October 10, 2026 – The Nashville Predators built a 2-0 lead in the first period but couldn’t hold it, falling 3-2 in a shootout to the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre. Drake Batherson tied the game with 1:23 left in regulation, and Ottawa went 2-for-3 in the shootout to improve to 4-1-0. Nashville moves to 2-1-2. More Sports News
Matt Murray made 18 saves on 20 shots for Nashville and stopped Batherson in the shootout, but Tim Stützle and Shane Pinto both beat him.
| Goalie | Team | Dec | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Murray | NSH | SO L | 20 | 18 | 2 | .900 | 64:57 |
| Linus Ullmark | OTT | W | 18 | 16 | 2 | .889 | 63:43 |
Fast Start Fades
Ross Colton opened the scoring at 8:50 of the first, and Jonathan Marchessault added a power-play goal at 13:10 to put Nashville up two. Ottawa answered with a Stützle power-play goal in the second before Batherson’s late equalizer. Roman Josi took a delay-of-game penalty with 13 seconds left in regulation, but Nashville killed it off in overtime to send the game to a shootout.
Six Predators recorded a point, with Josi and Steven Stamkos assisting on Marchessault’s goal and Vitali Pinchuk and Alexander Kerfoot setting up Colton.
| Player | G | A | PTS | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Colton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jonathan Marchessault | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Roman Josi | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Steven Stamkos | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Alexander Kerfoot | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Vitali Pinchuk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Shootout Struggles
Ryan O’Reilly scored Nashville’s only shootout goal, while Filip Forsberg and Stamkos were denied by Ullmark. The Predators were outshot 20-18 and out-attempted 65-47 but led in hits, 34-20. Stützle paced Ottawa with a goal and an assist.
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