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Goalie Juuse Saros made 29 saves for the Predators, who have won
four straight overall and the first three games of a trip slated
to conclude Sunday against the New York Rangers.
Pavel Zacha and Yegor Sharangovich scored for the Devils, who
have lost 10 of 13 (3-7-3). Goalie Mackenzie Blackwood recorded
24 saves.
The Devils took a brief lead shortly beyond the midway point of
the second. Nico Hischier was surrounded by Matt Benning and
Mark Borowiecki behind the Predators' net but managed to get the
puck to Jesper Bratt. The left winger then passed to Zacha, who
went to one knee and fired a shot beyond the outstretched stick
of Philip Tomasino and over Saros' far shoulder with 8:26 left.
The lead lasted just 1:37 before a Hischier turnover deep in the
Devils' zone led to Josi's goal. Hischier's pass off the boards
clipped off the stick of Filip Forsberg and was picked off by
Tomasino. He skated around the back of the net and passed
through traffic to an open Josi, who beat Blackwood under the
goalie's stick.
Tolvanen, who scored the game-winning goal with 11.5 seconds to
play in Thursday's 4-3 win over the New York Islanders, broke
the tie on the power play with 2:07 left.
Blackwood deflected a shot by Josi and a rebound by Tolvanen
glanced off the side of the net before the puck was collected by
Mikael Granlund. Tolvanen then dashed into the top of the left
faceoff circle, took a pass from Granlund and fired a shot past
Blackwood, who was screened as teammate Ryan Graves battled for
position with Ryan Johansen.
The Predators scored again following an end-to-end rush 6:11
into the third, when Trenin bore in on Blackwood and buried the
rebound of a shot by Nick Cousins.
The Devils pulled Blackwood with more than four minutes left and
closed within a goal when Sharangovich scored with 1:05
remaining, but the Predators held New Jersey without a shot the
rest of the way.
--Field Level Media
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