Heading into today’s game, the Nashville Predators had an 8-3-3 record and the ninth-best xGF% at 5-on-5 in the league (52.42). The New York Rangers, on the other hand, were looking to improve on their 1-2-0 record on the road in the afternoon matinee.
The Rangers squandered an early power play opportunity and were out-shot by the Preds in the first. However, a fabulous goal by Filip Chytil — his second in two games since being called up from the AHL — gave the Rangers a 1-0 lead before the period’s conclusion.