ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The Anaheim Ducks were down a game in the Western Conference finals and down 2-0 in Game 2 against Pekka Rinne, the most dominant goalie in these Stanley Cup playoffs.
That's when Sami Vatanen got the puck and thought he saw a sliver of room over Rinne's shoulder.
"So I just closed my eyes and shot it in there," Vatanen said with his usual Finnish deadpan delivery.
After every slow start and tight game over their past month, not much can ruffle these Ducks. Once they coolly opened a crack in Rinne and the Nashville Predators, they started a deluge that evened the series.
Nick Ritchie broke a tie late in the second period, and Anaheim roared back from that early two-goal deficit for a 5-3 victory Sunday night.
Just when the Ducks appeared to be in serious danger of losing two straight home games to start their second straight series, they made a thrilling surge of four goals in less than 19 minutes.
"Everybody says we go about it the hard way, but as long as we get the job done," shrugged John Gibson, who stopped 30 shots.
Vatanen, Jakob Silfverberg and Ondrej Kase also scored for the Ducks before Antoine Vermette added an empty-netter. The Predators hadn't allowed four goals in any game during their excellent Stanley Cup playoff run before Anaheim got five in front of its sellout crowd.
"I wish we didn't get down in the first place, but I think we have three or four lines that get going and just keep punching through," Ducks forward Rickard Rakell said. "It's almost like we feel, `Oh, we've got nothing to lose now.' It's almost like that's when we play our best game. Maybe sometimes we shouldn't wait for that to get going."
Game 3 is Tuesday night in Nashville.
Rinne made 22 saves and Ryan Johansen, James Neal and Filip Forsberg scored for the Predators. They faced relatively little adversity while steamrolling Chicago and St. Louis in the first two rounds on the way to the first conference finals in franchise history.
Nashville has a serious challenge now, and adversity has arrived in the form of Ryan Kesler, the Ducks' defense-minded center. Johansen had a goal and an assist, but Kesler's well-known style of physical play already has burrowed under his skin.
"I mean, it just blows my mind watching," Johansen said. "I don't know what's going through his head over there. Like his family and his friends watching him play, I don't know how you cheer for a guy like that. It just doesn't make sense how he plays the game. I'm just trying to go out there and play hockey, and it sucks when you've got to pull a stick out of your groin every shift."
Two days after Nashville's 3-2 overtime victory at Honda Center in the series opener, Johansen and Neal scored in the opening 8:32 of Game 2.
The Ducks eventually got around to replying with high-octane hockey -- and a few fortunate bounces -- that was too much even for Rinne, who hadn't given up four goals in a game since March 13.
"The second (period), they got to control the tempo of the game and had the puck a little bit more, and obviously that plays into their hands," Rinne said. "But we still battled back. Obviously, disappointed personally in that second period."
Ritchie, the power forward making his first career playoff run, scored the winning goal in Game 7 against Edmonton. Four days later, he got his next major goal on an exceptional high shot that appeared to glance off Rinne's mask on the way in.
Anaheim hung on through a frenetic third period, surviving a few mad scrambles before captain Ryan Getzlaf got his third assist of the night on Vermette's empty-netter.
Although Honda Center was much fuller and louder than it was for the traffic-affected series opener, Johansen scored on a breakaway just 4:18 in. Neal doubled the lead on a power play with one of the easiest goals in recent NHL history, escorting the puck unimpeded into the net when Gibson completely lost sight of the play.
After Vatanen ended Anaheim's 0-for-20 slump on the power play, Silfverberg evened it in the opening minute of the second period, cashing in Rakell's pass for his ninth goal.
The Predators took another lead when Forsberg converted a rebound of a breakaway by speedy Viktor Arvidsson, who had two assists.
But the Ducks pulled even again on the first career playoff goal for Kase, the aggressive Czech rookie, who slipped a puck through traffic.
Game notes
The Ducks kept veteran Jared Boll in their lineup over several young prospects to replace injured F Patrick Eaves, who missed his sixth straight game. Boll, who is scoreless in four postseason games, had no goals and three assists in 51 regular-season games. ... Getzlaf has 18 points in the postseason, trailing only Pittsburgh's Evgeni Malkin (19). ... Mike Trout crossed Katella Avenue to support the Ducks for the second time in three playoff games. The two-time AL MVP homered and stole two bases to help the Angels beat Detroit 4-1 earlier Sunday.
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O. Kase (Ducks - RW): Goals: 1, Assists: 0
S. Vatanen (Ducks - D): Goals: 1, Assists: 0
V. Arvidsson (Predators - RW): Goals: 0, Assists: 2
* - A player receives a "plus" if he is on the ice when his Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. He receives a "minus" if he is on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.
That's when Sami Vatanen got the puck and thought he saw a sliver of room over Rinne's shoulder.
"So I just closed my eyes and shot it in there," Vatanen said with his usual Finnish deadpan delivery.
After every slow start and tight game over their past month, not much can ruffle these Ducks. Once they coolly opened a crack in Rinne and the Nashville Predators, they started a deluge that evened the series.
