The Nashville Predators entered the 2017 playoffs facing the top team in the West, the Chicago Blackhawks. Watch today’s NHL Nugget for more with a guest appearance by country music singer Jason Aldean.
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Here’s today’s NHL nugget.
Here’s today’s NHL nugget.
April 20th, 2017, and in Nashville, the music wasn’t the only thing shutting the house down.
April 20th, 2017, and in Nashville, the music wasn’t the only thing shutting the house down.
The Nashville Predators didn’t just beat the Chicago Blackhawks, they swept them.
The Nashville Predators didn’t just beat the Chicago Blackhawks, they swept them.
Four games, no mercy, first playoff sweep in franchise history.
Four games, no mercy, first playoff sweep in franchise history.
And this wasn’t just any team.
And this wasn’t just any team.
Chicago had finished as the top seed in the West, then proceeded to lose eight straight games to end their season.
Chicago had finished as the top seed in the West, then proceeded to lose eight straight games to end their season.
That’s not a slump.
That’s not a slump.
That’s a full system shutdown.
That’s a full system shutdown.
Pekka Rinne?
Pekka Rinne?
Absolute lockdown.
Absolute lockdown.
123 saves on 126 shots, a .70 goals against average, and a .976 save percentage in the series.
123 saves on 126 shots, a .70 goals against average, and a .976 save percentage in the series.
And then there was Roman Josi.
And then there was Roman Josi.
Josi opened the scoring with a one-timer through traffic, then came back and buried a tic-tac-toe beauty for his second.
Josi opened the scoring with a one-timer through traffic, then came back and buried a tic-tac-toe beauty for his second.
Colton Sissons added one that bounced off Corey Crawford like a bad rebound off a drum kit, and Viktor Arvidsson iced it with the empty netter.
Colton Sissons added one that bounced off Corey Crawford like a bad rebound off a drum kit, and Viktor Arvidsson iced it with the empty netter.
And just like that, Nashville’s up 4-1, and the top seeds headed home early.
And just like that, Nashville’s up 4-1, and the top seeds headed home early.
Backed by clutch moments like Rinne slamming the door on Patrick Kane and Filip Forsberg saving a goal with a huge block, the Predators didn’t just win, they stunned the hockey world.
Backed by clutch moments like Rinne slamming the door on Patrick Kane and Filip Forsberg saving a goal with a huge block, the Predators didn’t just win, they stunned the hockey world.
April 20th, the night a President’s Trophy contender got swept off the stage in Smashville.
April 20th, the night a President’s Trophy contender got swept off the stage in Smashville.