves made in a shutout by a goaltender in Islanders history (J. Halak 51, G. Healy 50). Sorokin’s next win will be the 50th of his career.

18 Islanders forward Anthony Beauvillier enters tonight’s matchup needing one point to reach his career 200th, and two goals to reach his career 100th.

FIRSTS
Islanders forward Simon Holmstrom was recalled from loan from Bridgeport (AHL) on November 23. Holmstrom made his NHL debut that night, the first Islanders rookie to make their NHL debut this season. Holmstrom recorded his first NHL point on November 25 in Columbus, an assist on Oliver Wahlstrom’s sixth goal of the season.