Predators beat Blues 5-2 with five different goal scorers
Jonathan Marchessault scored on a penalty shot and Juuse Saros made 24 saves as Nashville closed its homestand with a win.
NASHVILLE - The Nashville Predators beat the St. Louis Blues 5-2 on Saturday night at Bridgestone Arena, according to the NHL's official game summary and the team's recap. Five players scored for Nashville, which ended a three-game homestand with the win.
After St. Louis' Philip Broberg opened the scoring, Jonathan Marchessault tied it in the first period on a penalty shot, the first penalty-shot goal by a Predator since April 8, 2021, the team said. Filip Forsberg scored his first goal of the season later in the period, and Adam Edstrom added a shorthanded goal in the second. Jimmy Snuggerud scored on a St. Louis power play.
Ryan O'Reilly and Jack Drury scored in the third period. Steven Stamkos, Roman Josi and Adam Wilsby each had two assists, and Juuse Saros made 24 saves on 26 shots.
"I thought we played with a purpose in the third period," Predators head coach Andrew Brunette said in the team's recap.
Nashville is 3-2-3, according to the NHL standings. The Predators play at Boston on Thursday at 6 p.m. Central and at Pittsburgh on Saturday.
Source: NHL game summary and box score, Blues at Predators, Oct. 17, 2026 (https://api-web.nhle.com/v1/gamecenter/2026020131/landing; https://api-web.nhle.com/v1/gamecenter/2026020131/boxscore); Nashville Predators recap, Oct. 17, 2026 (https://www.nhl.com/predators/news/preds-score-five-to-conclude-homestand-with-win-over-blues-2026-10-17); NHL schedule (https://api-web.nhle.com/v1/club-schedule-season/NSH/now).