NSH
Nashville Predators
38-32-10 · W1 · L10: 5-4-1
W
L
OT
W
W
OT
OT
L
W
L
Final/OT
2—3
2026-02-28 · American Airlines Center
DAL
Dallas Stars
48-20-12 · W3 · L10: 5-4-1
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
L
W
L
DAL dominated expected goals 2.9 to 2.7 · DAL controlled 58.1% of 5v5 shot attempts · Decided in overtime
xG Flow
CUMULATIVENSH xG
2.71
ACTUAL
2 — 3
DAL xG
2.92
Scoring Timeline
0.11
HIGH xG
58
Michael Bunting(13)
L · NSH · #58
Matthew Wood (9), Luke Evangelista (35)NSH 1 - 0 DAL
0.07
MED xG
91
Steven Stamkos(30)
C · NSH · #91
Luke Evangelista (36)NSH 2 - 0 DAL
0.19
HIGH xG
53
Wyatt Johnston(32)
C · DAL · #53
Jamie Benn (14), Jason Robertson (35)NSH 2 - 1 DAL
0.23
HIGH xG
14
Nathan Bastian(4)
R · DAL · #14
Thomas Harley (21)NSH 2 - 2 DAL
0.34
HIGH xG
21
Jason Robertson(33)
L · DAL · #21
Miro Heiskanen (41), Wyatt Johnston (31)NSH 2 - 3 DAL
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
29
Jake Oettinger
G · DAL · #29
25/27 saves, .925 SV%, +0.8 GSAx
★2
74
Juuse Saros
G · NSH · #74
22/25 saves, .880 SV%, +0.7 GSAx
★3
53
Wyatt Johnston
C · DAL · #53
1G, 1A, 5 SOG
Team Stats
NSHDAL
27Shots25
2.71xGF2.92
41.9CF%58.1
58.2FO%41.8
1/3PP1/3
26Hits20
16Blocks13
14Giveaways14
5Takeaways2
11PIM11
Period Breakdown
| Period | NSH SOG | DAL SOG | NSH xG | DAL xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 | 6 | 1.08 | 0.83 |
| 2nd | 4 | 7 | 0.28 | 0.75 |
| 3rd | 11 | 9 | 1.14 | 0.82 |
| OT | 1 | 0 | 0.21 | 0.51 |
| Total | 25 | 22 | 2.71 | 2.91 |
Penalties
8 TOTAL1P 01:07
Roman Josihooking (2 min)
Drawn by Wyatt Johnston1P 07:09
Justin Hryckowianfighting (5 min)
Drawn by Zachary L'Heureux1P 07:09
Zachary L'Heureuxfighting (5 min)
Drawn by Justin Hryckowian1P 12:33
Thomas Harleyroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Filip Forsberg2P 01:16
Filip Forsberginterference (2 min)
Drawn by Sam Steel2P 05:02
Matt Duchenetripping (2 min)
Drawn by Nick Blankenburg2P 16:09
Ryan O'Reillyholding (2 min)
Drawn by Oskar Bäck3P 01:01
Thomas Harleyhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Michael Bunting