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If we’ve learned anything in this series, it’s that no third period lead is safe.
For the third time in five games, the team who led in the third period ended up coughing up the lead and losing.
Despite ushering two third period comebacks in this series, this time it was the Vancouver Canucks who coughed up a late lead.
Nikita Zadorov nearly played hero, scoring the game’s first goal 3:11 into the third period. However, Roman Josi tied the game four minutes later and Alexandre Carrier scored the go-ahead goal with under eight minutes remaining in the game. That was enough for the Nashville Predators to hang onto a 2-1 win, cutting the Canucks series lead to 3-2.
“We’ll have a lot of fun tomorrow on the flight,” Josi told Sportsnet’s Dan Murphy postgame.
Game 6 takes place at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on Friday, May 3rd.
Zadorov’s big night spoiled
This was nearly Zadorov’s night.
The 6-foot-6, 250-pound defenceman has been a physical menace in this series. He had four hits, including one on Ryan McDonough that sent the Canucks crowd into a frenzy.
Zadorov is so exciting to watch. What an exciting exit from the penalty box. #Canucks pic.twitter.com/BiwmuxEUqT
— Trent Leith 🏳️🌈 (@trentl14) May 1, 2024
Then, during a scoreless game early in the third period, Zadorov went end-to-end and fooled Predators goaltender Juuse Saros with a shot just a few feet from the goal line.
Nikita Zadorov hero mode pic.twitter.com/OLr026qZvL
— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) May 1, 2024
More to come…