Overview
- Nashville erased a 3-0 deficit to beat Ottawa 5-3, with Steven Stamkos completing a hat trick on the late go-ahead goal.
- Roman Josi marked his 1,000th NHL game and assisted on the tying score, becoming the 84th player to reach 1,000 with one franchise.
- Ryan O’Reilly assisted the Predators’ final three goals, Jonathan Marchessault scored, and Juuse Saros stopped 23 shots.
- Ottawa announced David Perron will miss 5–7 weeks after sports-hernia surgery; recall Stephen Halliday opened the scoring for his first NHL goal and James Reimer made 21 saves in his third straight start.
- Nashville then lost 5-2 to the Utah Mammoth despite goals from Stamkos and Marchessault, highlighting swings for clubs tracking near wild-card positions.