The big narrative heading into this game was, of course, Vancouver goalie Thatcher Demko’s injury. He was replaced in net by Casey DeSmith, and Nashville was able to take advantage of that to steal a much-needed road win.
Anthony Beauvillier got the scoring started early, tipping a Filip Forsberg shot past DeSmith at 1:14. The Canucks responded well, forcing Juuse Saros to make a few big saves and then drawing a penalty, as Brock Boeser got Colton Sissons to take a slash at him. The Preds got that one killed off without too much difficulty, but almost immediately took a too-many-men penalty.