Rapid Recap: Predators 4, Islanders 1

The New York Islanders struggles against the Nashville Predators continued on Friday, as the Isles fell 4-1 to the Preds at UBS Arena.
Filip Forsberg and Roman Josi each scored power-play goals, Matt Duchene had a three-point night (1G, 2A), and Mikael Granlund scored an empty-netter, while Kevin Lankinen stopped a career-high 48 shots for the win.
Mathew Barzal scored a power-play goal in a losing effort for the Islanders, who put a season-high 49 shots on goal.
The loss was the Islanders second straight overall, second to the Predators this season and extended their winless streak vs Nashville to nine games (0-7-2).

THE SCORING

1st Period:
14:18 - NSH 1, NYI 0 PPG - Filip Forsberg one times a cross-ice pass from Matt Duchene to put the Predators ahead 1-0. Roman Josi with the secondary assist.
2nd Period:
8:22 - NSH 2, NYI 0 PPG - Roman Josi one times a Forsberg feed top shelf on Ilya Sorokin during a four-on-three Predators power play. Duchene picks up his second assist of the game.
3rd Period:
11:06 - NSH 2, NYI 1 PPG - Mathew Barzal skates into the left circle and snaps a shot high past a screened Lankinen for his third goal of the season. Brock Nelson picks up the lone assist.
18:47 - NSH 3, NYI 1 ENG - Duchene pressures Noah Dobson at the Predators blue line, works the puck free and scores on an empty-net from the neutral zone.
19:23 - NSH 4, NYI 1 ENG - Granlund puts the finishing touches on the game, extending the Predators lead to 4-1 with Nashville's second empty-netter. Mattias Ekholm with the lone assist.

NOTEBOOK:

Cal Clutterbuck missed Friday's game with an upper-body injury... Cole Bardreau was recalled on Thursday and drew in for Clutterbuck, playing his first game since Feb. 13, 2020. Bardreau played with Matt Martin and Casey Cizikas... Mathew Barzal recorded a season high nine shots on goal, which tied his previous career-high (Oct. 21, 2021 at CBJ, Jan. 11, 2020 vs BOS)... The Islanders outshot the Preds 49-23 overall, including 40-16 over the final two periods... Josi has six points (1G, 5A) in two games against the Islanders this season... The Islanders allowed two power-play goals in the same game for the third time this season... Noah Dobson had seven shots on goal... Adam Pelech played a team-high 21:56...

GOALTENDING BATTLE

Ilya Sorokin stopped 19 of 21 in the loss
Kevin Lankinen stopped 49 of 50 in the win. Lankinen's 48 saves were a career-high.

SPECIAL TEAMS

The Islanders power play went 1-for-4, while the penalty kill went 1-for-3.

IMAGE OF THE GAME

HIGHLIGHT OF THE NIGHT

Video: Legends Plaque Series: Denis Potvin

NEXT GAME

The Islanders host the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday night at 7:30 p.m. It's also Clark Gillies legends night and the first 10,000 fans in attendance will take home a Gillies bobblehead.