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LOS ANGELES \u2014 April 6, 2026 \u2014 The Predators came back from two goals down and pushed the Kings to overtime, but Nashville couldn\u2019t close it out in the shootout, falling 3-2 at Crypto.com Arena on Monday night. Adrian Kempe\u2019s second-round conversion was the lone tiebreaker goal, costing the Predators a crucial two points in the Western Conference playoff race.<\/p>\n

Nashville dug out of a 2-0 hole with Steven Stamkos converting on the power play in the second period and Roman Josi knotting it at two early in the third. The Predators had the Kings on their heels through overtime but ran out of answers in the shootout \u2014 Filip Forsberg was turned aside and Luke Evangelista fired wide \u2014 while Kempe slipped one past Saros to end it.<\/p>\n

Goaltending<\/p>\n

Goalie
\nDEC
\nGA
\nSA
\nSV
\nSV%
\nSO
\nTOI<\/p>\n

Juuse Saros (NSH)
\nOTL
\n2
\n28
\n26
\n.929
\n0
\n65:00<\/p>\n

Anton Forsberg (LA)
\nW
\n2
\n31
\n29
\n.935
\n0
\n65:00<\/p>\n

Saros was sharp all night, stopping 26 of 28 shots through regulation and overtime and giving Nashville every chance to steal two points. The Predators\u2019 shootout execution let him down \u2014 none of Nashville\u2019s three attempts found the net. Forsberg stopped 29 shots on his end, going 1-for-2 in the tiebreaker to earn the win.<\/p>\n

Special Teams and Possession<\/p>\n

Nashville converted its only power play opportunity \u2014 Stamkos\u2019s second-period one-timer the lone man-advantage goal of the night \u2014 and kept a clean penalty sheet throughout. The Predators were outworked at the faceoff dot (41.7% to LA\u2019s 58.3%), which limited Nashville\u2019s offensive zone time, though the Preds still out-shot the Kings 31\u201328 on the night.<\/p>\n

Point Scorers<\/p>\n

Player
\nG
\nA
\nPTS
\n+\/-
\nSOG
\nType
\nTOI<\/p>\n

Roman Josi (NSH)
\n1
\n1
\n2
\n+1
\n2
\nEV
\n28:09<\/p>\n

Steven Stamkos (NSH)
\n1
\n0
\n1
\n0
\n1
\nPP
\n21:38<\/p>\n

Filip Forsberg (NSH)
\n0
\n1
\n1
\n+1
\n4
\nEV
\n20:41<\/p>\n

Ryan O\u2019Reilly (NSH)
\n0
\n1
\n1
\n0
\n1
\nPP
\n22:10<\/p>\n

Erik Haula (NSH)
\n0
\n1
\n1
\n+1
\n1
\nEV
\n15:41<\/p>\n

Scott Laughton (LA)
\n1
\n0
\n1
\n+2
\n5
\nEV
\n15:05<\/p>\n

Joel Armia (LA)
\n1
\n0
\n1
\n+2
\n2
\nEV
\n14:56<\/p>\n

Jared Wright (LA)
\n0
\n1
\n1
\n+2
\n1
\nEV
\n13:22<\/p>\n

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