The Nashville Predators were shut out for the fourth time this season, losing 3-0 to the Seattle Kraken on Wednesday at Climate Pledge Arena.
Predators goalie Juuse Saros was tested early and often, weathering the storm and stopping all but two of the 36 shots he faced. Meanwhile, Nashville managed just 24 shots on goal, compared to Seattle’s 36. The Predators have now been outscored by their opponents in 11 straight games.
Ultimately, the Predators failed to convert any scoring chances and handed Kraken goaltender Joey Daccord his first shutout of the game. With the loss, the Predators finish their five-game road trip with a 1-2-2 record and a 6-11-3 record. record for the season.
How the Predators lined up against Seattle
Forsberg-O’Reilly-Nyquist
Stamkos – Sissons – Tomasino
Pärssinen – Novak – Marchessault
The Happy – McCarron – Smith
Skjei – Josi
Lauzon – Carrier
Del Gaizo – Schenn
Saros
Corner wood
Supplements: Jankowski, Evangelista
The Predators announced Wednesday morning that they have assigned defenseman Adam Wilsby to the AHL’s Milwaukee Admirals. The team recalled Wilsby on November 13 and fired him before he could play in an NHL game.
Game Summary
The Predators got off to an inauspicious start, as they were assessed a minor penalty just 17 seconds into the game for starting an incorrect alignment. When the official NHL roster was released, Steven Stamkos was selected as the starter in place of Filip Forsberg, but Forsberg was on the ice to start the game in place of Stamkos. Forsberg had been running line runs during warmups with fellow starters Ryan O’Reilly and Gustav Nyquist, so the starting formation listed on the lineup sheet appeared to be an error on the part of the coaching staff.
Nashville killed the ensuing penalty thanks to some critical and timely saves from Saros, and the game continued. The Predators had a chance to redeem themselves later in the period when Jonathan Marchessault took a penalty from Ben Meyers, but they were unable to capitalize on the opportunity on the power play.
Seattle finished the first period with the man advantage after Roman Josi was whistled for cross-checking against Matty Beniers; but Saros was once again sensational in the Predators penalty kill, making huge saves to keep the score at 0-0 heading into the first intermission.
Seattle finally broke a scoreless tie nearly 16 minutes into the second period, when Chandler Stephenson connected with Daniel Sprong to give the Kraken a 1-0 lead. Stephenson set up the play by moving the puck to fake a shot, opening the net for Sprong to dump the puck into.
The Kraken scored again in the first quarter of the third period on another play set up by Stephenson, a give-and-go in the neutral zone which was completed by Brandon Montour in front of the net to extend the lead to 2- 0. .
The Predators appeared to make it a one-goal game a little more than halfway through the third period, but what was initially called on the ice as a goal for Nashville was called back when an official review determined that Tommy Novak had thrown the puck into the net. .
With Saros filling in for the extra attacker, Yanni Gourde scored into the empty net at 17:17 of the third for the final 3-0.
Following
The Predators will return home to Bridgestone Arena for the first time in two weeks as they host the Winnipeg Jets in a Central Division showdown. Puck drop will take place at 6:00 p.m. CT and the game will be broadcast regionally on FanDuel Sports Network South and on ESPN+ for out-of-market customers in the United States.
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