- The Islanders came out of the gate with noticeable energy, racking up two goals in the first 5:57 with Barzal and Schaefer’s tallies, but the Predators used their first power play of the game to get back in the picture. Adam Pelech took a tripping penalty midway through the opening frame and the Predators pounced on the opportunity as Forsberg scored six seconds into the man advantage to make it 2-1. Matthew Wood less than three minutes after Forsberg’s goal, hammering a shot off the post and in at the 12:53 mark of the first period.

- The Islanders regained the lead at the 12:39 mark of the second period, as Pageau’s shot hit the stick of a Predators defender and straight back to Pageau, who buried the puck behind Saros to make it 3-2. The Preds found the equalizer yet again with Josi’s second goal of the game at the 14:11 mark of the second period, as his shot deflected off the stick of Pageau and in. Josi found the game-winner at the 18:46 mark of the final frame.

“The crowd was buzzing, we feed off that and we started well,” Lee said. “They got their game back a little bit, and we didn’t regain the momentum and the game we wanted to play. We had a tough night. We know we have better.”