In Washington, DC, The Nashville Predators had a 3-2 lead coming out of the first period on Wednesday. They surrendered the lead and trailed 4-3 heading to the third period.
Ryan Johansen scored in the third to tie the game at 4-4 and Yannick Weber scored the game-winner with under five minutes left in regulation to give the Preds a 5-4 win over the Capitals.
“It’s definitely a good confidence boost tonight, knowing that when we stick together we can go and get the job done,” Johansen said. “It’s definitely a good reminder that when we stick together, we can be successful.”
Juuse Saros made 29 saves in the win.
Richard Panik struck twice for the Caps.
“However it happens, to go into the third period with a lead and lose it, and especially how we lost, it was disappointing for sure,” Capitals coach Todd Reirden said.
Tom Wilson and Alex Ovechkin added single markers in the loss.
Jarred Tinordi, Mikael Granlund and Rocco Grimaldi all scored in the first period for the Predators.
“Obviously you want to win it, but the second [goal] was, can we come out of this game win or lose with some identity of pushback and getting through those situations?” Predators coach John Hynes said. “I really like the fact that we were able to stay with it and get rewarded for it.”
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Braden Holtby made 19 saves in the loss.
“Obviously when you get some breaks to go our way, you want to make sure that you don’t give it right back to them,” Holtby said. “That’s what I did tonight. I felt like we had a really strong game and it’s frustrating, but you move forward.”
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