New York Rangers vs Nashville Predators
Regular season · Monday, December 28, 2015 · Bridgestone Arena
TVAS · FS-TN · MSG
Game summary
The Nashville Predators beat the New York Rangers 5-3 on Monday, December 28, 2015 at Bridgestone Arena. The Predators outshot the Rangers 35-29.
James Neal scored twice. Filip Forsberg, Jesper Fast, Craig Smith, Ryan Ellis, Rick Nash and J.T. Miller also scored.
Pekka Rinne made 26 saves on 29 shots for the win; Henrik Lundqvist stopped 30 of 35.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Filip Forsberg (10)Roman Josi (18)0–118:56 NSH · PPG
2nd period
Jesper Fast (6)Dan Girardi (8), Chris Kreider (11)1–106:59 NYR
James Neal (14)Mike Ribeiro (18), Colin Wilson (11)1–213:48 NSH
3rd period
Craig Smith (8)Roman Josi (19), Mike Ribeiro (19)1–307:34 NSH
Ryan Ellis (4)Seth Jones (10), Mike Ribeiro (20)1–409:52 NSH · PPG- James Neal (15)Calle Jarnkrok (7), Miikka Salomaki (1)1–511:13 NSH
Rick Nash (11)Unassisted2–513:20 NYR
J.T. Miller (8)Chris Kreider (12), Derek Stepan (7)3–516:02 NYR
Team stats
NYRNSH
29Shots on goal35
39%Faceoff %61%
0/1Power play2/2
4Penalty minutes2
21Hits16
19Blocked shots10
7Giveaways14
3Takeaways8
Penalties
- 1st 18:33
Derick Brassard · roughing2 min - 2nd 14:56
Colin Wilson · tripping2 min - 3rd 08:29Dominic Moore · hooking2 min
Season series
New York Rangers
| 20Chris KreiderC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 16:44 |
| 10J.T. MillerC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:34 |
| 19Jesper FastR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 14:49 |
| 21Derek StepanC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 3 | 17:34 |
| 61Rick NashL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 18:42 |
| 5Dan GirardiD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 18:50 |
| 13Kevin HayesR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 12:18 |
| 15Tanner GlassL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:43 |
| 16Derick BrassardC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18:44 |
| 24Oscar LindbergC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:01 |
| 25Viktor StalbergL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 09:59 |
| 28Dominic MooreC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 13:25 |
| 36Mats ZuccarelloC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:03 |
| 8Kevin KleinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:18 |
| 18Marc StaalD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 17:20 |
| 22Dan BoyleD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 18:50 |
| 27Ryan McDonaghD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 22:51 |
| 93Keith YandleD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:03 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Henrik LundqvistG | L | 35 | 30 | 5 | .857 | 52:07 |
| 32Antti RaantaG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 05:19 |
Nashville Predators
| 63Mike RibeiroC | 0 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 0 | 14:49 |
| 18James NealL | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 4 | 16:30 |
| 59Roman JosiD | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 6 | 22:57 |
| 9Filip ForsbergL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18:09 |
| 15Craig SmithC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 14:27 |
| 19Calle JarnkrokC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 16:12 |
| 20Miikka SalomakiR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 14:34 |
| 33Colin WilsonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 15:41 |
| 3Seth JonesD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18:59 |
| 4Ryan EllisD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 17:40 |
| 12Mike FisherC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:47 |
| 24Eric NystromL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 12:23 |
| 28Paul GaustadC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 12:27 |
| 38Viktor ArvidssonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14:01 |
| 51Austin WatsonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 12:00 |
| 5Barret JackmanD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:14 |
| 6Shea WeberD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 23:15 |
| 14Mattias EkholmD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 18:55 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Carter HuttonG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 35Pekka RinneG | W | 29 | 26 | 3 | .897 | 60:00 |