Fifty games into the season, and the Nashville Predators are the healthiest they’ve been all year.
The offense looked pretty healthy in the first period as well, as a three-goal outburst propelled the Preds to a 5-0 victory over the Los Angeles Kings.
Not long after killing a Los Angeles penalty, Ryan Johansen initially put the Preds up 1-0, but the Kings challenged for goaltender interference and were successful in wiping the goal out.
A Craig Smith power play goal opened the scoring not too long after the disallowed marker.
The high-octane first period continued with Filip Forsberg burying a power play goal in the latter half of the period, and Calle Jarnkrok made it a 3-0 lead in the first, whacking away at a loose puck until it slid past Jonathan Quick.