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STL· Sat Nov 7Game preview →2026-27 season
- GP
- 1
- G
- 0
- A
- 0
- PTS
- 0
- +/-
- -2
- PPP
- 0
- SOG
- 0
- TOI/G
- 16:12
Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | PTS | +/- | SOG | TOI | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22 | @BOS | L 0-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 16:12 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025-26 season | ||||||||||
| Apr 15 | @BUF | W 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:42 | 1 | 2 |
| Apr 13 | @TOR | W 6-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 16:48 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 11 | vs NYR | W 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:42 | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 9 | vs MIN | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 20:06 | 1 | 3 |
| Apr 7 | vs CGY | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 9:30 | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 4 | vs COL | L 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:54 | 1 | 1 |
| Apr 2 | vs WPG | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 13:00 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 31 | @BOS | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:54 | 5 | 0 |
| Mar 22 | vs VGK | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:06 | 1 | 1 |
| Mar 6 | vs COL | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 10:18 | 2 | 2 |
| Mar 3 | @CGY | W 6-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:12 | 0 | 3 |
| Mar 2 | @VAN | W 6-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 17:24 | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 28 | vs NSH | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:24 | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 4 | vs STL | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:30 | 3 | 1 |
| Jan 23 | vs STL | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:06 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 22 | @CBJ | L 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:48 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 20 | vs BOS | W 6-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:54 | 1 | 1 |
| Jan 18 | vs TBL | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:12 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 15 | @UTA | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:30 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 13 | @ANA | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 13:54 | 2 | 3 |
| Jan 10 | @SJS | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:06 | 1 | 1 |
| Jan 7 | @WSH | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 15:12 | 2 | 0 |
| Jan 6 | @CAR | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 19:30 | 2 | 3 |
| Jan 4 | vs MTL | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:24 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 1 | @CHI | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:30 | 2 | 1 |
| Dec 31 | vs BUF | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:36 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 23 | @DET | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:30 | 3 | 1 |
| Dec 21 | vs TOR | W 5-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 15:36 | 3 | 3 |
| Dec 19 | @ANA | W 8-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 17:48 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 18 | @SJS | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 16:00 | 3 | 5 |
| Dec 15 | vs LAK | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 14:36 | 3 | 1 |
| Dec 13 | vs FLA | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:24 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | vs SJS | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 17:24 | 2 | 2 |
| Dec 3 | @NJD | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:30 | 2 | 2 |
| Dec 2 | @NYR | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:12 | 3 | 2 |
| Nov 30 | vs OTT | W 6-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:06 | 1 | 2 |
| Nov 15 | vs PHI | W 5-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:18 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 13 | @MTL | W 7-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:24 | 2 | 2 |
| Nov 11 | @OTT | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:48 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs SEA | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:42 | 4 | 5 |
| Nov 8 | @NSH | W 5-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 17:42 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs ANA | L 5-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:30 | 2 | 3 |
| Nov 4 | vs EDM | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:24 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 1 | @FLA | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:54 | 1 | 7 |
| Oct 30 | @TBL | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:24 | 0 | 4 |
| Oct 28 | vs WSH | W 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:54 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 26 | @NSH | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 16:00 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs CAR | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:24 | 2 | 4 |
| Oct 23 | vs LAK | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:30 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs CBJ | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:36 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 18 | @STL | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:06 | 3 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | @COL | W 5-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 13:36 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | @WPG | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 12:12 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024-25 season | ||||||||||
| Apr 16 | @NSH | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 15:54 | 1 | 1 |
| Apr 14 | @DET | L 4-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 18:24 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 12 | vs UTA | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:12 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 10 | vs WPG | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:54 | 1 | 1 |
| Apr 8 | vs VAN | L 5-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 21:06 | 1 | 3 |
| Apr 6 | @MIN | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 21:24 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 5 | vs PIT | L 3-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 18:36 | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 3 | vs NSH | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:48 | 1 | 3 |