Nick Ritchie broke a tie late in the second period, and Anaheim roared back from that early two-goal deficit for a 5-3 victory Sunday night.
Just when the Ducks appeared to be in serious danger of losing two straight home games to start their second straight series, they made a thrilling surge of four goals in less than 19 minutes.
"Everybody says we go about it the hard way, but as long as we get the job done," shrugged John Gibson, who stopped 30 shots.
Vatanen, Jakob Silfverberg and Ondrej Kase also scored for the Ducks before Antoine Vermette added an empty-netter. The Predators hadn't allowed four goals in any game during their excellent Stanley Cup playoff run before Anaheim got five in front of its sellout crowd.
"I wish we didn't get down in the first place, but I think we have three or four lines that get going and just keep punching through," Ducks forward Rickard Rakell said. "It's almost like we feel, `Oh, we've got nothing to lose now.' It's almost like that's when we play our best game. Maybe sometimes we shouldn't wait for that to get going."
Game 3 is Tuesday night in Nashville.
Rinne made 22 saves and Ryan Johansen, James Neal and Filip Forsberg scored for the Predators. They faced relatively little adversity while steamrolling Chicago and St. Louis in the first two rounds on the way to the first conference finals in franchise history.
Nashville has a serious challenge now, and adversity has arrived in the form of Ryan Kesler, the Ducks' defense-minded center. Johansen had a goal and an assist, but Kesler's well-known style of physical play already has burrowed under his skin.
"I mean, it just blows my mind watching," Johansen said. "I don't know what's going through his head over there. Like his family and his friends watching him play, I don't know how you cheer for a guy like that. It just doesn't make sense how he plays the game. I'm just trying to go out there and play hockey, and it sucks when you've got to pull a stick out of your groin every shift."
Two days after Nashville's 3-2 overtime victory at Honda Center in the series opener, Johansen and Neal scored in the opening 8:32 of Game 2.
The Ducks eventually got around to replying with high-octane hockey -- and a few fortunate bounces -- that was too much even for Rinne, who hadn't given up four goals in a game since March 13.
"The second (period), they got to control the tempo of the game and had the puck a little bit more, and obviously that plays into their hands," Rinne said. "But we still battled back. Obviously, disappointed personally in that second period."
Ritchie, the power forward making his first career playoff run, scored the winning goal in Game 7 against Edmonton. Four days later, he got his next major goal on an exceptional high shot that appeared to glance off Rinne's mask on the way in.
Anaheim hung on through a frenetic third period, surviving a few mad scrambles before captain Ryan Getzlaf got his third assist of the night on Vermette's empty-netter.
Although Honda Center was much fuller and louder than it was for the traffic-affected series opener, Johansen scored on a breakaway just 4:18 in. Neal doubled the lead on a power play with one of the easiest goals in recent NHL history, escorting the puck unimpeded into the net when Gibson completely lost sight of the play.
After Vatanen ended Anaheim's 0-for-20 slump on the power play, Silfverberg evened it in the opening minute of the second period, cashing in Rakell's pass for his ninth goal.
The Predators took another lead when Forsberg converted a rebound of a breakaway by speedy Viktor Arvidsson, who had two assists.
But the Ducks pulled even again on the first career playoff goal for Kase, the aggressive Czech rookie, who slipped a puck through traffic.
Game notes
The Ducks kept veteran Jared Boll in their lineup over several young prospects to replace injured F Patrick Eaves, who missed his sixth straight game. Boll, who is scoreless in four postseason games, had no goals and three assists in 51 regular-season games. ... Getzlaf has 18 points in the postseason, trailing only Pittsburgh's Evgeni Malkin (19). ... Mike Trout crossed Katella Avenue to support the Ducks for the second time in three playoff games. The two-time AL MVP homered and stole two bases to help the Angels beat Detroit 4-1 earlier Sunday.
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7:30PM,EDT,May 14,2017
Honda Center, Anaheim,California
Honda Center, Anaheim,California
O. Kase (Ducks - RW): Goals: 1, Assists: 0S. Vatanen (Ducks - D): Goals: 1, Assists: 0V. Arvidsson (Predators - RW): Goals: 0, Assists: 2
Play-by-play data may not reflect changes made after the game has ended.
