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.

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.

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.

Kyle Palmieri and Alexander Romanov scored ... with the second game being played on April 8th in Nashville. Live stream Predators vs. Islanders on Fubo: Start your subscription now!

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.

New York Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin was credited with his first career goal when Nashville Predators forward Steven Stamkos sent a pass into his own net in the final seconds of New York’s 7-4 v

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 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 ...