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Stifling Defense Launches Nashville Predators Past Avalanche

Well, it’s done. After six games of very stress-inducing hockey, your Nashville Predators are moving on to the second round. Bring on the handshakes.

There’s Vezina candidate Pekka Rinne shaking hands with Corey Crawford... oh wait that’s the wrong first round series.

There. That’s better. The handshake line from the Preds’ 2018 first round series, featuring Vezina finalist Peks (and the rest of the team) giving former Predator Colin Wilson a huge hug.

Now let’s dive into what happened Sunday night.

The Preds opened up the game ready to close out the series, firing on all cylinders.