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greenOak · 01-13-2015, 02:02 AM

PREDATORS GAMES #15-20

GAME #15 (2/11/2021)

Blues 4
Predators 5

Shots on Goal: 44-39

Blues score four times in the second, but Ed Sharp’s two powerplay goals fuel the comeback as Predators win 5-4 in a high scoring affair. The Blues dictated the pace of play in the first period, but it was the Predators who eventually got the game’s first goal thanks to Anton Blindh. Craig Smith would extend the lead to 2-0 as Craig Smith scored on the powerplay with the lone assist from Erik Haula. The Blues, who had played well up to this point, would explode for three goals in the span of a minute and a half. Wayne Simmonds started the comeback with David Krejci and Alex Pietrangelo following suit. The Blues would extend their lead to 4-2 with a goal late in the period thanks to a Mitchell Levandoski goal. However, Ed Sharp would score on the powerplay before periods end to cut the lead to 4-3 going into the locker room. Sharp would be the one who tied the game six minutes into the third on another powerplay goal. With the score 4-4 and time running down in the third, it looked as if this game was headed to overtime until Nick Foligno, who had just returned from injury, scored the game winning goal with 40 seconds left in the game to give the Predators the 5-4 regulation win.

GAME #16 (4/11/2021)

Canadiens 4
Predators 2

Shots on Goal: 33-32

Kevin Weegar scores twice for the Candiens as they defeat the Predators by the score of 4-2. Nicklas Backstrom had a goal and an assist in the losing effort. The Canadiens got off to a quick start opening the scoring just five minutes into the game on a Kevin Weegar goal assisted by P.K Subban and Marc Staal. Jacob de la Rose would score a few minutes later to give the Canadiens a 2-0 lead which would end up being the score after one period of play. The Candiens would remain in front by two after a relatively uneventful second period which saw no scoring and no penalties. The Canadiens would put this game to rest in the first half of the third period with Kevin Weegar getting his second of the game, and Ondrej Kase scoring to make it a 4-0 lead. Philip Holm and Nicklas Backstrom would score in the second half of the third period, but it was too little to late as the Canadiens would go on to win this one by the score of 4-2. The Foligno-Haula-Smith line had a rough day for the Predators being a -3 on the night. The bottom pairing of Jake Milan and Trey Lewis also struggled being -2 on the night.

UPDATE: Predators sign 26-year old C Taylor Maruya to a 1-year ELC worth $550K.

GAME #17 (6/11/2021)

Predators 2
Blues 3

Shots on Goal: 37-25

Predators win the shot clock convincingly, but Cory Crawford makes 35 of 37 saves to help the Blues sneak out with a 3-2 victory. The first period was back and forth but saw no scoring. Pavel Zacha would score the first goal of the game four minutes into the second period, while Wayne Simmonds would extend the lead to 2-0 a couple minutes later. Pontus Aberg would cut the defecit in half before the end of the second, but the Blues would take a 2-1 lead into the locker room. The Predators dominated the third period and eventually got the game tying goal on a Philip Holm slapshot assisted by Ed Sharp and Nicklas Backstrom. Cory Crawford continually kept the Blues in the game making fourteen saves in the period. His hard work paid off when Morgan Klimchuk scored with just under five minutes left in regulation, a lead which would end up holding up as the Blues would get the 3-2 win. Sean Day had a solid game for the Predators getting an assist while blocking five shots, while Colin Martinhook also had a strong game on the back end registering four shots on goal while blocking two.

GAME #18 (8/11/2021)

Jets 3
Predators 4 (SO)

Shots on Goal: 38-27

In a game similar to the St. Louis game, the Jets won the shot clock convincingly but it was the Predators and their balanced attack that ultimately got the two points. Nashville started the game strongly, outshooting the Jets 11-7 in the opening frame, and got the game’s first goal eighteen minutes into the period thanks to Josh Bailey. However, the Jets would respond well to start the second period dictating the pace of play, but it was Erik Haula who got the first goal of the second making it a 2-0 Predators lead. However, just eight seconds after the Haula goal, Taylor Leier scored to cut the lead to one again - a lead which the Predators would take into the locker room after the second period. It wouldn’t take long for the Jets to get going in the third as Axel Blomqvist, who was buzzing around in the Predators zone all night, would score just eight seconds into the period to tie the game at 2. Nick Foligno would respond four minutes later with a goal assisted by Philip Holm and Colin Martinhook to give the Predators the lead once again. But the Jets would not go away. They mustered sixteen shots in the period and eventually, once again, got the game tying goal thanks to Jaxxon Button. The Jets kept pressing for the go ahead goal but Guindon shut the door on them. Overtime solved nothing, and a shootout was needed. Rookie Ed Sharp would score the only goal in the shootout and the Predators would escape with a 4-3 victory.

