NASHVILLE – First, it wasn’t a goal. Then, apparently, it was, before it wasn’t again.
That’s how chaotic Joe Pavelski’s apparent overtime marker was in the Sharks’ eventual 4-3 triple overtime defeat to the Predators in Game 4 of their second round series, which is now tied at two games apiece with Game 5 set for Saturday at SAP Center.
About seven-and-a-half minutes into the first overtime, Pavelski attempted to glove a puck that had rebounded six feet above ice level off of Pekka Rinne. He was given a slight shove from behind by Paul Gaustad, plowed into Rinne, and managed to swipe in the loose disc that had settled just outside the goalmouth.