nhl Game Recap
Recap - Predators Defeat New Jersey 6-5
It came down to a shootout and Pekka Rinne foiled the opposition in a 6-5 victory for Nashville over New Jersey Thursday.
Nashville was favored by -133 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Nashville got goals from Filip Forsberg(2), Mattias Ekholm, Matt Duchene, and Nick Bonino in the victory. Ekholm opened the scoring at 0:42 of the first period.
Pekka Rinne turned in a 27-save effort for the Predators.
New Jersey got goals from Pavel Zacha(2), Jesper Bratt, John Hayden, and Nikita Gusev in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
MacKenzie Blackwood stopped 25 of 30 shots for the Devils, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Nashville went 1-for-3, while the Devils were 2-for-3 with the man advantage.
Nashville lost the shots on goal battle to New Jersey by a margin of 32-30.
Nashville heads into a battle against the Golden Knights. New Jersey, meanwhile, will have their next action against Dallas.