The Predators will also play Monday in Tampa before traveling south to face the Florida Panthers in back-to-back matches on Thursday and Friday.Īfter an unexpected four-day break due to Carolina's COVID-19 concerns, Tampa Bay returned to play Thursday and lost 1-0 to the Hurricanes on Martin Necas' marker 1:12 into overtime. Matt Duchene registered the only tally in the shootout, and goalie Juuse Saros was rock solid in denying Chicago's shooters anything in the one-on-one session that gave Nashville its second straight victory and some momentum heading to Florida. "Coming back home was kind of a chance to reset and play Chicago back-to-back." "That's not who we are as a team, and that was unacceptable," said Nick Cousins, who scored his first goal in a Nashville uniform in Wednesday's 2-1 shootout win. In the two games, the Stars tied an NHL record for most power-play goals over a two-game span, succeeding on 8 of 12 chances. Nashville returned home with little to show for the effort and struggling with a penalty-kill unit that allowed five power-play goals in the blowout loss and three more in the one-goal defeat. The score was more competitive two days later - a 3-2 loss in regulation to the Stars - but the damage had been done. In Tuesday's 3-2 overtime victory, captain Roman Josi tallied to put away the Blackhawks, helping Nashville cast aside the bad memories from a tough two-game stint in Texas.ĭallas blasted the Predators 7-0 in its first hockey game this season last Friday after a delayed start due to COVID-19 protocol. The Predators hosted Chicago in back-to-back tilts Tuesday and Wednesday, and the results - both requiring extra time - were good for Nashville over their former Western Conference foe. The streak was snapped Thursday in the division's final game of the night when the Stars beat Detroit 7-3 in Dallas. Over a stretch of six straight games in the division from Tuesday through Thursday, every contest was either settled in overtime or a shootout - all three-point contests. 01:00:50 GMT+00:00 - The Nashville Predators and Tampa Bay Lightning are discovering that playing more than 60 minutes is a way of life in the NHL's Central Division.įor the first time this season, the two division opponents will meet Saturday night on Florida's west coast, and they know there's a good likelihood overtime or the shootout may have to decide the winner.
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