Overview
- Filip Forsberg, playing in his home country, tied the game with 1:10 left on a backhand with an extra attacker on the ice.
- Nashville outshot Pittsburgh 30-17, with Juuse Saros stopping 16 shots and Arturs Silovs making 28 saves.
- Evgeni Malkin opened the scoring in the second period for his 518th career goal, tying Dale Hawerchuk for 40th on the NHL list.
- The Predators improved to 6-9-4 and snapped a five-game losing streak, while the Penguins slipped to 9-6-3 during a recent skid.
- The clubs play the Global Series rematch in Stockholm on Sunday to complete the two-game set.