In Dallas, the Nashville Predators’ Juuse Saros made 37 saves and the Preds dumped the Stars, 1-0, on Saturday.
“Two huge wins for us against a team like Dallas,” Nashville’s Roman Josi said. “They’re a really good team. It’s just the way we competed, the way we defended, and [Saros] was unbelievable in both games, which definitely helps.”
It was the second straight shutout by the Preds over Dallas.
“He’s been playing amazing,” Ryan Ellis said about Saros. “[Juuse] has been unbelievable. He looks so calm even on high-danger chances. He’s just swallowing them up, eating them every time, and very limited rebounds.
“To be honest, he looks phenomenal right now.”
Ellis had the only goal of the game in the middle frame.
“It’s a five-game losing streak,” Dallas’ Tyler Seguin said. “It can’t happen, but I am glad it’s happening now and not the last five games of the season. We have time to keep building and get back on track, and I think we understand and hear that you can’t just flip a switch for [Playoff Game 1].”
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Ben Bishop made 22 saves in the loss.
“I felt really good,” Bishop said. “It was nice to be back. It felt like a long time, so it was nice to be back out there and it felt really good.”
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