Nashville, TN – The Nashville Predators continue to struggle finding the back of the net, falling behind early, then chasing the game and unable to hold off the Winnipeg Jets, 2-1.
Winnipeg scored just 18 seconds into the game when Patrik Laine completed a classic “give and go” with Kyle Connor to put the Jets on the board, 1-0.
The Predators have been falling behind early in their last series of games and just haven’t been able to rally back for a win. The effort has been there, but the goal tending against them has been superior. Tonight it was Connor Hellebuyck for Winnipeg that held off the Predators.
Nikolaj Ehlers took a pass from Jack Roslovic and buried the wrist shot at 3:47 of the second period to give Winnipeg their winning goal, and took a 2-0 lead.
Nashville finally got on the board at 18:11 of the second period when Nick Bonino took a feed from Rocco Grimaldi to find the open net and put the Predators on the board, and cut the lead in half, 2-1.
But that would be all she wrote for Nashville who is in the midst of a losing streak that stretches back to November 7th when they suffered their most embarrassing loss in franchise history to Colorado, 9-4.
Losses to San Jose, Vancouver and Chicago preceded tonight’s loss to the Jets.
Once again the Predators outshot their opponent 39-25 but came up short on the scoreboard.
Nashville will host the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night to once again earn points and get into the win column. Puck drops at 7:00pm.