GAME #19 (10/11/2021)

Flames 2
Predators 4

Shots on Goal: 27-26

Nick Foligno’s hat trick lifts Predators to their second straight win in a 4-2 win over the Flames. The Predators played a sloppy first period getting outshot 12-8, but found themselves up 2-0 thanks to the goals from Craig Smith and Nick Foligno. Nashville’s sloppy play would continue in the second with a too many men penalty, a mistake which the Flames would capitalize on with a Sven Baertschi powerplay goal. The Flames would keep the pressure on the Predators but Nick Foligno would score again to restore the two goal cushion. However, the Flames would not cease to relent and narrowed the defecit to one before period’s end when Johnny Gaudreau scored with just over a minute left in the period. The Predators, lucky to be up after the first two periods, would sort out their sloppy play and play a fantastic shutdown third period outshooting Flames 12-3 and preventing any real scoring chances for the Calgary offense. They would get the insurance thanks to Nick Foligno who scored his hat trick goal midway through the third period and cruise to the 4-2 win. There was more good news for the Predators fans when it was announced that Zach Steppan would return to the lineup against the Canadiens in two days time.

GAME #20

Predators 1
Canadiens 2

Shots on Goal: 24-34

Canadiens hold Predators to just 24 shots on goal while Tyler Johnson provides all the offensive Montreal needed on route to a 2-1 win. The first period was a back and forth period, but the Canadiens’ seized the momentum midway through the first period when Tyler Johnson scored shorthanded, giving them a 1-0 lead after one period of play. The Canadiens continued their solid play into the second, but the Predators push for the tying goal would be complete when Pontus Aberg took a pass from Colin Blackwell and buried it in the back of the net to make it a 1-1 game. Monteral would not let their foot of the gas pedal, and Tyler Johnson would score his second of the game to restore the one goal lead for the Canadiens. Montreal would do an excellent job in the third shutting down the Nashville offense as they limited them to just five shots in the period on route to a 2-1 victory. Brent Seabrook and Sean Day had strong game on the back end for the Predators, while the top line of Sharp-Backstrom-Forsberg struggled getting only 3 shots on goal.

