Coach Peter Laviolette scratched his veteran center for game three in favor of a younger lineup.
In the absence of Ribeiro, the Preds played Mike Fisher beside James Neal and Colin Wilson (the second line from last year) and moved Forsberg up to the top line. Calle Jarnkrok dropped to the third line, beside countrymen Pontus Aberg and Viktor Arvidsson. The third line played very selective minutes, and the top two lines were more effective.
Is this lightning in a bottle, or a recipe to get back in this series?