In Nashville, Erik Johnson scored an empty net goal in the third period to give the Colorado Avalanche a 3-1 lead to help them hold off the Predators for a 3-2 win.
It was the sixth straight win for the Avs.
Gabriel Landeskog had a goal for the Avalanche – file photo by Lewis Bleiman
“We’ve just been really clicking,” Johnson said. “The road has been good to us. I think that’s just a sign of a team that really enjoys each other, gets along and has a lot of fun together. You spend a lot of time on the bus and on the plane, going to dinner, going to movies or having beers together or whatever … and I think that just makes it that much better for us on the road when you enjoy each other’s company and you want to play that hard for the guy next to you.”
Pavel Francouz made 30 saves in the win.
Viktor Arvidsson and Calle Jarnkrok scored in the third period to get the Preds close.
“I think anytime you don’t win the game you always want to see more, but I think we had a pretty strong effort,” Predators head coach John Hynes said. “I think [Saros] played very well. I thought [Francouz] played very well. We just didn’t find enough ways to be able to get the puck in the back of the net.”
Gabriel Landeskog and Martin Kaut gave the Avs a 2-0 lead in the middle frame.
“I was able to get a step and kind of get in between two guys,” Landeskog said. “Saros is a really good goalie, but you get around the net and as a smaller guy, has to put his shoulders down and then there’s sometimes room up top. I got a little lucky there. I don’t think it was in by much, but I’ll take that.”
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Juuse Saros made 28 saves in the loss.
It doesn’t really matter if I’m satisfied because the call is what it is,” Hynes said. “I can disagree or not, but it’s over now. I think you have to understand what happens in those situations and how to be able to respond.”
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