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It's probably unwise to leave Filip Forsberg alone in front of the net.
But that's exactly what the Chicago Blackhawks did on March 22, allowing him room to score in overtime as the Nashville Predators won 3-2 at United Center.
"A guy fell behind the net and I got it back from him," Forsberg told FanDuel Sports Network's Lyndsay Rowley after the win. "A lot of room and a lot of time to see if something would open up and thankfully it did."
The play unfolded one minute into overtime with the score tied 2-2. Forsberg was tied up briefly with Andre Burakovsky behind the net, but won the puck and peeled to the front. Inexplicably, no Blackhawks defenders followed him, so he edged forward to create a scoring angle.
His quick wrist shot beat goaltender Spencer Knight over the left shoulder, giving Nashville (33-28-9, 75 points) its fourth straight win.
"I was waiting to see who was coming in," Forsberg told reporters later. "(Brady Skjei) was driving the back side, so that gave me some room, but I found the top corner."
Forsberg also scored to tie the game 1-1 in the first period, and he assisted on Steven Stamkos' game-tying goal with 10:17 left in regulation, giving him his sixth game with three or more points this season.
The win pushed Nashville three points ahead of the Los Angeles Kings for the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference. The Predators' next game is at home against the San Jose Sharks on March 24 (7 p.m. CT, FanDuel Sports Network).
The Kings visit the Utah Mammoth later March 22.
Goalie Juuse Saros also made his return from injury. After missing the past two games with an upper-body injury, Saros was back in the lineup and made 26 saves, improving to 25-19-7 this season.
"We stuck with it," Forsberg said. "It wasn't the prettiest game, but we defended pretty well and (Saros) made some incredible saves when we needed him to."
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Alex Daugherty is the Predators beat writer for The Tennessean. Contact Alex at [email protected]. Follow Alex on X, the platform formerly called Twitter, @alexdaugherty1. Also check out our Predators exclusive Instagram page @tennessean_preds.
This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: How Filip Forsberg's OT effort pushed Predators closer to playoffs
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But that's exactly what the Chicago Blackhawks did on March 22, allowing him room to score in overtime as the Nashville Predators won 3-2 at United Center.
"A guy fell behind the net and I got it back from him," Forsberg told FanDuel Sports Network's Lyndsay Rowley after the win. "A lot of room and a lot of time to see if something would open up and thankfully it did."
The play unfolded one minute into overtime with the score tied 2-2. Forsberg was tied up briefly with Andre Burakovsky behind the net, but won the puck and peeled to the front. Inexplicably, no Blackhawks defenders followed him, so he edged forward to create a scoring angle.
His quick wrist shot beat goaltender Spencer Knight over the left shoulder, giving Nashville (33-28-9, 75 points) its fourth straight win.
"I was waiting to see who was coming in," Forsberg told reporters later. "(Brady Skjei) was driving the back side, so that gave me some room, but I found the top corner."
Forsberg also scored to tie the game 1-1 in the first period, and he assisted on Steven Stamkos' game-tying goal with 10:17 left in regulation, giving him his sixth game with three or more points this season.
The win pushed Nashville three points ahead of the Los Angeles Kings for the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference. The Predators' next game is at home against the San Jose Sharks on March 24 (7 p.m. CT, FanDuel Sports Network).
The Kings visit the Utah Mammoth later March 22.
Goalie Juuse Saros also made his return from injury. After missing the past two games with an upper-body injury, Saros was back in the lineup and made 26 saves, improving to 25-19-7 this season.
"We stuck with it," Forsberg said. "It wasn't the prettiest game, but we defended pretty well and (Saros) made some incredible saves when we needed him to."
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Alex Daugherty is the Predators beat writer for The Tennessean. Contact Alex at [email protected]. Follow Alex on X, the platform formerly called Twitter, @alexdaugherty1. Also check out our Predators exclusive Instagram page @tennessean_preds.
This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: How Filip Forsberg's OT effort pushed Predators closer to playoffs
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