Nashville Predators @ New York Rangers

0-0-0, 0-0-0 Away

0-0-0, 0-0-0 Home

Predators

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
J. Annunen	1	0	0	0	1.92	.926
J. Saros	0	1	0	0	2.06	.909

Rangers

NAME	WINS	L	GAA	SV%
D. Garand	0	1	3.07	.903
J. Korpisalo	1	0	2.78	.870
I. Shesterkin	0	0	3.03	.900

Madison Square Garden

7:00 PM, December 18, 2026

New York, NY

NSH

NYR

Points

Matthew WoodRW #71

2PTS

Anton BlidhLW #25

2PTS

Goals

Matthew WoodRW #71

0PPG

Anton BlidhLW #25

0PPG

Assists

Jack AhcanD #47

0PPA

-2+/-

Gabe PerreaultRW #94

0PPA

1+/-

New York Rangers

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Vincent Iorio D	OUT	Sep 25
Adam Sykora LW	OUT	Jan 25
Aidan Thompson C	OUT	Sep 29

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
NSH	3.00	3.33	22.3	26.7	44	1	9.1	1	87.5	0	0
NYR	2.67	3.33	20.0	27.3	27	0	0.0	4	50.0	0	0

Predators Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
9/24/26	vsCAR	L6-5
9/22/26	vsTB	W3-2 OT
9/20/26	@TB	L2-1
4/16/26	vsANA	L5-4
4/13/26	vsSJ	L3-2

Rangers Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
9/24/26	vsNJ	W4-3 SO
9/22/26	vsNYI	L4-3
9/21/26	@NJ	L3-2
4/15/26	@TB	W4-2
4/13/26	@FLA	L3-2

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Regular Season Series

Series starts 12/18

Predators
Rangers

Game 1

12/18

Rangers
Predators

Game 2

3/23

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Dallas	3	0	0	6
Utah	1	1	1	3
Winnipeg	1	1	1	3
Chicago	1	1	1	3
Minnesota	1	1	1	3
Colorado	1	1	0	2
St. Louis	1	2	0	2
Nashville	1	2	0	2

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
New Jersey	2	0	1	5
Columbus	2	1	0	4
Carolina	2	1	0	4
Washington	1	0	1	3
NY Islanders	1	1	0	2
Pittsburgh	1	2	0	2
Philadelphia	1	2	0	2
NY Rangers	1	2	0	2

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Nashville Predators @ New York Rangers

Scoring Leaders

Matthew WoodRW #71

Anton BlidhLW #25

Matthew WoodRW #71

Anton BlidhLW #25

Jack AhcanD #47

Gabe PerreaultRW #94

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