On Saturday the Nashville Predators simply refused to lose against the San Jose Sharks, and Pekka Rinne made 42 blistering saves to give the Predators a 2-1 advantage. In front of a sold out house, the Sharks came to play a lot of hockey. Although the Sharks made 43 total shots, only one slipped past Rinne, and that one was scored in the second period to tie the game at 1-1 by Logan Couture who had the most shots on goal of any Shark, at 8. For the Predators, David Legwand scored in the first period unassisted, and Sergei Kostitsyn scored in the third period for the game winner. Kostitsyn has scored goals in five straight games.
Saturday was a great day for the Preds for one reason: this is only the second time in franchise history that Nashville has swept the California road trip. The Preds pick up six of six possible points on the trip, and jump all three California teams in the standings. With 50 points, the Predators now have 4th place in the Western Conference and will be looking for win number six on Tuesday night vs Minnesota in Nashville.
Saturday was a great day for me because it reminded me how much Nashville fans love their team. The support that I have seen the fans give this team over the course of this road trip has been something else. On the Internet, on the phones and TV, Twitter, Facebook, and everything else - it seems to be non stop. I can't wait till Tuesday night to experience the crowd; we might have a hard time controlling ourselves.
On another note, a moment of silence was held at the game for a former San Jose Shark. Tom Cavanagh died on Friday in Providence, Rhode Island. A Rhode Island native, Tom played four seasons at Harvard University and was drafted by the Sharks in 2001. His death has been ruled a suicide, and he was 28 years old. “Our son, Tom, was a young man who bravely fought the demons of mental illness for many years. This private struggle far surpassed his public athletic accomplishments.” -Joseph Cavanagh1.
1 Jason Remillard of The Republican
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