Preds at Jets

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ABOUT THE PREDATORS

A three-goal lead after 20 minutes Tuesday was exactly the kind of start the Predators were looking for in Game 3 to hush the crowd at Bell MTS Place. But things took a dramatic turn in the middle frame as the Jets scored four goals to take the lead and eventually post a 7-4 triumph.

C Mike Fisher opened the scoring with his first goal of the playoffs just 4:53 into the game, talented agitator D P.K. Subban ripped his second of the postseason about five minutes later and LW Austin Watson supplied his fifth late in the period. D Mattias Ekholm set up the tallies by Fisher and Watson.

LW Filip Forsberg evened the game 4-4 with his fifth, a power-play goal, at 7:40 of the third period. But Winnipeg struck for three straight after that.

Nashville was 2-for-5 with the man advantage Tuesday and has scored three power-play tallies in 12 chances in the second-round series with Winnipeg. The Preds’ penalty killers have snuffed out nine of 11 man-advantage chances for the Jets.

LW Viktor Arvidsson, C Ryan Johansen and D Roman Josi were -3 on the night, while Subban and D Ryan Ellis were -2.

Beyond his reckless stick swing on Jets C Adam Lowry, there were just a few highlight-worthy saves by G Pekka Rinne, who surrendered five goals on 43 shots. He thwarted LW Kyle Connor on a clear-cut breakaway and turned aside several big blasts from RW Patrik Laine. In nine games during the ‘17-18 playoffs, the 35-year-old Vezina Trophy finalist has a 5-4 record with a 3.08 goals-against average and .901 save percentage.

NASHVILLE PREDATORS

35 Pekka Rinne G

74 Juuse Saros G

 

2 Anthony Bitetto D

4 Ryan Ellis D (A)

8 Kyle Turris C

9 Filip Forsberg LW (A)

10 Colton Sissons LW

11 Eeli Tolvanen RW

12 Mike Fisher C

13 Nick Bonino C

14 Mattias Ekholm D

15 Craig Smith C

17 Scott Hartnell LW

19 Calle Jarnkrok C

20 Mikko Salomaki RW

22 Kevin Fiala LW

25 Alexei Emelin D

33 Viktor Arvidsson LW

38 Ryan Hartman RW

51 Austin Watson RW

52 Matt Irwin D

59 Roman Josi D (C)

76 P.K. Subban D

92 Ryan Johansen C

 

Head coach: Peter Laviolette

Assistant coaches: Kevin McCarthy, Dan Muse

Goalie coach: Ben Vanderklok

Video coach: Lawrence Feloney

 

WINNIPEG JETS

34 Michael Hutchinson G

35 Steve Mason G

37 Connor Hellebuyck G

 

3 Tucker Poolman D

7 Ben Chiarot D

8 Jacob Trouba D

9 Andrew Copp C

13 Brandon Tanev RW

15 Matt Hendricks C

16 Shawn Matthias LW

17 Adam Lowry C

18 Bryan Little C

25 Paul Stastny C

26 Blake Wheeler RW (C)

27 Nikolaj Ehlers LW

29 Patrik Laine RW

33 Dustin Byfuglien D (A)

39 Toby Enstrom D

40 Joel Armia RW

44 Josh Morrissey D

52 Jack Roslovic LW

55 Mark Scheifele C (A)

56 Marko Dano LW

57 Tyler Myers D

70 Joe Morrow D

81 Kyle Connor LW

85 Mathieu Perreault C

 

Head coach: Paul Maurice

Assistant coaches: Charlie Huddy, Jamie Kompon, Todd Woodcroft

Goalie coach: Wade Flaherty

Video coach: Matt Prefontaine

 

(lineups subject to change)

— Jason Bell