Andrew Brunette addresses the issues of Nashville Predators goaltender Juuse Saros, who leads the NHL with 19 losses.
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Juuse Saros allowed five goals in a loss to the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday. It continues an alarming trend for the Nashville Predators' goaltender.
Tommy Novak scored the lone goal for the Predators, who have now lost two in a row after their season-long five-game winning streak. Juuse Saros finished with 19 saves in the loss, while Canucks goaltender made 31 saves to earn his fourth win of the season.
The Predators snapped a season-high, five-game win streak with a loss to the Anaheim Ducks Saturday. On this week's episode, we discuss the following topics: If the Predators have won five of their last six,
Linus Karlsson scored his first NHL goal and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Nashville Predators 3-1 on Wednesday night. Nils Hoglander and Pius Suter also scored, and Quinn Hughes had two assists and for the Canucks,
Three of Nashville’s first-team Quarter Century selections — Weber, Rinne and Josi — were drafted by the Predators. Weber played 11 of his 16 seasons with the Predators, collecting 443 points (166 goals, 277 assists) in 763 games here. He served as a captain from 2010 to 2016 before Nashville traded him to Montreal for P.K. Subban.
Saros was the first goalie off during Wednesday's morning skate, Nick Kieser of 102.5 ESPN Nashville reports, indicating that he'll draw the home start against the Canucks. Saros has been inconsistent recently,
The Anaheim Ducks scored three goals in the second period to beat the Nashville Predators 5-2 at Honda Center on Saturday.
The third period started with a long sequence in the Canucks’ end that featured Filip Hronek getting a stick to the ribs (uncalled), then Derek Forbort getting high-sticked (uncalled) and Pius Suter taking a penalty. The Preds’ power play is a good one, but the Canucks managed to keep them at bay. Thank GOD Noah Juulsen was in the lineup.
It was an eventful night for the Swedes of the Vancouver Canucks, as the team managed a 3–1 win against the Nashville Predators. Nils Höglander, Linus Karlsson, and Pius Suter contributed to the 3–1 score.
The Canucks picked up the game’s first power play after some decent pressure on Nashville, as Steven Stamkos was called for holding. Perhaps lost in the shuffle is how good the Canucks’ power play was in their 5-2 win over the St.