Yay offense!
After dispatching the Tampa Bay Lightning last Monday night, the Nashville Predators put up five goals a game in three of their next four wins, all against divisional opponents. They beat Dallas Stars 5-2 last Wednesday, the Winnipeg Jets 5-1 last Friday, and then the Colorado Avalanche 5-3 last night.
With this offensive explosion (Sunday’s snoozer against Winnipeg notwithstanding—we will just skip that game for now) came some overall dominating performances, so let’s take a look at what worked in those wins. We’ll keep this analysis succinct; when you beat your opponents by a combined score of 15-6 you are doing a lot of things well, so we will focus on just a few key strong points.