Alright, let’s dive straight into the pre-game heat for the Nashville Predators and New York
24-23-6 - OT2
Nashville Predators
30-19-5 - W3
New York Islanders
Elmont - UBS Arena
January 31, 2026 at 12:00 AM - PREGAME
Central / Metropolitan
Top 5 Skaters (by Points)
NSH
1
C
Ryan O'Reilly
18G - 33A
(51P)
2
L
Filip Forsberg
20G - 21A
(41P)
3
C
Steven Stamkos
25G - 13A
(38P)
4
R
Luke Evangelista
7G - 31A
(38P)
5
D
Roman Josi
9G - 22A
(31P)
NSH Injuries
Hague, Nicolas
Lower Body
Week to Week
Hague will miss Saturday's clash versus Utah and is considered week-to-week at this time.
Feb 26, 2026
Trades
Central
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NYI
1
C
Mathew Barzal
13G - 31A
(44P)
2
D
Matthew Schaefer
14G - 22A
(36P)
3
C
Bo Horvat
21G - 14A
(35P)
4
L
Anders Lee
11G - 18A
(29P)
5
R
Simon Holmstrom
13G - 14A
(27P)
NYI Injuries
Cizikas, Casey
Illness
Day to Day
Cizikas has been ruled out for Thursday's game against the New York Rangers due to an illness, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports.
Jan 31, 2026
Ritchie, Calum
Lower Body
Day to Day
Ritchie (lower body) will not be in action for Wednesday's clash with the New York Rangers, Stefen Rosner of NHL.com reports.
Jan 31, 2026
Varlamov, Semyon
Knee
Week to Week
Varlamov (knee), as expected, was placed on injured reserve Monday.
Feb 26, 2026
Romanov, Alexander
Shoulder
Month to Month
Romanov (shoulder) will have surgery and be out 5-6 months, the team announced Sunday.
May 23, 2026
Engvall, Pierre
Ankle
Season
Engvall (ankle) was placed on long-term injured reserve Thursday.
Sep 15, 2026
Palmieri, Kyle
Knee
Season
Palmieri (knee) was placed on injured reserve Sunday.
Sep 15, 2026
Trades
Jan 27 2026
The New York Islanders acquired Ondrej Palat, a 2026 3rd round pick, and a 2027 6th round pick from the New Jersey Devils for Maxim Tsyplakov
Jan 26 2026
The New York Islanders acquired Carson Soucy from the New York Rangers for a 2026 3rd round pick
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Goaltending
NSH
20-17-4
3.04 GAA
89.5% SV
NYI
18-12-2
2.39 GAA
91.7% SV
NSH
4-6-2
3.31 GAA
88.4% SV
NYI
12-7-3
2.54 GAA
90.1% SV
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NYI
0-0-0
8.90 GAA
71.4% SV
Goaltenders
NSH
24-23-6
GAA: 3.40
SV%: 0.883
vs
NYI
30-19-5
GAA: 2.67
SV%: 0.904