In Nashville, the Predators held off the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday for a 3-1 win, spoiling the hot start that San Jose had been riding.
Matt Duchene scored off the power play in the first period for a 1-0 lead to Nashville.
“We were able to play the way we want to play, to our identity,” Predators head coach John Hynes said.
Nashville’s Juuse Saros made 28 saves to get the win.
Timo Meier scored the only goal for San Jose to cut the Predators’ lead, at the time, to 2-1.
“There’s a lot of good things and I’m trying to see the positives with this group,” Sharks head coach Bob Boughner said. “It’s early in the season [and] we’re 4-2 after playing five out of six on the road.”
San Jose dropped to 4-2-0.
Filip Forsberg scored n the middle frame to give Nashville the 2-0 lead.
“I thought we played pretty well for 60 [minutes],” Forsberg said. “They’re a pretty good team. They’ve got a lot of skill, a lot of young guys that are coming up and making a difference for them.”
Mikael Granlund scored a late empty-net goal for the 3-1 final.
The Predators improved to 3-4-0.
James Reimer took the loss on 23 saves.
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