| Mar 31 | @SEA | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:54 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29 | @SEA | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:30 | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 27 | @CGY | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:36 | 1 | 2 |
| Mar 26 | @EDM | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 17:36 | 0 | 7 |
| Mar 24 | vs MIN | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 18:24 | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 22 | vs PHI | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 16:24 | 1 | 5 |
| Mar 20 | vs TBL | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 20:18 | 3 | 0 |
| Mar 18 | vs ANA | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:48 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 16 | @COL | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:00 | 0 | 3 |
| Mar 14 | @WPG | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 18:42 | 4 | 2 |
| Mar 9 | @VAN | W 4-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 15:54 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 8 | @EDM | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 15:48 | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 6 | vs CGY | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:54 | 2 | 1 |
| Mar 4 | vs NJD | W 4-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:12 | 2 | 1 |
| Mar 2 | vs STL | W 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:24 | 1 | 2 |
| Feb 28 | vs LAK | W 6-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 20:24 | 2 | 3 |
| Feb 25 | @CBJ | L 4-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:42 | 1 | 5 |
| Feb 23 | @NYI | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 18:48 | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 22 | @NJD | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:06 | 0 | 3 |
| Feb 4 | @ANA | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:48 | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 2 | vs CBJ | W 5-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 15:42 | 1 | 1 |
| Jan 31 | vs VAN | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 21:06 | 2 | 2 |
| Jan 28 | @VGK | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:54 | 1 | 1 |
| Jan 25 | @STL | W 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:42 | 2 | 1 |
| Jan 24 | vs VGK | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 18:54 | 2 | 2 |
| Jan 21 | vs CAR | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:18 | 3 | 4 |
| Jan 19 | vs DET | W 4-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 20:36 | 0 | 4 |
| Jan 18 | @COL | L 3-6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:48 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 16 | vs MTL | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:36 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 14 | @TOR | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 18:18 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 12 | @OTT | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 14:12 | 2 | 0 |
| Jan 11 | @MTL | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:18 | 1 | 2 |
| Jan 9 | @PHI | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:12 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 7 | @NYR | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:42 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 4 | vs UTA | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 21:54 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 2 | vs OTT | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:24 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 31 | vs BUF | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:00 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 29 | @CHI | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:30 | 1 | 2 |
Latest news
Lyubushkin is listed on the Predators's Opening Night roster.
After being placed on waivers by Nashville on Sunday, Lyubushkin will do a 180 and is set to open the 2026-27 regular season with the Predators. The 32-year-old blueliner was a solid role player in limited action with Dallas in 2025-26, where he posted a goal, nine points, 33 shots on net, 68 hits and 90 blocked shots across 53 regular-season outings. Lyubushkin has proven to be a productive player defensively at the NHL level, but his limited offensive upside could land him back in the AHL at some point in the upcoming campaign.
RotoWire via ESPN · Sep 29
Lyubushkin was placed on waivers Sunday, Nick Kieser of Lower Broad Hockey reports.
Lyubushkin earned nine points, 33 shots on net, 90 blocked shots, 68 hits and 40 PIM in 53 appearances for Dallas during the 2025-26 regular season. Nashville acquired Lyubushkin in a trade with the Stars in July. If he clears waivers, he could start the 2026-27 campaign with AHL Milwaukee.
RotoWire via ESPN · Sep 27
Lyubushkin and Mavrik Bourque were acquired by Nashville from Dallas on Wednesday in exchange for a 2027 second-round pick and a 2028 third-round selection, per Pierre LeBrun of TSN.
Lyubushkin had a goal, nine points, 40 PIM, 68 hits and 90 blocks in 53 regular-season appearances with the Stars in 2025-26. He'll be competing for a third-pairing spot with Nashville, but he might end up being the team's seventh blueliner, which would lead to him regularly serving as a healthy scratch.
RotoWire via ESPN · Jul 1
Lyubushkin notched an assist, two blocked shots and two PIM in Wednesday's 4-3 shootout win over the Sabres.
Lyubushkin has gotten steady playing time down the stretch in the absence of other defensemen. The blueliner ended his 10-game point drought with a helper on a Mavrik Bourque tally in the first period. Lyubushkin was scratched 11 times during the slump, which suggests he'll be a part-time player at best once Miro Heiskanen (lower body) returns. Lyubushkin ends the regular season with nine points, 33 shots on net, 40 PIM, 68 hits and 90 blocked shots over 53 appearances.
RotoWire via ESPN · Apr 16
Lyubushkin notched an assist, two shots on goal and two blocked shots in Monday's 6-1 win over the Canucks.
Lyubushkin missed some time prior to the Olympic break and looks to be in a part-time role with the Stars' defense at full health now. The 31-year-old blueliner is up to eight points, 28 shots on net, 36 PIM, 57 hits and 72 blocked shots over 42 appearances this season. When in the lineup, Lyubushkin is likely to fill a bottom-pairing role.
RotoWire via ESPN · Mar 3
Lyubushkin (lower body) is set to play Wednesday versus St. Louis, per Brien Rea of Victory+.
Lyubushkin missed Dallas' past four games because of the injury. He has a goal, seven points, 36 PIM, 54 hits and 67 blocks in 39 appearances in 2025-26. The 31-year-old's return might result in Alex Petrovic being a healthy scratch Wednesday.
RotoWire via ESPN · Feb 4