In Nashville, Roman Josi scored midway through extra time on Saturday to give the Predators a 3-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
“It felt like a really intense game,” Josi said. “It felt like it was really fast. Obviously, with their team, they’ve got some firepower up front, some really good players. I think in the first couple of games we were in position to get some points and we didn’t get them in the third period. Tonight was huge at home, 2-2 going into the third and finding a way to get two points is big for our group.”
Juuse Saros made 33 saves for the Nashville win.
Filip Forsberg added two helpers in the win.
“They’re a great team on the other side, but I thought we went toe-to-toe with them all night,” Forsberg said. “It was a pretty even hockey match. I’m sure [people] enjoyed watching it. We had a good time playing it as well. I thought we played overtime about as good as you can in this league and kept the puck and wore them down. A great goal by [Josi].”
William Nylander staked the Leafs to a 1-0 lead at 13:32 of the first period.
“I think we built a good stretch here of games and established how we want to play for the most part on the road trip,” Nylander said. “Bring that home with us.”
Ryan O’Reilly tied it 1-1 off the power play at 15:05 of the opening frame.
“It’s an important point for us,” Toronto coach Sheldon Keefe said. “I liked how our guys stayed with it. A few posts, a few missed breakaways. It’s that close to being able to get another two [points] here tonight. But I think there’s a lot of good things to take away from this game and really, through this trip. There’s a lot of good things that we can take back home with us.”
In the middle frame, Toronto reclaimed the lead on a marker from Mark Giordano for a 2-1 score.
O’;Reilly hit for his second power play goal of the game at 15:08 to kot it, 2-2.
Ilya Samsonov made 21 saves in the loss.
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