It was a lot of scoreboard watching while trying to handle their own business as the Stars had multiple games in hand for most of the year. Remember, the Predators were battling with the Dallas Stars for that fourth and final playoff spot, a clash that went pretty much down to the wire. The Predators have really proven their identity when they’re on the ropes and the pressure is on. I think we’ll certainly be ready to go for Game 6 and really excited about the opportunity that we have in front of us here.”
“I think we’re programmed, we’re ready, our guys respond. “As usual, we’ve been in these situations before,” Hynes said. But the bench boss never wavered in his confidence because of where this team has come from. Head coach John Hynes addressed the media following the Game 5 loss, and as expected, a lot of the focus was on the crucial win or go home game coming up. However, with how much adversity the Predators have faced and their experience, they may be the best team suited for the task. Playing a must-win game against one of the league’s top teams may sound pretty daunting. Upon returning home, the Predators won both games in double overtime thrillers to climb back into the series, to continue the up-and-down rollercoaster ride.īut after dropping Game 5 – again in overtime, go figure – the Predators once again have their backs against the wall, as they face playing elimination hockey when they return to Nashville for Game 6. However, the Predators have more than enough experience to know what it’s like to be down and nearly out. Being down to a powerhouse team, who many consider a Stanley Cup contender, was just a dip.
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But like the Predators’ entire season, the First Round series has seen its fair share of ups and downs. Not many, if any, gave the Predators a shot to win and when the Hurricanes jumped out to a 2-0 series lead, winning both of their home games, those critics surely felt good about their pick and playoff brackets. The Predators snuck into the playoffs as the fourth seed, which pitted them against the division’s top team, the Carolina Hurricanes. The team went 19-7-1 in their last 27 games, which since March 17, gave them the league’s fourth-best points percentage. Just when fans thought the season was done and planning for the future was the only thing left to do, they went on an incredible run. … Seider left the game in the third period after being hit by Nashville forward Tanner Jeannot.The Nashville Predators’ 2020-21 season has truly been a rollercoaster ride. … In 35 career games against Detroit, Matt Duchene has 28 points (13-15-28). … Suter’s assist on Fabbri’s power-play goal extended his point streak to six games (1-5-6). … Red Wings D Danny DeKeyser returned to the lineup after missing four games due to COVID-19 protocol and one game as a healthy scratch. … Nashville D Ben Harpur returned to the team after a six-game conditioning stint with the AHL’s Milwaukee Admirals. The Predators recalled G Connor Ingram from Milwaukee to back up Rittich. D Matt Benning was also out and is day-to-day with an upper-body injury. … Predators G Juuse Saros and D Mattias Ekholm missed Tuesday’s game due to non-COVID illness and are listed as day-to-day. NOTESĪfter facing each other eight times last season in the modified Central Division, the Red Wings and Predators meet only twice this season. Josi assisted on the Johansen and Cousins goals, giving him 12 points (4-8-12) in his last 11 games and 27 points (3-24-27) in 33 career games against the Red Wings. Seider leads the Red Wings with 15 assists. Nedeljkovic finished with 28 saves.ĭetroit got its first goal on the power play in the second period on Robby Fabbri’s rebound at the net. The score could have been a lot more lopsided for the Predators, but Nedeljkovic stopped Filip Forsberg and Philip Tomasino on breakaways in the second period.
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