When Game One got underway in Nashville, it looked for a while like the Predators’ march back to the Stanley Cup Finals would be a lot harder than their fans had hoped. Nikita Zadorov put the puck past Pekka Rinne on Colorado’s first shot of the series, and it could easily have been 2-0 or 3-0 by the end of the first period, but Rinne made a couple of mad stops to keep things at just 1-0. It wasn’t until the second period that Nashville would tie the score. Colorado would score again to take a 2-1 lead, and it wasn’t until a Nashville power play that the Predators would get the equalizer. Rinne stood on his head for the rest of the second period, but the game was still tied at 2-2 going into the second intermission. The Predators erupted, finally, in the third period, with a pair of goals from Filip Forsberg (including a highlight-reel tally) and an empty-netter to win 5-2. Can the Predators do it again on Saturday? Will it be as hard to get started? Check out our NHL betting preview for this Western Conference matchup.
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