ANAHEIM — A day after scoring the overtime winner in Game 1 — his third goal in the last four games — a smiling James Neal said he’s feeling confident about his game.
Certainly, he’s feeling better than he did in the first round of the playoffs, when the Nashville Predators forward went four games without a goal. Back then, his stick felt chest freezer cold and every puck fired on net seemed to be the size of a beach ball. But then, just like that, he found his touch again.
Neal, who is tied with a team-leading four goals, can’t explain it.