Jake Guentzel had the lone goal for the Pittsburgh Penguins early in the first period when he put in the rebound from an Ian Cole slapshot.
Nashville’s Offense Explodes
Nashville tied the game in the second period with a Roman Josi power play goal. Less than a minute later, Frederick Gaudreau gave the Preds a 2-1 lead. James Neal got the Preds’ third goal late in the second when he chipped the puck in after it bounced off the side of the net.
The Predators padded their lead at 4:54 of the third period, when Chris Kunitz fumbled a puck that bounced off of Phil Kessel’s skate.