The Predators have turned Bridgestone Arena — the team’s downtown rink also known as “Smashville” — into a fortress with a 5-0 home playoff record before Tuesday’s game. But Ducks coach Randy Carlyle says the raucous postseason atmosphere can work to his team’s favor too.
“You feed off the positives,” he said. “If you don't get shivers and chills up your spine stepping out onto the ice, then you're in the wrong sport.”
The crowd was as energetic as ever Tuesday, starting with superstar singer Keith Urban’s rendition of the national anthem and continuing with intermission mini-concerts, drum-beating fans and a sea of gold created by the T-shirts the team gave away.