Heading into a pivotal Game 4 of the Western Conference finals on Thursday, the Nashville Predators have an opportunity to take a three-games-to-one stranglehold on the series -- while the Anaheim Ducks will try to close the gap and turn this into a three-game series.
Nashville was dominant in Game 3, doubling up the Ducks in shots on goal as they forged through two disallowed goals and superb goaltending from John Gibson to outright own the latter half of the third period. The Predators managed to hold Anaheim without a shot for most of the final frame, even when the Ducks pulled Gibson for the extra attacker.