NASHVILLE – Getting a pair of goals from an unlikely source in a playoff game – or any game, for that matter – is typically enough to propel a team to victory. That’s even truer when they are the first two goals of the game.
That’s what happened in Game 6 in Nashville, as the Sharks quickly jumped out in front of the Predators on a pair of first period scores by Chris Tierney, who had just seven goals in 79 regular season games. The 21-year-old tipped in a Marc-Edouard Vlasic shot midway through the opening frame, and less than two minutes later slammed home a loose puck into a wide open net.