# Nashville Predators Score Late Goal to Force Overtime

> Nashville scores with 0.8 seconds left to tie San Jose in shootout.
- Title: Nashville Predators Score Late Goal to Force Overtime
- Summary: Nashville scores with 0.8 seconds left to tie San Jose in shootout. Nashville Predators tied San Jose Sharks 2-2 in final seconds before losing 3-2 in…
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- Source: Nashville Predators On SI — https://si.com/nhl/predators/onsi/news/nashville-scores-final-second-salvage-point-against-san-jose
- Published: 2026-10-16T03:26:31+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: nashville predators, san jose sharks, nhl, steven stamkos, juuse saros, shootout, bridgestone arena, sports
## Nashville Predators
Nashville (2-2-3) scored with no time left to force overtime but fell 3-2 in shootout to San Jose Sharks (4-3-0).
## Andrew Brunette
Brunette called the team resilient with hope for a late goal before overtime chances.

> Yeah, we were a resilient group
## First Fight
Defenseman Nic Hague fought center Zack Ostapchuk in first period at 2:51.
## San Jose Leads
San Jose scored first with Tyler Toffoli finding Mason Marchment at 5:30.
## First Period Power Plays
Hague put San Jose on power play at 12:06 after hooking penalty.
## Predators' First Period
Predators had 29 shot attempts but trailed 1-0 after intermission.
## Second Period
Sharks and Predators traded fruitless power plays in second period.
## Second Period Penalties
Schaefer took second penalty at 18:40 for high-sticking.
## Final Period Goal
Smith scored with 4:28 left to double San Jose's lead.
## Predators Equalize
O'Reilly scored with 9:05 to halve deficit in fourth power play.
## Final Seconds
Stamkos scored with 0.8 seconds left to tie game in overtime.
## Shootout Result
Nashville sent O'Reilly, Forsberg and Colton to shootout but none scored.
## Next Game
Nashville faces St. Louis Blues at 7 p.m. CT on Saturday.
## Key takeaway

Nashville Predators tied San Jose Sharks 2-2 in final seconds before losing 3-2 in shootout.