The depleted Nashville Predators faced the Pittsburgh Penguins at home tonight, hours after Mattias Ekholm also headed out in a trade. Cal Foote stepped in on defense, while Luke Evangelista made his NHL debut on offense.
Tristan Jarry had to make a good save very early on, as Mikael Granlund raced in on a breakaway just seconds into the game and then got his own rebound. Jarry had both saves, however, and the game continued. While the Penguins monopolized the puck for a long stretch of the period, the Preds blocked some shots and eventually got it back.