Watch the Game Highlights from Nashville Predators vs. Anaheim Ducks, 04/16/2026
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We’ve got Paul O’Hara on the ice, his NHL debut, and he’s got two great players alongside with him, Ryan O’Reilly and Steven Stamkos.
We’ve got Paul O’Hara on the ice, his NHL debut, and he’s got two great players alongside with him, Ryan O’Reilly and Steven Stamkos.
And the puck is dropped.
And the puck is dropped.
A very important game for Anaheim.
A very important game for Anaheim.
Slump that they’re on, but they were They As that game went on, they were mentally defeated.
Slump that they’re on, but they were They As that game went on, they were mentally defeated.
They came out They should’ve been winning four or five-nothing in that first period.
They came out They should’ve been winning four or five-nothing in that first period.
But as that, that game went on, that belief just disappeared from the Ducks.
But as that, that game went on, that belief just disappeared from the Ducks.
There’s a backdoor score.
There’s a backdoor score.
A long cross-ice pass.
A long cross-ice pass.
Nashville never got back on D, and the Ducks have the early lead.
Nashville never got back on D, and the Ducks have the early lead.
18:24 left in the first.
18:24 left in the first.
Picked up and defended well by the veteran Jacob Trouba.
Picked up and defended well by the veteran Jacob Trouba.
Now O’Hara dishes it behind the net looking for the factor.
Now O’Hara dishes it behind the net looking for the factor.
O’Hara gets it back.
O’Hara gets it back.
He hits Stamkos.
He hits Stamkos.
He scores!
He scores!
Steven Stamkos from Paul O’Hara.
Steven Stamkos from Paul O’Hara.
The rookie feeds the veteran.
The rookie feeds the veteran.
Goal number 623 for Stamkos, point number one for O’Hara.
Goal number 623 for Stamkos, point number one for O’Hara.
Look at the battle level there by O’Hara on the boards, gets it.
Look at the battle level there by O’Hara on the boards, gets it.
O’Reilly, and he goes and gets it on the other side and gives it to Futcher.
O’Reilly, and he goes and gets it on the other side and gives it to Futcher.
Their, their defensive game is, is, is not strong.
Their, their defensive game is, is, is not strong.
I mean, I don’t know, depending on their match-up how they’re gonna do in the playoffs, and you never know how things can change, but definitely a weakness in the Ducks’ game, for sure.
I mean, I don’t know, depending on their match-up how they’re gonna do in the playoffs, and you never know how things can change, but definitely a weakness in the Ducks’ game, for sure.
Mixed unit here with Marchessault giving way to Oh, great tip.
Mixed unit here with Marchessault giving way to Oh, great tip.
Score!
Score!
A beautiful feed to the high slot.
A beautiful feed to the high slot.
It’s Filip Forsberg gets the tip past Husso, who got a piece of it.
It’s Filip Forsberg gets the tip past Husso, who got a piece of it.
That’s number 39 for Filip Forsberg.
That’s number 39 for Filip Forsberg.
Forsberg, and look at that pass right there, the redirect.
Forsberg, and look at that pass right there, the redirect.
I don’t know if Evangelista- in a freefall lately, to say the least.
I don’t know if Evangelista- in a freefall lately, to say the least.
They’ve been really limping in here, and almost were in a position where they were winning their division almost.
They’ve been really limping in here, and almost were in a position where they were winning their division almost.
This game could’ve been for playoffs had the Preds beat San Jose, which is crazy that Anaheim would be in this position.
This game could’ve been for playoffs had the Preds beat San Jose, which is crazy that Anaheim would be in this position.
Macolm through the traffic, score!
Macolm through the traffic, score!
How did that get through?
How did that get through?
A maze of players in front of Saros, so the Ducks get a big lift in the final minute.
A maze of players in front of Saros, so the Ducks get a big lift in the final minute.
Once he pa- once he got to 600, then he eventually passed- Oh, man guys like Bobby Hull.
Once he pa- once he got to 600, then he eventually passed- Oh, man guys like Bobby Hull.
Yeah.
Yeah.
I didn’t, I didn’t think he could get close to Sakic and Iginla- It’s crazy but he just has never slowed down- No after that slow start.
I didn’t, I didn’t think he could get close to Sakic and Iginla- It’s crazy but he just has never slowed down- No after that slow start.
Put him with Adam Wilsby.
Put him with Adam Wilsby.
I thought that pair had been really good down the stretch here.
I thought that pair had been really good down the stretch here.
Another good play by him, and he’s only gonna get better as well the more he plays and- And there’s a shot by Colon that finds its way in.
Another good play by him, and he’s only gonna get better as well the more he plays and- And there’s a shot by Colon that finds its way in.
