Bunting added one of his own early in the final frame, and although Calgary broke Juuse Saros’ shutout bid late in regulation, the goaltender still made 27 saves on the night to help Nashville to a satisfying victory

And on an occasion that won’t be forgotten anytime soon, the kids stole the show – especially the one who has dealt with family tragedy and channeled it into giving the rest of the Wiesblatts something to cheer about.

“I know they’re proud of me,” Wiesblatt – whose brother, Oasiz, plays for Nashville’s AHL affiliate in Milwaukee – said of his family. “They don’t [have] to tell me that, and it’s really cool. Hopefully making my family proud every day, and I do the best I can. And my little brother’s playing awesome hockey in Milwaukee right now, too. So, super proud of him and how he’s developing. It’s just super cool, honestly.”

“Obviously, a touching moment for him and his family, and what they’ve had to endure this year has been difficult for them,” Stamkos said of Wiesblatt. “You can’t even describe the feeling I’m sure that they’ve had. I think that was a very special moment in a trying year for their family, and we felt the energy on the bench. I’m sure, if you had a video camera on the bench, it was probably the biggest celebration of the year. How hard he’s worked, what he’s gone through, and to be honest, probably should have about ten [goals] the way he’s played this year, and it’s a testament to him. He just continues to go to the tough areas on the ice to utilize that speed and tenacity and the skill that he has. It was great to see him finally get rewarded.”

Notes:

Preds defenseman Nick Perbix did not play Tuesday and is day-to-day with an upper-body injury. Center Michael McCarron (day-to-day, lower body) and defenseman Justin Barron (day-to-day, lower body) were also out of the lineup.

Per NHL PR, Ozzy Wiesblatt joined Reid Schaefer as the second Predators player to score his first NHL goal on Tuesday. It is the fifth game in franchise history to feature multiple players score their first career goal with the franchise. The others: Jan. 9, 2020 (Colin Blackwell & Pekka Rinne), March 27, 2014 (Calle Jarnkrok & Colton Sissons), Oct. 15, 2008 (Patric Hornqvist & Ryan Jones) and Jan. 8, 2004 (Simon Gamache & Andrew Hutchinson).

Steven Stamkos scored his 589th goal to register his 1,200th career point. He owns the fifth-most goals in NHL history at the time of the milestone point behind Brett Hull (656), Alex Ovechkin (653), Mike Gartner (636) and Dino Ciccarelli (608).

Stamkos scored his 93rd career game-winning goal. He tied Sergei Fedorov and Joe Nieuwendyk for 15th on the NHL’s all-time list.

Nashville will now head to South Florida to face the Panthers on Thursday before taking on the Hurricanes in Raleigh on Saturday night.