The Nashville Predators rallied from three goals down in the third period against the Penguins at PPG Paints Arena, but Bryan Rust had a goal and assist in the final 1:03 to give Pittsburgh a 6-4 win in Nashville's final game before facing the Dallas Stars in the 2020 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic at Cotton Bowl Stadium on Jan. 1.
Predators captain Roman Josi had three assists and will enter the 29th outdoor game in League history with an NHL career-high seven-game point streak (13 points; seven goals, six assists) -- the longest active run in the NHL. The only defensemen in Predators history with a point streak longer than seven games are Shea Weber from Dec. 31, 2010-Jan. 16, 2011 (nine games) and Ryan Suter from March 3-18, 2009 (eight games).
Josi leads the Predators with 39 points (14 goals, 25 assists) and is second among NHL defenseman in scoring behind Carlson.