Nashville Predators 2, Dallas Stars 3: final score and stats
Dallas Stars beat Nashville Predators, Nashville Predators 2 to Dallas Stars 3, on Saturday, February 28, 2026 at American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Dallas Stars vs Nashville Predators.
NHLSaturday, February 28, 2026
DateFeb 28, 2026
Start time8:00 PM ET
VenueAmerican Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
TVESPN+
Attendance18,532
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville Predators | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dallas Stars | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Nashville PredatorsDallas Stars
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
27-24-8Record36-14-9
2nd in Central DivisionStanding4th in Central Division
4-4Road record / home record6-4
WWWWWLast 5WLWWL
W6StreakW1
Team stats
Nashville PredatorsDallas Stars
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Nashville Predators
Jonathan Marchessault RW · Lower Body
OutDallas Stars
Miro Heiskanen D · Upper Body
OutKyle Capobianco D · Leg
Injured ReserveOskar Back C · Finger - Fracture
Injured ReserveMatt Duchene C · Abdomen
Injured ReserveLuke Krys D · Undisclosed
Injured ReserveBox score
Nashville Predators Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Bunting | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 13:52 | 2:21 | 0:00 | 11:31 | 17 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Evangelista | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:20 | 2:22 | 0:00 | 14:58 | 25 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Filip Forsberg | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 18:50 | 3:36 | 0:03 | 15:11 | 24 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Erik Haula | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 17:26 | 2:05 | 1:31 | 13:50 | 24 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyson Jost | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:08 | 0:00 | 0:05 | 9:03 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zachary L'Heureux | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9:11 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Jonathan Marchessault | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:17 | 3:34 | 0:00 | 11:43 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael McCarron | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15:59 | 0:00 | 2:53 | 13:06 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 69.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan O'Reilly | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22:02 | 3:35 | 1:47 | 16:40 | 27 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 62.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Cole Smith | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14:09 | 0:00 | 1:56 | 12:13 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Stamkos | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20:26 | 3:33 | 0:00 | 16:53 | 26 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 42.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Wood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:17 | 2:12 | 0:00 | 9:05 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Nashville Predators Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Blankenburg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:05 | 2:07 | 1:49 | 14:09 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicolas Hague | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20:01 | 0:13 | 1:47 | 18:01 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Josi | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29:09 | 3:46 | 0:00 | 25:23 | 33 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Nick Perbix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:23 | 0:01 | 2:25 | 16:57 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brady Skjei | 2 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 23:57 | 0:00 | 2:20 | 21:37 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Wilsby | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5:48 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 5:48 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nashville Predators Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juuse Saros | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .880 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 61:39 | 0 | 0 |
Dallas Stars Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oskar Back | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:57 | 0:05 | 2:23 | 7:29 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Bastian | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8:33 | 0:03 | 0:00 | 8:30 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Benn | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 15:41 | 2:11 | 0:00 | 13:30 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin Blackwell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:41 | 0:00 | 3:04 | 7:37 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 80.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mavrik Bourque | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21:45 | 2:00 | 0:31 | 19:14 | 24 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Duchene | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 19:23 | 2:00 | 0:00 | 17:23 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 55.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Adam Erne | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8:12 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:12 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Hryckowian | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:30 | 1:53 | 2:15 | 8:22 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Arttu Hyry | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:37 | 0:04 | 1:07 | 8:26 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wyatt Johnston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:44 | 2:05 | 0:38 | 19:01 | 27 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 27.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Robertson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23:05 | 2:13 | 0:00 | 20:52 | 25 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Steel | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 18:43 | 2:05 | 1:48 | 14:50 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dallas Stars Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lian Bichsel | 0 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 15:33 | 0:04 | 1:22 | 14:07 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Harley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23:22 | 2:04 | 0:34 | 20:44 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Miro Heiskanen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25:36 | 2:05 | 3:31 | 20:00 | 29 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Esa Lindell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24:24 | 1:53 | 4:32 | 17:59 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nils Lundkvist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:26 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 16:26 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ilya Lyubushkin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:26 | 0:00 | 1:47 | 12:39 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dallas Stars Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Oettinger | 2 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 25 | .926 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 61:37 | 0 | 0 |
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Nashville Predators vs Dallas Stars?
Dallas Stars won, 3-2, on Saturday, February 28, 2026.
What was the final score of Nashville Predators vs Dallas Stars?
Nashville Predators 2, Dallas Stars 3.
Who were the top performers?
Nashville Predators: Steven Stamkos (1 goals). Dallas Stars: Jason Robertson (1 goals).
Where is Nashville Predators vs Dallas Stars played?
American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX.
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