Marchessault made it 3-0 with a power play goal at 14:17. He received a pass from Bunting on a 3-on-2 rush and beat Wolf on the forehand in front of the net.
“I thought our first half was good,” Bunting said. “We just played fast. I liked what our line did, we kind of hounded them and managed to turn some pucks over and we were lucky to get rewarded there.”
Huberdeau cut the lead to 3-1 at 4:39 of the third period thanks to a rebound of a Jake Bean shot.
“If you look closely, they scored two goals in one shift, and then they scored on the power play,” said Calgary defenseman Rasmus Andersson. “It’s obviously frustrating given our record. The effort is there, but the execution just isn’t.”
Farabee made it 3-2 at 11:57 with a one-timer from the right circle off a pass from Nazem Kadri.
“Sometimes during games we get in our way,” Flames coach Ryan Huska said. “That’s the hardest part right now. We have to get past those kinds of things. Whether it’s a turnover or an opportunity that doesn’t exist at one point, sometimes it comes back and hurts us. And I think we get in our own way in those situations.”
Filip Forsberg scored an empty-net goal at 19:36 for the 4-2 final.
“I liked the way we closed out the last five, six, seven, eight minutes of the game,” Predators coach Andrew Brunette said. “I think we finished the game in a good way. So it’s a good thing for us to come through because we haven’t had a three-goal lead very often here.”
REMARKS : Wood became the first Predators player since Philip Tomasino (two second-period points on March 13, 2022) to record a multi-point period at 20 or younger. … Saros started 11 of Nashville’s first 13 games. … Nashville defenseman Roman Josi missed his fifth straight game with an upper-body injury. … Predators forward Cole Smith left the game in the first period with an upper-body injury and did not return. There has been no update.
