After an abysmal finish to Thursday night’s game in Minnesota, the Nashville Predators needed to respond. They did so tonight with a (sort of) complete effort against the Colorado Avalanche, winning 5-2. Ten different players got a point and Pekka Rinne had 29 saves to get his 10th win of the season.
The disclaimer on this game for the Preds is regarding penalties—they took seven penalties in this one, including a five minute major, which could have spelled disaster.
It started early in the first period. The Predators took two early penalties—both for having too many men on the ice—but killed them both off.