New York Islanders vs Nashville Predators
Regular season · Thursday, March 5, 2015 · Bridgestone Arena
FS-TN · MSG+
Game summary
The New York Islanders beat the Nashville Predators 4-3 on Thursday, March 5, 2015 at Bridgestone Arena. The Predators outshot the Islanders 31-26.
Goals came from John Tavares, Anders Lee, Colin Wilson, Nick Leddy, Mike Ribeiro, Craig Smith and Brock Nelson.
Jaroslav Halak made 28 saves on 31 shots for the win; Pekka Rinne stopped 22 of 26.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
John Tavares (31)Josh Bailey (20), Lubomir Visnovsky (10)1–011:24 NYI
Anders Lee (22)Nick Leddy (19), John Tavares (36)2–018:30 NYI · PPG
Colin Wilson (20)Mike Fisher (19)2–119:58 NSH
3rd period
Nick Leddy (9)Frans Nielsen (26), Johnny Boychuk (24)3–108:39 NYI
Mike Ribeiro (13)Ryan Ellis (14), Roman Josi (36)3–210:16 NSH
Craig Smith (21)Filip Forsberg (32)3–310:47 NSH
Brock Nelson (18)Michael Grabner (5), Johnny Boychuk (25)4–313:52 NYI
Team stats
NYINSH
26Shots on goal31
43%Faceoff %57%
1/2Power play0/1
2Penalty minutes4
17Hits23
16Blocked shots14
6Giveaways9
10Takeaways7
Penalties
- 1st 18:03
Paul Gaustad · cross checking2 min - 2nd 09:55Mattias Ekholm · high sticking2 min
- 2nd 18:16
John Tavares · holding2 min
Season series
New York Islanders
| 91John TavaresC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 20:32 |
| 2Nick LeddyD | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 21:08 |
| 55Johnny BoychukD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 19:29 |
| 12Josh BaileyC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 18:55 |
| 27Anders LeeC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 18:31 |
| 29Brock NelsonC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 17:38 |
| 40Michael GrabnerR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:38 |
| 51Frans NielsenC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:01 |
| 11Lubomir VisnovskyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 16:41 |
| 13Colin McDonaldR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 07:43 |
| 15Cal ClutterbuckR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 16:45 |
| 18Ryan StromeC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 14:33 |
| 36Eric BoultonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 07:15 |
| 53Casey CizikasC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 07:22 |
| 86Nikolay KuleminL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:38 |
| 3Travis HamonicD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23:59 |
| 14Thomas HickeyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:03 |
| 44Calvin de HaanD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:09 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Michal NeuvirthG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 41Jaroslav HalakG | W | 31 | 28 | 3 | .903 | 60:00 |
Nashville Predators
| 9Filip ForsbergL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17:35 |
| 12Mike FisherC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20:23 |
| 15Craig SmithC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14:01 |
| 33Colin WilsonC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19:52 |
| 63Mike RibeiroC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 18:31 |
| 4Ryan EllisD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12:28 |
| 59Roman JosiD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 26:12 |
| 7Matt CullenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 12:24 |
| 10Mike SantorelliC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 10:48 |
| 18James NealL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 21:49 |
| 19Calle JarnkrokC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:01 |
| 28Paul GaustadC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:44 |
| 41Taylor BeckL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10:39 |
| 57Gabriel BourqueL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11:14 |
| 3Seth JonesD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 21:43 |
| 6Shea WeberD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26:16 |
| 14Mattias EkholmD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:28 |
| 44Cody FransonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:00 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Carter HuttonG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 35Pekka RinneG | L | 26 | 22 | 4 | .846 | 57:25 |