Predators Pitch Shutout Against Blues
Record 16-6-1
My Thoughts on Tonight's Game
- Blues came out flat in first period giving up a goal just 2:32 into the game and managing just 6 shots on goal.
- They turned it around in the 2nd and 3rd periods, outshooting Nashville 28-16 but couldn't manage to score.
- Nashville played a tough game keeping the Blues on the outside all night. St. Louis could never really get much into the middle and Nashville goalie Rinne didn't give up many rebounds.
- The puck seemed to take a lot of funny bounces tonight. It seemed like they just couldn't keep it on their sticks.
- Power Play was 0 for 3. I've said it before. In these tight games, if you can't take advantage of the power play you won't win these kinds of games. A hot team who has now won 9 of their last 10, playing in front of a great goalie just got the best of the Blues tonight.
- St. Louis even struggled to gain the offensive zone. Nashville's defense seemed to puzzle the Blues.
- Bouwmeester is fitting in nicely.
- Why does Bortuzzo get so many shots?
- My gut feeling is that when Berglund comes back, Paajarvi may be the odd man out.
- Hutton's save midway through the 3rd period was the play of the game, for sure. And then to see Thorburn and Edmundson diving to clear the puck out from in front of the net was great too. Thorburn actually got to it first.
- Not much else to talk about. Nashville got an empty net goal for the final score of 2-0.
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