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Josi’s late goal lifts Predators past Islanders, 4-3

Josi's late goal lifts Predators past Islanders, 4-3 | iNFOnews.ca
Nashville Predators forward Cole Smith (36) leaps over New York Islanders defenseman Tony DeAngelo (77) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/John Munson)

NEW YORK (AP) — Roman Josi scored with 1:14 remaining in the game to lift the Nashville Predators past the New York Islanders 4-3 on Saturday night.

Filip Forsberg scored twice for Nashville, while Matthew Wood added a goal and an assist as the Predators snapped a three-game losing streak. Juuse Saros finished with 27 saves including a point-blank stop on Emil Heineman in the closing seconds.

On his winner, Josi skated into the Islanders zone, circled back and fired a shot over the glove of Ilya Sorokin that made him the first defenseman in franchise history with 200 career NHL goals.

Mathew Barzal finished with a goal and an assist for the Islanders. Matthew Schaefer and Jean-Gabriel Pageau also scored but the Islanders’ three-game winning streak came to an end. Sorokin made 38 saves.

The Islanders jumped to an early 2-0 lead when Barzal and Schaefer scored 4:27 apart within the first six minutes of the first period.

Forsberg got the Predators on the board with a power-play goal, and Wood capitalized on an Islanders miscue 2:54 later to tie the game at 2-all with 6:07 remaining in the first period.

Pageau put the Islanders back in front at 7:21 of the second period, burying his own rebound, but Forsberg answered again later in the frame with his second goal of the night to knot the score at 3.

Up next

Predators: Host St. Louis Blues on Monday night.

Islanders: Visit Washington Capitals on Monday night.

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Josi's late goal lifts Predators past Islanders, 4-3 | iNFOnews.ca
Nashville Predators goalie Juuse Saros, right, keeps his eye on the puck as New York Islanders forward Anders Lee skates behind the net during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/John Munson)
Josi's late goal lifts Predators past Islanders, 4-3 | iNFOnews.ca
New York Islanders defenseman Adam Pelech, right, controls the puck in front of Nashville Predators forward Matthew Wood during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/John Munson)
Josi's late goal lifts Predators past Islanders, 4-3 | iNFOnews.ca
New York Islanders goalie Ilya Sorokin, right, keeps his eye on Nashville Predators forward Erik Haula, with puck, during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/John Munson)
Josi's late goal lifts Predators past Islanders, 4-3 | iNFOnews.ca
New York Islanders defenseman Carson Soucy, left, and Nashville Predators defenseman Adam Wilsby collide at the blue line during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/John Munson)

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