Desperate home-team with tons of talent. Back-up goaltender in net. Second game of a back-to-back. Country Music Night. I mean, come on, this was almost scripted.
The Anaheim Ducks were a desperate team going into tonight's matchup and they got the start they wanted. Going up 3-0 with some quick scores off of Nashville turnovers, the Ducks built an early lead and forced the Predators to swim upstream the rest of the game. Carter Hutton got the start and let in some typical Hutton-like goals. That is to say, goals that a Carter Hutton-caliber player really has no business stopping.