The Preds’ struggles continued today despite Steven Stamkos finally finding the back of the net.
Juuse Saros got the game started off with a big save on Vladimir Tarasenko, and the teams traded chances and zone time until — just after the ceremony celebrating his thousandth NHL game — Luke Schenn got the Preds on the board at 8:48. The goal gave both teams a break from the rising hostilities in a period that had already seen Brady Skjei briefly head down the tunnel.
Nashville continued to press, with a driving sequence from the Sissons line that seemed to put the Preds up 2-0 before a successful Detroit challenge had Colton Sissons’s goal overturned for offside.