Nashville won 4-2 at Anaheim on Wednesday, last night, ending the Ducks’ five-game winning run.
Shane Wright, Predators: 1 goal, 1 assist, 2 points, 4 shots, +3, 1 hit, 0 power-play goals. Mikael Granlund, Ducks: 1 goal, 1 assist, 2 points, 3 shots, +1, 0 hits, 0 power-play goals. Justus Annunen, Predators: 25 saves on 27 shots, .926 save percentage.
Nashville improves from 9-4-5 to 10-4-5 and moves to 25 points, extending its five-game pregame streak. Anaheim falls from 10-7-1 to 10-8-1, remains at 21 points and sees its five-game streak end.
Nashville entered ranked 10th in the DYMA Power Index (76.2), ahead of Anaheim at 17th (54.7), and backed that edge with four goals despite being outshot. Annunen’s .926 save percentage was the difference-maker behind the result.