Overview
- The Islanders won 4-3 in a shootout Tuesday night after Anthony Duclair, Brayden Schenn and Bo Horvat gave New York a 3-0 lead that Nashville erased to force overtime.
- Semyon Varlamov made 20 saves, stopped both Nashville shootout attempts and logged his first win since Nov. 14, 2024.
- Filip Forsberg, Alexander Kerfoot and Ryan O'Reilly scored for the Predators while Juuse Saros made 25 saves, and Nashville fell to 0-5 in games that have stretched beyond regulation this season.
- Nashville has been rotating its blue line and recently claimed defenseman Daemon Hunt off waivers, dressing 11 forwards and seven defensemen as the club searches for pairing chemistry and better five-on-five offense.
- The Islanders travel to Minnesota next and the Predators host Washington on Thursday, with New York's goaltending decision and Nashville's late-game consistency both likely to shape their short-term outlooks.