For nearly two entire periods of game time, the Nashville Predators had Game 1 of the 2017 Stanley Cup Final on lockdown, holding the Pittsburgh Penguins without a shot on goal. It was what happened before and after that cost the Preds the game.
The Penguins defeated the Predators 5-3 on Monday night to take a 1-0 series lead, despite setting a record low with only twelve shots on goal, the fewest of any winning team in a Stanley Cup Final game. That total included three consecutive goals off of only eight shots in the first period.