November 10, 2025 — The Nashville Predators dropped their ninth game of the season, falling 6-3 to the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden before 18,006 fans. Matthew Wood’s first career hat trick wasn’t enough to overcome a struggling defensive performance and subpar goaltending in the 2-hour, 31-minute contest.

Wood provided all the offense Nashville could muster, scoring in each period including two power-play goals. He opened the Predators’ account at 16:16 of the first period with a man-advantage marker assisted by Michael Bunting and Brady Skjei, temporarily tying the game at 1-1. However, the Rangers quickly answered to take a 2-1 lead into the intermission.

Saros Struggles in Net

The goaltending disparity proved decisive, with Juuse Saros posting his worst performance of t

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