Pair Of Controversial Penalty Calls Cost Nashville Predators Win To Devils | Recap
Crucial penalty calls swung the game as the Predators fell to the Devils. Disputed calls and a costly power play goal sealed their fate.
A pair of calls on the Nashville Predators down the stretch proved costly in a 4-2 loss to the New Jersey Devils on Thursday at Bridgestone Arena. Halfway through the third period, Fedor Svechkov was called for tripping on Jack Hughes, seeing Svechkov partially make contact with Hughes on a poke check. While that was killed, Matthew Wood was later called for tripping on Evgenii Dadonov, another call that was heavily disputed by the Predators.
Western Conference Wild Card Standings WC1: Utah Mammoth - 80 PTS (vs. Washington) WC2: Nashville Predators - 77 PTS (vs. New Jersey, L 4-2) 1.
Seattle Kraken - 74 PTS (vs. Tampa, W 4-3 OT) 2. Los Angeles Kings - 74 PTS (vs.
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