NBC Wednesday Rivalry Night, step aside. Blood will boil tonight instead.
It may not get the credit that it deserves nationally, but the Nashville Predators and Anaheim Ducks have one of the best rivalries in hockey. Tonight, that rivalry takes center stage once more.
Since 2011, the Predators have played the Anaheim Ducks in three separate playoff series, including two straight seasons. None of these series has gone fewer than six games and the Predators have won every single series. Not one of these series can be claimed to have been “clean”, but when one team fields Corey Perry and Ryan Kesler, what else would you expect?