The Nashville Predators were on the wrong end of a thrashing Wednesday night, as the Anaheim Ducks avenged their elimination from last year’s postseason to the tune of a 6-1 whooping. Despite a third period goal from Colin Wilson, the positives remained in shockingly short supply.
Perhaps most horrifying was the Predators special teams. The power play, which entered the night with the most scores in the league and second-highest scoring percentage, surrendered two short handed goals to the opposition while marking only one irrelevant Wilson point after down 6-0 in the third.
These results came on five power play attempts which managed to provide Anaheim with multiple odd-man rushes and breakaway opportunities.