Late Penalty Costs Nashville Predators Final Game Of Season To Ducks
A late penalty proved fatal as the Ducks snatched victory, denying the Predators a fitting season finale despite offensive fireworks.
A four-minute double-minor for high sticking on Tyson Jost in the final four minutes of the game proved costly in the Nashville Predators' 5-4 loss to the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday at Bridgestone Arena. With 3:57 left in regulation and the game tied, Jost caught Troy Terry in the mouth with a high stick and drew blood. 1:03 into the power play, Terry put away a rebound from Mikael Granlund to give Anaheim the go-ahead goal.
Both Filip Forsberg and Steven Stamkos were flirting with hat tricks as they had two goals apiece. "It was a fun hockey game," Predators head coach Andrew Brunette said. "You got some goals and showed some of our youth in the organization that is on its way.
Too bad with the ending. It was a game you liked to see keep going... We competed hard.
We played hard. " Stamkos scored off a slot feed from Cole O'Hara to tie the game, 1 -1, and was O'Hara's first NHL point. O'Hara was informed after morning skate that he'd be making his NHL debut and had family members fly in for the game.