After picking up a solid two points in a confidence-boosting shootout win against the newly-crowned-fiercest-rival Anaheim Ducks, the Predators will welcome the Boston Bruins to Bridgestone on Monday night. Although they pulled out the win against Anaheim, the Predators play at times was...let’s say...concerning (see below).
We can see that the Preds controlled play in a rather dominant manner after tying the game late, but, before that, it was a sluggish affair. The Smith-Turris-Fiala line continues to dominate, but it will be up to the rest of the top-9 to build another winning streak beginning with Boston.