The Nashville Predators took on the New York Rangers tonight in Madison Square Garden some dingy train station in Manhattan. The results? Pretty darn good. Who stood out, what happened, and why did any of it matter? All this and more below.
What went right?
The Predators controlled this game pretty well, generating some early looks against Alex Georgiev from the slot and working the puck around the offensive zone at will. The emphasis on low-high plays benefitted them immensely in a game where they never controlled the Corsi battle, instead giving them the edge in terms of chance quality and differential.