The Nashville Predators’ rescheduled game against the Columbus Blue Jackets took place tonight, after a grinding win against the Calgary Flames last night. It felt a lot like déjà vu.
The Preds got off to a decent start before Tommy Novak was called for tripping. A strong penalty kill, including some shorthanded chances, and a good bounceback after the penalty kill helped them recover well from the man disadvantage, and they got a power play of their own later in the period as Columbus’s Andrew Peeke also got called for tripping.
Columbus’s penalty kill—and their goalie, Daniil Tarasov—handled the power play well, and the score remained 0-0 through the rest of the period and heading into first intermission.