Nashville opened the game on a four-shot streak before Ottawa got their first. They controlled the flow of the game pretty early and throughout. Craig Smith tallied several high-danger chances before getting a pass from Kyle Turris on the wall and driving it home to give the Predators a 1-0 lead.
The Predators continued their attack throughout the period, blocking 11 of Ottawa’s 25 shot attempts, and finished the period with 9 high danger shot attempts overall—five of which came from Smith. They kept it clean as well, as neither team took any penalties before the period came to an end.