Then during Tuesday's 7-4 Panthers win, Saros played far better than the score would suggest.
It was Saros’ 13th victory in his last 18 starts, giving him the most since March 18 for any NHL goalie. PLAYOFF RACE: Have Preds' capitalized on being left intact? JUICE'S TIME: Saving Predators has been a perfect role for goalie Juuse Saros Saros saved 39 shots, shutting down Florida for the final two periods amid hardy cries of “J uuuuuu-ice” at Bridgestone Arena. The Panthers – one of the NHL’s most prolific offensive teams – outshot the Preds 40-27, and that didn’t matter in a 4-1 victory. Not only has that happened for the Preds, but even more impressively, it’s continuing to happen as the games only increase in pressure and importance.Īs good as goaltender Saros was that night against the Blackhawks, he was even better Monday. A dominant goaltender can change everything for a team. To those wondering how a bad Preds team suddenly turned so good this season, it's less about the "Why?" and more "Who?" … He was in total control of his game, as usual.” Right now, for the Nashville Predators – a team locked in a tight playoff race – they're all huge games.Īfter Friday's win, the Preds’ Ryan Johansen was asked what impressed him. So was Monday’s home win against the Florida Panthers. Florida Panthers at Bridgestoneįriday night’s bounce-back win in Chicago was a big one. It will be interesting to see how Nashville starts this game considering it is their first time away from home this season.View Gallery: Photos: Nashville Predators vs. I would expect this game to be extremely close and could be decided by one or two goals. This is the second game in a row the Jets will be without their captain, Blake Wheeler, while they are also expected to be without Mark Scheifele. The Winnipeg Jets come into tonight as the favorites, courtesy of WynnBET.
The last time these sides faced off was back on February 4, 2020, when the Predators beat the Jets 2-1 in Winnipeg courtesy of a Mikael Granlund overtime goal. It has been an extremely long time since the Jets and Predators have matched up against each other. The Winnipeg Jets are looking to win back-to-back games when they matchup against the Nashville Predators The game was tied at the start of the third period, but the Rangers were able to score two goals to win the game by three goals to one. On Thursday night the Predators lost to the Rangers.
It is worth noting that three of those games were decided by one goal. Nashville’s four-game opening homestand did not go so well for them as they only won one of their four games. On the other hand, this will be the Predators’ first road game of the new season.
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