Dallas Stars at Nashville Predators
· National Hockey League
Saros makes 29 saves as Predators beat Stars 2-1
The Predators are 1-1 on the season.
Miro Heiskanen scored and Casey DeSmith made 24 for the Stars. They are 0-2.
One night after a season-opening shutout loss at home to St. Louis, the Stars wasted no time finding the back of the net Saturday.
Heiskanen scored 47 seconds after the opening faceoff with a wrist shot from the right circle.
Stamkos made it 1-1 at 4:46 of the first. It was career goal 625 for Stamkos, tying him with Jarome Iginla and Joe Sakic for 17th on the NHL’s career goals list.
Hoglander’s first goal as a Predator gave Nashville a 2-1 lead with 4:10 remaining in the first.
The Predators finished 2 for 3 on the power play. Dallas was 4 for 4 on the penalty kill on Friday night in the loss to St. Louis.
Nashville acquired Hoglander in an offseason trade with the Vancouver Canucks.
Jack Achan and Alex Kerfoot assisted on Hoglander’s goal. Achan and Kerfoot’s assists were their first points as Predators as well.
Predators: At Toronto on Tuesday night.
Regular Season SeriesNSH leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 0:47 | Miro Heiskanen Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Mikko Rantanen (1), Wyatt Johnston (1) |
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Goal | 1st Period 4:46 | Steven Stamkos Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Ryan O'Reilly (1), Roman Josi (1) |
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Goal | 1st Period 15:49 | Nils Hoglander Goal (1) Deflected, assists: Jack Ahcan (1), Alexander Kerfoot (1) |
Statistics
 DAL |
 NSH |
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|---|---|---|
| 13 | Blocked Shots | 15 |
| 29 | Hits | 21 |
| 2 | Takeaways | 7 |
| 30 | Shots | 26 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 2 |
| 1 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 66.7 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 25 | Faceoffs Won | 29 |
| 46.3 | Faceoff Win Percent | 53.7 |
| 11 | Giveaways | 11 |
| 3 | Total Penalties | 1 |
| 6 | Penalty Minutes | 2 |
Nashville Predators Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Mavrik Bourque, C | Out | Oct 17 |
Dallas Stars Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Roope Hintz, C | Day-To-Day | Oct 17 |
| Oskar Back, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 16 |
| David Perron, LW | Out | Oct 16 |
| Matt Duchene, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 12 |
| Luke Krys, D | Injured Reserve | Sep 29 |
