The Predators hadn't allowed four goals in any game during their excellent Stanley Cup playoff run before Anaheim finally got rolling for its sellout crowd.
During Game 2 of the Western Conference Final on Sunday, the Anaheim Ducks forward somehow found the back of the net after his shot ricocheted off the helmet of Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne.
Rinne made 22 saves and Ryan Johansen, James Neal and Filip Forsberg scored for the Predators. "I feel like he got a lot of chances, even in the first round, and he's a goal-scorer", Predators defenseman Roman Josi said of Neal. Ducks LW Andrew Cogliano tied Todd Marchant for ninth with 52 playoff games on the franchise's all-time list.
"I think any time you see a team that goes deep in the playoffs and that ultimately wins the Stanley Cup, they're getting scoring from everyone that is on the team, everyone that chips in, like right through to the fourth line, and I think we have that", he said. "It's a great sign for a team". Tonight's response after getting down 2-0 is a character builder for our group. Another win Sunday would place the Predators in a dominant position as the series transitions to Bridgestone Arena, where they have won nine consecutive home playoff games.
Neal put a long shot past a sprawled Gibson after a prolonged threat by the Predators that left Anaheim's defense in disarray. Ondrej Kase's goal came on his third shot on goal of the game. "I don't know what's going through his head over there".
John Gibson stopped 30 shots, and Antoine Vermette had an empty-net goal for the Ducks.
Just something to keep an eye on as the series continues.
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He told the media, "We felt with the type of skating team - the pressure team - we're presented with in Nashville, we're going to need as much mobility as we possibly can have on the backend". Anaheim and Nashville are meeting in the postseason for the third time, including the past two seasons.
The Ducks recalled forwards Sam Carrick and Nic Kerdiles from San Diego (AHL) after the Gulls were eliminated by the San Jose Barracuda in their Calder Cup second-round series. He also must improve in the faceoff department, where he lost 18 of 27 on Friday after winning 55.3 percent in his first 10 games. "He's going to have to follow up on that year after year ... to become what we believe is a pretty good power forward".
"I didn't think we played that bad at the start", Vatanen said.
"It's good to get that one", Vatanen said.
Nashville dominated the tired Ducks, and Forsberg forced a turnover on a forecheck before tipping Matt Irwin's shot through Gibson for his fourth goal.
Neal did just that in overtime of Game 1, slipping into a quiet space away from the mayhem in front of the Anaheim goal to receive P.K Subban's pass and rip a shot off Ducks forward Corey Perry and past goalie John Gibson for the victor in Nashville's 3-2 victory on Friday at the Honda Center. The Ducks dispatched Edmonton in a decisive Game 7 on Wednesday night and and the short turnaround showed against well-rested Nashville, which dominated play and poured 46 shots on goal.
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