01-13-2015, 02:02 AM	#18
greenOak Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 203	PREDATORS GAMES #15-20 GAME #15 (2/11/2021) Blues 4 Predators 5 Shots on Goal: 44-39 Blues score four times in the second, but Ed Sharp’s two powerplay goals fuel the comeback as Predators win 5-4 in a high scoring affair. The Blues dictated the pace of play in the first period, but it was the Predators who eventually got the game’s first goal thanks to Anton Blindh. Craig Smith would extend the lead to 2-0 as Craig Smith scored on the powerplay with the lone assist from Erik Haula. The Blues, who had played well up to this point, would explode for three goals in the span of a minute and a half. Wayne Simmonds started the comeback with David Krejci and Alex Pietrangelo following suit. The Blues would extend their lead to 4-2 with a goal late in the period thanks to a Mitchell Levandoski goal. However, Ed Sharp would score on the powerplay before periods end to cut the lead to 4-3 going into the locker room. Sharp would be the one who tied the game six minutes into the third on another powerplay goal. With the score 4-4 and time running down in the third, it looked as if this game was headed to overtime until Nick Foligno, who had just returned from injury, scored the game winning goal with 40 seconds left in the game to give the Predators the 5-4 regulation win. GAME #16 (4/11/2021) Canadiens 4 Predators 2 Shots on Goal: 33-32 Kevin Weegar scores twice for the Candiens as they defeat the Predators by the score of 4-2. Nicklas Backstrom had a goal and an assist in the losing effort. The Canadiens got off to a quick start opening the scoring just five minutes into the game on a Kevin Weegar goal assisted by P.K Subban and Marc Staal. Jacob de la Rose would score a few minutes later to give the Canadiens a 2-0 lead which would end up being the score after one period of play. The Candiens would remain in front by two after a relatively uneventful second period which saw no scoring and no penalties. The Canadiens would put this game to rest in the first half of the third period with Kevin Weegar getting his second of the game, and Ondrej Kase scoring to make it a 4-0 lead. Philip Holm and Nicklas Backstrom would score in the second half of the third period, but it was too little to late as the Canadiens would go on to win this one by the score of 4-2. The Foligno-Haula-Smith line had a rough day for the Predators being a -3 on the night. The bottom pairing of Jake Milan and Trey Lewis also struggled being -2 on the night. UPDATE: Predators sign 26-year old C Taylor Maruya to a 1-year ELC worth $550K. GAME #17 (6/11/2021) Predators 2 Blues 3 Shots on Goal: 37-25 Predators win the shot clock convincingly, but Cory Crawford makes 35 of 37 saves to help the Blues sneak out with a 3-2 victory. The first period was back and forth but saw no scoring. Pavel Zacha would score the first goal of the game four minutes into the second period, while Wayne Simmonds would extend the lead to 2-0 a couple minutes later. Pontus Aberg would cut the defecit in half before the end of the second, but the Blues would take a 2-1 lead into the locker room. The Predators dominated the third period and eventually got the game tying goal on a Philip Holm slapshot assisted by Ed Sharp and Nicklas Backstrom. Cory Crawford continually kept the Blues in the game making fourteen saves in the period. His hard work paid off when Morgan Klimchuk scored with just under five minutes left in regulation, a lead which would end up holding up as the Blues would get the 3-2 win. Sean Day had a solid game for the Predators getting an assist while blocking five shots, while Colin Martinhook also had a strong game on the back end registering four shots on goal while blocking two. GAME #18 (8/11/2021) Jets 3 Predators 4 (SO) Shots on Goal: 38-27 In a game similar to the St. Louis game, the Jets won the shot clock convincingly but it was the Predators and their balanced attack that ultimately got the two points. Nashville started the game strongly, outshooting the Jets 11-7 in the opening frame, and got the game’s first goal eighteen minutes into the period thanks to Josh Bailey. However, the Jets would respond well to start the second period dictating the pace of play, but it was Erik Haula who got the first goal of the second making it a 2-0 Predators lead. However, just eight seconds after the Haula goal, Taylor Leier scored to cut the lead to one again - a lead which the Predators would take into the locker room after the second period. It wouldn’t take long for the Jets to get going in the third as Axel Blomqvist, who was buzzing around in the Predators zone all night, would score just eight seconds into the period to tie the game at 2. Nick Foligno would respond four minutes later with a goal assisted by Philip Holm and Colin Martinhook to give the Predators the lead once again. But the Jets would not go away. They mustered sixteen shots in the period and eventually, once again, got the game tying goal thanks to Jaxxon Button. The Jets kept pressing for the go ahead goal but Guindon shut the door on them. Overtime solved nothing, and a shootout was needed. Rookie Ed Sharp would score the only goal in the shootout and the Predators would escape with a 4-3 victory. GAME #19 (10/11/2021) Flames 2 Predators 4 Shots on Goal: 27-26 Nick Foligno’s hat trick lifts Predators to their second straight win in a 4-2 win over the Flames. The Predators played a sloppy first period getting outshot 12-8, but found themselves up 2-0 thanks to the goals from Craig Smith and Nick Foligno. Nashville’s sloppy play would continue in the second with a too many men penalty, a mistake which the Flames would capitalize on with a Sven Baertschi powerplay goal. The Flames would keep the pressure on the Predators but Nick Foligno would score again to restore the two goal cushion. However, the Flames would not cease to relent and narrowed the defecit to one before period’s end when Johnny Gaudreau scored with just over a minute left in the period. The Predators, lucky to be up after the first two periods, would sort out their sloppy play and play a fantastic shutdown third period outshooting Flames 12-3 and preventing any real scoring chances for the Calgary offense. They would get the insurance thanks to Nick Foligno who scored his hat trick goal midway through the third period and cruise to the 4-2 win. There was more good news for the Predators fans when it was announced that Zach Steppan would return to the lineup against the Canadiens in two days time. GAME #20 Predators 1 Canadiens 2 Shots on Goal: 24-34 Canadiens hold Predators to just 24 shots on goal while Tyler Johnson provides all the offensive Montreal needed on route to a 2-1 win. The first period was a back and forth period, but the Canadiens’ seized the momentum midway through the first period when Tyler Johnson scored shorthanded, giving them a 1-0 lead after one period of play. The Canadiens continued their solid play into the second, but the Predators push for the tying goal would be complete when Pontus Aberg took a pass from Colin Blackwell and buried it in the back of the net to make it a 1-1 game. Monteral would not let their foot of the gas pedal, and Tyler Johnson would score his second of the game to restore the one goal lead for the Canadiens. Montreal would do an excellent job in the third shutting down the Nashville offense as they limited them to just five shots in the period on route to a 2-1 victory. Brent Seabrook and Sean Day had strong game on the back end for the Predators, while the top line of Sharp-Backstrom-Forsberg struggled getting only 3 shots on goal.