Nashville 4, Vancouver 2
When: 8:00 PM ET, Tuesday, February 1, 2022
Where: Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee
Referees:
Chris Lee, Dan O'Rourke
Linesmen:
Jesse Marquis, Justin Johnson
Attendance:
17159
By Field Level Media
Filip Forsberg scored two goals as the Nashville Predators entered the NHL All-Star break by defeating the visiting Vancouver Canucks 4-2 on Tuesday night.
Ryan Johansen and Tanner Jeannot also scored for the Predators, who are 4-0-1 in their past five games. Goaltender Juuse Saros, who will play for the Central Division during All-Star Weekend in Las Vegas, made 30 saves.
Matthew Highmore and Oliver Ekman-Larsson scored for the Canucks, who went 2-1-1 on their four-game trip, including a 3-1 victory on Monday in Chicago. Pacific Division All-Star Thatcher Demko made 24 saves.
Forsberg put Nashville ahead 3-2 by scoring a power-play goal at 3:12 of the second period. He took a pass from Roman Josi and beat Demko with a one-timer from the top of the left faceoff circle for his team-high 24th of the season.
Jeannot made it 4-2 at 1:28 of the third, corralling the rebound of Mattias Ekholm's shot from the left point and lifting a backhander over Demko. It was Jeannot's 14th goal of the season, the most among NHL rookies.
The Canucks took a 1-0 lead when Highmore scored on a 2-on-1 break following a Nashville turnover in the neutral zone. Juho Lammikko tracked down the puck along the right-wing boards and fed Highmore, who was alone in front. He beat Saros to the glove side for his second of the season.
Johansen tied it at 14:22 with his 13th of the season, taking a pass from Michael McCarron and skating alone down the right wing before his shot from the circle beat Demko and caught the upper right corner.
Forsberg made it 2-1 just 1:08 later, redirecting Philippe Myers' shot from the right post past Demko. But Ekman-Larsson tied it at 2-2 at 17:36, taking a pass on his backhand near the blue line and, in one motion, spinning to his forehand and beating Saros through a screen.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Vancouver |
|
Nashville |
|
Oliver Ekman-Larsson 1 |
Points |
Filip Forsberg 2 |
|
Oliver Ekman-Larsson 1 |
Goals |
Filip Forsberg 2 |
|
Brock Boeser 1 |
Assists |
Alexandre Carrier 1 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
Filip Forsberg 1 |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Thatcher Demko .857 |
Save Percentage |
Juuse Saros .938 |
|
Thatcher Demko 24 |
Saves |
Juuse Saros 30 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Vancouver
|
32 |
2 |
0-2 |
2-3 |
6 |
20 |
| Nashville
|
28 |
4 |
1-3 |
2-2 |
4 |
31 |
Upcoming Games
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Nashville will play their next game on the road against Dallas. The Predators have a W/L % of .607 after a win and .611 after a loss.
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Vancouver will play their next game at home against Arizona. The Canucks have a W/L % of .474 after a win and .440 after a loss.