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Nashville Predators at Minnesota Wild

Grand Casino Arena, St. Paul Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Nashville Predators beat the Minnesota Wild 3–2 in overtime on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Nashville Predators 3 38-34-10
at Minnesota Wild 2 46-24-12

Goals by period

Team Total
Nashville Predators 2 0 0 1 3
Minnesota Wild 1 1 0 0 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Nashville Predators 8 12 7 2 29
Minnesota Wild 12 11 9 0 32

Three stars

  1. S. Stamkos, Nashville Predators (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. J. Eriksson Ek, Minnesota Wild (1 goal)
  3. R. O'Reilly, Nashville Predators (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 07:00 Minnesota Wild Brock Faber (7) Quinn Hughes (24), Nico Sturm (4) Even strength NSH 0, MIN 1
1st 14:28 Nashville Predators Ryan O'Reilly (11) Luke Evangelista (20), Steven Stamkos (7) Power play NSH 1, MIN 1
1st 17:07 Nashville Predators Roman Josi (3) Ryan O'Reilly (21), Filip Forsberg (13) Power play NSH 2, MIN 1
2nd 00:52 Minnesota Wild Joel Eriksson Ek (9) Marcus Johansson (17), Kirill Kaprizov (21) Even strength NSH 2, MIN 2
OT 00:53 Nashville Predators Steven Stamkos (15) Erik Haula (14), Nick Blankenburg (11) Even strength NSH 3, MIN 2

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat Nashville Predators Minnesota Wild
Shots on goal 29 32
Power play 2 of 4 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 8 10
Hits 22 27
Blocked shots 10 9
Giveaways 13 15
Takeaways 5 4
Faceoffs won 31/51 (60.8%) 20/51 (39.2%)

Box score

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player
9 F. Forsberg L 0 1 1 -2 0 3 4 0 0 20:20
17 T. Jost C 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 09:36
36 C. Smith R 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 14:59
40 F. Svechkov C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 33.3% 09:56
47 M. McCarron C 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 61.5% 15:19
49 R. Schaefer L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10:45
56 E. Haula L 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 2 0 72.7% 15:12
58 M. Bunting L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12:33
71 M. Wood R 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 11:03
77 L. Evangelista R 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 17:36
90 R. O'Reilly C 1 1 2 -2 2 2 0 0 1 50% 22:45
91 S. Stamkos C 1 1 2 -1 0 4 3 0 0 77.8% 18:24
37 N. Blankenburg D 0 1 1 +1 2 1 3 1 0 18:52
41 N. Hague D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 19:45
48 N. Perbix D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 18:34
59 R. Josi D 1 0 1 -1 0 4 0 3 1 24:42
76 B. Skjei D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 0 0 18:05
83 A. Wilsby D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 16:17
Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie
74 J. Saros 32 30 2 .938 60:49 Win

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player
12 M. Boldy L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18:55
13 Y. Trenin C 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 08:59
14 J. Eriksson Ek C 1 0 1 +1 2 4 2 0 0 25% 17:26
17 M. Foligno L 0 0 0 +1 0 1 7 1 0 09:32
18 V. Hinostroza C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 100% 10:19
22 D. Yurov R 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 80% 11:54
36 M. Zuccarello R 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 18:56
38 R. Hartman R 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 38.9% 19:18
78 N. Sturm C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 0 42.9% 10:39
90 M. Johansson L 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 13:52
91 V. Tarasenko R 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 12:53
97 K. Kaprizov L 0 1 1 +1 2 8 1 0 0 25:38
5 J. Middleton D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 13:55
7 B. Faber D 1 0 1 +2 0 2 0 2 0 25:12
24 Z. Bogosian D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 12:17
25 J. Brodin D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 19:30
43 Q. Hughes D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 29:11
46 J. Spurgeon D 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 16:56
Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie
32 F. Gustavsson 29 26 3 .897 60:24 OT loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 08:30 Nashville Predators Ryan O'Reilly High sticking 2
1st 13:42 Minnesota Wild Joel Eriksson Ek Tripping 2
1st 16:07 Minnesota Wild Vladimir Tarasenko Tripping 2
2nd 01:14 Minnesota Wild Kirill Kaprizov Holding 2
2nd 03:48 Nashville Predators Nick Blankenburg Tripping 2
2nd 16:40 Minnesota Wild Mats Zuccarello Slashing 2
2nd 16:40 Nashville Predators Michael McCarron Slashing 2
2nd 18:16 Minnesota Wild Jared Spurgeon High sticking 2
3rd 02:15 Nashville Predators Tyson Jost Tripping 2

Game information

Nashville Predators head coach
Andrew Brunette
Minnesota Wild head coach
John Hynes
Referees
Chris Lee, Stephen Hiff
Linesmen
CJ Murray, Ben O'Quinn
Nashville Predators scratches
Jonathan Marchessault
Minnesota Wild scratches
Tyler Pitlick, Matt Kiersted, David Jiricek

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Nashville Predators 2 at Minnesota Wild 3 Final/OT Game page
Nashville Predators 3 at Minnesota Wild 2 Final/OT Game page
Minnesota Wild 6 at Nashville Predators 5 Final/OT Game page
Minnesota Wild 1 at Nashville Predators 2 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 23

Matchup Status Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 6 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 3 at Detroit Red Wings 4 Final/OT Game page
New York Rangers 7 at Washington Capitals 3 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 6 at Boston Bruins 2 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Ottawa Senators 2 Final/OT Game page
New Jersey Devils 1 at New York Islanders 2 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 2 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 1 Final Game page
Utah Mammoth 0 at Colorado Avalanche 1 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 1 at Edmonton Oilers 5 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 2 at Vegas Golden Knights 7 Final Game page
Seattle Kraken 3 at Los Angeles Kings 2 Final Game page

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