![]() ![]() “We shot ourselves in the foot early,” coach Martin St. Montreal has allowed 22 goals in the last three games. “We haven’t scored too many goals this year, so it’s nice to see, and hopefully that can open up some floodgates for the future,” Ekholm said.Ĭole Caufield, Josh Anderson and Brendan Gallagher scored and Sam Montembeault stopped 28 shots for the slumping Canadiens, who have lost six straight and nine of 10. Nino Niederreiter had three assists and Mikael Granlund added two. Mattias Ekholm, Tommy Novak and Roman Josi each had a goal and an assist to lead the Nashville Predators to a 6-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night.Ĭody Glass, Colton Sissons and Matt Duchene also scored and Juuse Saros made 24 saves for Nashville. ![]() NHL, Nashville Predators, Montreal Canadiens A replay verified that.Predators win 6-3, extend Canadiens' losing streak to 6 But the referee ruled the net was dislodged before that occurred. No-goal call was right: On Anaheim’s first shot of the second period, Ducks defenseman Brandon Montour seemed to tap the rebound over the goal line. It struck Rinne’s right skate and deflected into the net. Perry had the puck beyond the goal line toward the corner, and simply centered the puck back out front. Rare Rinne mistake: Nashville goalie Pekka Rinne owns the NHL’s best playoff goaltending numbers thus far, but he would like to have a do-over on Perry’s shot. He received a two-minute instigator penalty for starting a fight with Anaheim’s Jared Boll after Boll threw a heavy check at Zolnierczyk.īoll didn’t receive a penalty for the hit, but McLeod took exception after Boll took a few strides to deliver the open-ice blow. At 6:33, a Nashville goal by Ryan Johansen was waved off because the referee was calling an interference penalty on Ekholm for crashing into Gibson.Ĭostly penalty: Nashville forward Cody McLeod was in the penalty box when Perry scored. ![]() Two lost goals: In the third period, twice in a span of 8 seconds, the Predators had goals waved off.Īn apparent Predators goal by Colton Sissons was waved off at 6:25 because Harry Zolniercyk interfered with Ducks goalie John Gibson. The Ducks didn’t have a shot on goal in the second period until 11:43. They outshot Anaheim 21-1 over one stretch spanning parts of the first and second periods. Predators dominated: The Predators had 40 shots on goal. Nashville tied the score 1-1 when Forsberg scored at 3:54 of the third period. Scoring plays: Corey Perry celebrated his 32nd birthday by scoring a bad-angle power-play goal at 15:35 of the second period. It was just a matter of sticking with it.” “Throughout the game I thought we played great,” Forsberg said. The Predators trailed 1-0 going into the third period. “To have our fans standing up the whole third period, cheering us on, gave us a lot of energy,” Nashville defenseman Mattias Ekholm said.Īnaheim winger Chris Wagner was in the penalty box for high-sticking Ryan Ellis when Josi scored. They now hold a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. Josi scored the game-winner on the power play with 2:43 left in regulation as the Predators won their sixth consecutive home playoff game this season. NASHVILLE - Filip Forsberg and Roman Josi scored third-period goals to carry the Nashville Predators to a 2-1 win against the Anaheim Ducks in Game 3 of the Western Conference final. ![]()
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