May have been tipped in front.
May have been tipped in front.
Might have gone off a Predator.
Might have gone off a Predator.
But the Ducks get the lead back for the first time since the opening minutes.
But the Ducks get the lead back for the first time since the opening minutes.
Let’s see.
Let’s see.
I, I, I couldn’t tell if it went off something or went through traffic.
I, I, I couldn’t tell if it went off something or went through traffic.
Right there, you could see Shea was trying to defend in front, and to me it looks like Juuse Saros, he can’t see this puck.
Right there, you could see Shea was trying to defend in front, and to me it looks like Juuse Saros, he can’t see this puck.
He doesn’t react almost till it goes by him.
He doesn’t react almost till it goes by him.
I think he was just screen- Pass deflected.
I think he was just screen- Pass deflected.
Back to center ice.
Back to center ice.
Well, better here lately for the Predators.
Well, better here lately for the Predators.
I thought the first half of that period Anaheim was just in complete control, and the Preds seem to be getting a little traction here.
I thought the first half of that period Anaheim was just in complete control, and the Preds seem to be getting a little traction here.
Evangelista.
Evangelista.
Nice feed.
Nice feed.
Forsberg scores.
Forsberg scores.
Number 40 for number nine.
Number 40 for number nine.
He did it.
He did it.
On a tee for Phil.
On a tee for Phil.
High slot and Forsberg chips it.
High slot and Forsberg chips it.
Fires it into the screen.
Fires it into the screen.
O’Reilly got into the vision.
O’Reilly got into the vision.
Retrieved Stamkos.
Retrieved Stamkos.
3-3 tie late in the second.
3-3 tie late in the second.
Aucoin and Evangelista working together.
Aucoin and Evangelista working together.
O’Reilly across.
O’Reilly across.
Score!
Score!
Okay.
Okay.
Well, we might have to change that list that we just saw for Predators franchise records if this keeps going.
Well, we might have to change that list that we just saw for Predators franchise records if this keeps going.
But what a play.
But what a play.
Down low to the factor, Ryan O’Reilly, and he drops a dime right on Stamkos’s stick.
Down low to the factor, Ryan O’Reilly, and he drops a dime right on Stamkos’s stick.
Second of the game, number 42 for number 91.
Second of the game, number 42 for number 91.
It’s, it’s just crazy.
It’s, it’s just crazy.
What a night for him.
What a night for him.
There’s Matt Woods working on a 30-point rookie season.
There’s Matt Woods working on a 30-point rookie season.
Had it taken away.
Had it taken away.
Back come the Ducks.
Back come the Ducks.
Randell works his way in.
Randell works his way in.
Saros with the save, rebound, score.
Saros with the save, rebound, score.
It’s the defenseman coming in to finish it off, Tristan Luneau.
It’s the defenseman coming in to finish it off, Tristan Luneau.
On the back end, and they put him into this must-win situation.
On the back end, and they put him into this must-win situation.
He come- Ryder to the corner.
He come- Ryder to the corner.
Roope Hintz, Justin Danault, Fedor Svechnikov, and Adam Will.
Roope Hintz, Justin Danault, Fedor Svechnikov, and Adam Will.
Saved by Saros, rebound, score.
Saved by Saros, rebound, score.
And the Ducks will continue on the power play.
And the Ducks will continue on the power play.
Troy Terry.
Troy Terry.
You nailed the point on that with the stick lift there.
You nailed the point on that with the stick lift there.
I missed that, but here’s a goal.
I missed that, but here’s a goal.
Just get it to the net.
Just get it to the net.
Troy Terry at the net front opens up right here.
Troy Terry at the net front opens up right here.
Watch the spin around.
Watch the spin around.
That’s a good net front guy.
That’s a good net front guy.
Gets the forehand.
Gets the forehand.
Rolling puck, easier to lift.
Rolling puck, easier to lift.
Just lifts it over the pad of Juuse Saros.
Just lifts it over the pad of Juuse Saros.
So now- It’s a matter of time.
So now- It’s a matter of time.
Yeah.
Yeah.
I mean, the, the Ducks have really They’ve dominated here in the third period.
I mean, the, the Ducks have really They’ve dominated here in the third period.
Macolm straight away.
Macolm straight away.
A bomb.
A bomb.
Glanced off of Saros.
Glanced off of Saros.
Save Husso.
Save Husso.
Six seconds left.
Six seconds left.
Forsberg, desperation time.
Forsberg, desperation time.
Two seconds.
Two seconds.
The shot.
The shot.
Loose in front, and that’s it.
Loose in front, and that’s it.
It’s over.
It’s over.
And tempers flare as the game ends.
And tempers flare as the game ends.