Maybe the Islanders should consider more day games. In the only afternoon start on home ice all year on Saturday, they were shot out of a cannon, beating the Predators, 7-4, for a second straight victory with an Ilya Sorokin empty-net goal to boot as the trade deadline ticked closer.

The Nashville Predators will attempt to stop their four-game road losing streak in a matchup with the New York Islanders.

The New York Islanders (27-25-7) buried the Nashville Predators (21-30-7) 6-4 on Saturday afternoon in UBS Arena. The Islanders started off hot, striking just 2:37 into the game courtesy of Jean-Gabriel Pageau.

The Predators are the only team the Isles have not faced yet this season. Last year, the Islanders went 1-1-0 in the season series against Nashville including a 2-0 victory at UBS Arena where Semyon Varlamov pitched a 42-save shutout.

The Nashville Predators travel to the northeast to face off against the New York Islanders in an NHL matchup on Saturday.

Nashville Predators down 3-0 to New York Islanders ... the Islanders added to two more goals in the period, one from Kyle Palmieri on the power play and one from Bo Horvat. The Predators have ...

A dreadful first period doomed the Nashville Predators to their seventh loss in their last 10 games, falling 7-4 to the New York Islanders at UBS Arena Saturday afternoon.

ELMONT, N.Y. -- Ilya Sorokin was credited with the 20th goalie goal in NHL history and the New York Islanders defeated the Nashville Predators 7-4 at UBS Arena on Saturday.

Nelson earned an assist for the fifth straight game when he set up Kyle ... Marc Del Gaizo tallied for the Predators, who lost for the third time in four games. Nashville goalie Juuse Saros ...

Nashville Predators (21-30-7 ... TOP PERFORMERS: Anders Lee has 24 goals and 18 assists for the Islanders. Kyle Palmieri has six goals and one assist over the past 10 games.

Nashville (21-30-7, 49 points) is in seventh place in the Central Division and 16 points out of the final wild card position. According to Money Puck, the Predators have a 0.1% chance of making the playoffs and a 9.4% chance of earning the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NHL Draft.