Peter Laviolette was not going to watch his team get off to another slow start Wednesday night at the Pepsi center.
The Nashville Predators scored first and never looked back, building a 3-0 lead that would end up being just enough as they hung on to win 3-2. They are flying back to Nashville with a commanding 3-1 lead over the Colorado Avalanche and the opportunity to end the series Friday night.
Out of the gate, the Predators had a much better pace to their game than the previous three, finally looking like they acknowledged that the St.