Following a dramatic overtime thriller on Friday night in Stockholm, the Nashville Predators will try for a Swedish sweep today when they face the Pittsburgh Penguins to conclude the 2025 NHL Global Series at Avicii Arena. The Preds and Pens will face off at 3 p.m. in Stockholm – 8 a.m. CT back in Nashville – in the second and final meeting between the two clubs this season.

The trip to Sweden itself has been special, but a 2-1 overtime victory on Friday night was quite satisfying for the Preds. Not only did the result snap a five-game skid, but it also gave a boost of confidence to a team that was hoping to be rewarded in Stockholm.

Now, they’ll try to replicate that final result before heading back to Nashville while building off of Friday’s successes.

“It felt amazing, and it was a big emotional win for us,” Preds alternate captain Ryan O’Reilly said Saturday. “That’s just a resilient win that gives us momentum and life, but at the same time, it’s going to be a tough test for us tomorrow. They’re going to be hungry, and we have to match their intensity and their urgency and find a way. If we could get another win, that would give us some good momentum going home.”

The Predators dressed 11 forwards and seven defensemen on Friday with Tyson Jost and Joakim Kemell serving as healthy scratches. Nashville will not hold a morning skate today ahead of the afternoon start in Stockholm.

The Good Guys:

After going almost 59 minutes of regulation without finding the back of the net, Filip Forsberg tied the game with 1:10 to play before Steven Stamkos potted the winner just 44 seconds into overtime for a thrilling 2-1 victory on Friday night.

Nashville’s goal with 1:10 remaining in regulation is the latest game-tying tally in a regular-season contest outside North America, besting the previous mark the Rangers hit during the 2011 Premiere Series (57:45). Stamkos’ goal was the fastest overtime goal in a regular-season game outside North America, besting the previous mark set by Ottawa’s Mark Stone (0:59 at 2017 Global Series).

Forsberg leads the Preds with eight goals and 15 points, followed by O’Reilly with six goals and 13 points. Rookie Matthew Wood has six goals as well, and he, along with Michael Bunting (4g-6a), Erik Haula (3g-7a) and Luke Evangelista (2g-8a) all have 10 points apiece. Juuse Saros, who got the win on Friday, is 6-6-3 in net; Justus Annunen is 0-3-1.

The Opposition:

The Penguins have now dropped five of their last six outings overall. Evgeni Malkin, who scored on Friday, leads Pittsburgh with 18 assists and 22 points in 18 games, followed by Sidney Crosby with 11 goals and 20 points. Bryan Rust has five goals and 15 points; Anthony Mantha has eight goals and 13 points. Goaltender Tristan Jarry is on Injured Reserve for the Pens; Arturs Silovs is 4-2-4, while rookie Sergei Murashov lost his only start.