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Two quick third-period goals lift Preds over Blue Jackets
Calle Jarnkrok scored in the first and third periods, Pekka Rinne made 21 saves and the Nashville Predators beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-2 on Saturday night to split a two-game series. The Predators broke a 2-2 tie with two goals in the first 45 seconds of the third period.
The Canadian Press Roman Josi , The Canadian Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio Calle Jarnkrok scored in the first and third periods, Pekka Rinne made 21 saves and the Nashville Predators beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-2 on Saturday night to split a two-game series.
The Predators broke a 2-2 tie with two goals in the first 45 seconds of the third period. Jarnkrok beat Elvis Merzlikins from the slot 16 seconds in, and Filip Forsberg followed with his team-leading eighth goal, taking it to the net through two defenders after a faceoff.
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After Tuesday night’s 6-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Predators sit at seventh place in the Central Division, only leading Detroit. In terms of points percentage, they are the fifth-worst team in the NHL. They have a bottom-ten power play and the worst penalty kill in the league. Lines are scrambled each night as Head Coach John Hynes endlessly throws ideas against the wall hoping something sticks, but he hasn’t found any solutions. Despite keeping the core of their Stanley Cup Final run of the 2016-17 season still relatively intact, the Nashville Predators look completely lost.