James Neal made it 3-1 with 23 seconds remaining. He took a pass from Austin Watson for his second goal. Video: Gm3: Josi, Gaudreau strike 42 seconds apartįrederick Gaudreau gave the Predators a 2-1 lead at 6:33 on a wrist shot from the slot. We count on him for a lot of situations." He plays as well in the defensive zone as he does in the offensive zone. "Day in and day out at practice, every game, he gives the same quality of performance. "He's as consistent a player as there is in the National Hockey League," Predators coach Peter Laviolette said of Josi. Josi is the first defenseman with at least three points in a Stanley Cup Final game since Duncan Keith of the Chicago Blackhawks in 2010. His slap shot from the right faceoff circle beat Matt Murray for his sixth goal of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, most among NHL defensemen. Josi scored on a power play to tie the game 1-1 at 5:51 of the second period. "I think at those moments just mentally, you try to erase your mind and focus on the next save and remind yourself that you're still in the Finals and life's pretty good." "Well I think these first couple games and the beginning of the game, it's been a battle," Rinne said. Sunday at Bridgestone Arena.Roman Josi had one goal and two assists for the Predators, and Pekka Rinne, who was pulled from a 4-1, Game 2 loss, made 27 saves. He eventually cleared the puck to help preserve the lead. It finally paid off when Mikael Granlund tied the score 3-3 in the second while the Predators had a 5-on-3 advantage, given them their first power-play goal in 14 tries in the series.Įllis blocked two shots, including one while Carolina was on a power play with just over five minutes left in the third. Jordan Staal stalled the Predators momentum when he tied it 2-2 with 16:29 left in the second.Ĭonsecutive penalties by Mattias Ekholm finally caught up with the Predators in the second, when the Hurricanes made it 3-2 thanks to Vincent Trocheck with 7:14 remaining in the second.Įkholm had just come out of the penalty box when he was called for roughing.Īfter watching his team go 0-for-10 on the power play in the first two games, Predators coach John Hynes made wholesale changes to his units, notably removing two of $8 million-a-year players in Duchene and Johansen from the units. Saros was credited with the secondary assist. Sebastian Aho erased the home team’s early lead with 4:16 left in the first, his third goal of the series, when he banked the puck off Roman Josi and Juuse Saros and into the net.įilip Forsberg had the fans buzzing again, though, when he beat Alex Nedeljkovic one-on-one 25 seconds before the first-period buzzer. But Brett Pesce tied it with 3:21 remaining in regulation. Ryan Johansen tipped in Ellis' shot with 14:59 left in the third to give the Predators a 4-3 lead. The Hurricanes lead the best-of-seven series 2-1. INJURY NEWS: Nashville Predators' Viktor Arvidsson out of Game 3 lineup with upper-body injury NATIONAL ANTHEM SINGER: Keith Urban sings national anthem before Nashville Predators' Game 3 against the Hurricanes GAME WINNING GOAL: Watch Matt Duchene's game-wining goal in the second overtime of Game 3 View Gallery: NHL playoffs: Nashville Predators vs Carolina Hurricanes Game 3 photos
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