Ryan O’Reilly's impressive performance led the Nashville Predators to a 4-1 victory over the Calgary Flames, marking his fifth career hat trick. O’Reilly opened the scoring in the second period with a power-play goal, and rookie Fedor Svechkov contributed with a goal and an assist for his first multipoint game. The Predators secured their second consecutive road win, demonstrating improved form.
The Flames, however, faced disappointment as Mikael Backlund scored the lone goal, suffering consecutive losses for the first time since November. Rookie goaltender Dustin Wolf, despite a solid performance, fell to 12-6-2.