October 22, 2026 — The Nashville Predators were shut out 6-0 by the Boston Bruins on Thursday night at TD Garden. Michael DiPietro stopped all 28 Nashville shots, and David Pastrňák and Charlie McAvoy finished with four points apiece. The Predators fell to 3-3-3, while Boston improved to 8-2-1. More Sports News
Casey Mittelstadt opened the scoring at 3:49 of the first period. Elias Lindholm then converted on the power play at 16:38, 15 seconds after Nicolas Hague went off for holding. Pastrňák and JJ Peterka scored in the second period to make it 4-0 after 40 minutes. Mark Kastelic and Pastrňák added goals in the third.
Goaltending
| Goalie | DEC | GA | SA | SV | SV% | SO | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justus Annunen (NSH) | L | 6 | 31 | 25 | .806 | 0 | 60:00 |
| Michael DiPietro (BOS) | W | 0 | 28 | 28 | 1.000 | 1 | 60:00 |
Annunen played the full 60 minutes and made 25 saves on 31 shots. DiPietro’s 28-save shutout gave Boston a clean sheet against a Nashville team that won the shot-attempt battle.
Special Teams and Possession
Boston went 1-for-3 on the power play. Nashville was 0-for-1, with its only chance coming on a McAvoy high-sticking minor early in the third. The Predators held a 61-56 edge in shot attempts (52.1 CF%) and outhit Boston 22-9, but the Bruins outshot them 31-28. Roman Josi led Nashville with 24:29 of ice time and a 59.7 CF%.
Point Scorers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | SOG | Type | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Pastrňák (BOS) | 2 | 2 | 4 | +4 | 3 | EV | 16:37 |
| Charlie McAvoy (BOS) | 0 | 4 | 4 | +3 | 1 | EV/PP | 19:01 |
| Pavel Zacha (BOS) | 0 | 2 | 2 | +4 | 1 | EV/PP | 16:11 |
| Casey Mittelstadt (BOS) | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | EV, GWG | 15:03 |
| Elias Lindholm (BOS) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | PP | 13:43 |
| JJ Peterka (BOS) | 1 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 3 | EV | 17:52 |
| Mark Kastelic (BOS) | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | EV | 14:14 |
| Frederic Brunet (BOS) | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | EV | 18:18 |
| Tanner Jeannot (BOS) | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | EV | 13:51 |
| Matthew Poitras (BOS) | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | EV | 13:34 |
No Predator recorded a point, and Filip Forsberg finished at -3. Nils Höglander led Nashville with four shots. Pastrňák scored his fifth and sixth goals of the season and finished +4. McAvoy assisted on four of Boston’s six goals.
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