Nils Hoglander’s first goal in a Nashville sweater was the difference Saturday, with the Predators edging the Dallas Stars 2-1 at Bridgestone Arena.
- Hoglander scored on the power play at 15:49 of the first period, redirecting Jack Ahcan’s left-point shot off his left skate from the top of the crease.
- The goal was Hoglander’s first with Nashville since the Predators acquired him from the Vancouver Canucks on June 29 for a third-round selection in the 2029 NHL Draft.
- Ahcan collected his first point as a Predator in his Nashville debut.
- Steven Stamkos also struck on the power play, tying the game 1-1 at 4:46 of the opening period. Ryan O’Reilly slipped a backhand feed through two Stars defenders, and Stamkos hammered a one-timer from the left circle.
- Stamkos reached 625 NHL goals in his 19th season, matching Jarome Iginla and Joe Sakic for 17th place on the League’s all-time goals list.
- Juuse Saros stopped 29 shots for Nashville, which moved to 1-1-0.
- Miro Heiskanen opened the scoring 47 seconds into the first. After a crease scramble, Mikko Rantanen found Heiskanen in the right circle for a blocker-side wrist shot.
- Casey DeSmith made 24 saves for Dallas, now 1-1-0.
- The Stars arrived in Nashville after a 4-0 home loss to the St. Louis Blues in Friday’s season opener.