1st Period Summary | ||
| Time | Team | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Start of 1st period | |
| 0:00 | Anaheim | Ryan Kesler won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 0:36 | Stoppage - Offside | |
| 0:36 | Nashville | Calle Jarnkrok won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 0:41 | Stoppage - Icing | |
| 0:41 | Nashville | Calle Jarnkrok won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 1:03 | Anaheim | Nate Thompson credited with hit on Colton Sissons in neutral zone |
| 1:17 | Nashville | Colton Sissons credited with hit on Brandon Montour in offensive zone |
| 1:29 | Anaheim | Nick Ritchie credited with hit on Matthew Irwin in offensive zone |
| 1:44 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Filip Forsberg saved by John Gibson |
| 1:54 | Anaheim | Shot on goal by Ryan Getzlaf saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 2:01 | Nashville | Mike Fisher credited with hit on Ryan Getzlaf in defensive zone |
| 2:09 | Nashville | Takeaway by Mattias Ekholm in defensive zone |
| 2:17 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 2:17 | Nashville | Mike Fisher won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 2:25 | Nashville | Shot missed by Ryan Ellis |
| 2:32 | Nashville | Shot missed by Roman Josi |
| 3:07 | Nashville | Cody McLeod shot blocked by Sami Vatanen |
| 3:13 | Anaheim | Giveaway by Sami Vatanen in defensive zone |
| 3:21 | Anaheim | Nick Ritchie credited with hit on P.K. Subban in offensive zone |
| 4:11 | Anaheim | Jakob Silfverberg shot blocked by Roman Josi |
| 4:18 | Nashville | Goal scored by Ryan Johansen assisted by Viktor Arvidsson and Roman Josi |
| 4:18 | Anaheim | Antoine Vermette won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 4:34 | Stoppage - Icing | |
| 4:34 | Nashville | Ryan Johansen won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 4:47 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Roman Josi saved by John Gibson |
| 4:48 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 4:48 | Nashville | Mike Fisher won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 5:07 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Mattias Ekholm saved by John Gibson |
| 5:08 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 5:08 | Anaheim | Ryan Kesler won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 5:17 | Nashville | Ryan Johansen credited with hit on Ryan Kesler in neutral zone |
| 6:32 | Stoppage - TV timeout | |
| 6:32 | Anaheim | Penalty to Nick Ritchie 2 minutes for Interference Calle Jarnkrok |
| 6:32 | Anaheim | Shorthanded - Antoine Vermette won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 6:42 | Anaheim | Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Antoine Vermette saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 6:56 | Nashville | Power play - Giveaway by Filip Forsberg in neutral zone |
| 7:44 | Nashville | Power play - Shot on goal by Filip Forsberg saved by John Gibson |
| 8:32 | Nashville | Goal scored by James Neal assisted by Mattias Ekholm and Ryan Johansen |
| 8:32 | Nashville | Vernon Fiddler won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 8:58 | Anaheim | Ondrej Kase credited with hit on Yannick Weber in offensive zone |
| 9:07 | Nashville | Cody McLeod credited with hit on Antoine Vermette in neutral zone |
| 9:44 | Stoppage - Puck in Netting | |
| 9:44 | Nashville | Mike Fisher won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 9:52 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Colin Wilson saved by John Gibson |
| 9:53 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 9:53 | Nashville | Mike Fisher won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 9:59 | Nashville | Shot missed by Mattias Ekholm |
| 10:31 | Stoppage - TV timeout | |
| 10:31 | Anaheim | Penalty to Corey Perry 2 minutes for Tripping Mattias Ekholm |
| 10:31 | Anaheim | Shorthanded - Ryan Kesler won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 10:56 | Anaheim | Shorthanded - Cam Fowler credited with hit on James Neal in defensive zone |
| 11:27 | Stoppage - Net Off | |
| 11:27 | Anaheim | Shorthanded - Ryan Kesler won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 12:27 | Nashville | Power play - Giveaway by Colin Wilson in offensive zone |
| 12:42 | Anaheim | Corey Perry credited with hit on Austin Watson in offensive zone |
| 13:03 | Anaheim | Giveaway by Sami Vatanen in offensive zone |
| 13:11 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Mattias Ekholm saved by John Gibson |
| 13:15 | Nashville | Shot missed by Vernon Fiddler |
| 13:16 | Nashville | Shot missed by Roman Josi |
| 13:32 | Anaheim | Ryan Getzlaf credited with hit on Calle Jarnkrok in offensive zone |
| 14:08 | Anaheim | Rickard Rakell shot blocked by Calle Jarnkrok |
| 14:12 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Pontus Aberg saved by John Gibson |
| 14:13 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped - TV timeout | |
| 14:13 | Anaheim | Ryan Kesler won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 14:29 | Anaheim | Andrew Cogliano credited with hit on Ryan Ellis in neutral zone |
| 14:35 | Nashville | Filip Forsberg credited with hit on Josh Manson in offensive zone |
| 14:38 | Stoppage - Puck in Benches | |
| 14:38 | Anaheim | Nate Thompson won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 14:54 | Stoppage - Icing | |
| 14:54 | Anaheim | Nate Thompson won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 15:02 | Anaheim | Giveaway by Sami Vatanen in defensive zone |
| 15:14 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Filip Forsberg saved by John Gibson |
| 15:15 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 15:15 | Anaheim | Ryan Getzlaf won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 15:57 | Nashville | Takeaway by Colton Sissons in defensive zone |
| 16:00 | Anaheim | Nick Ritchie credited with hit on Colton Sissons in offensive zone |
| 16:09 | Anaheim | Shot on goal by Ondrej Kase saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 16:18 | Anaheim | Ryan Getzlaf shot blocked by Vernon Fiddler |
| 17:03 | Anaheim | Jared Boll credited with hit on Roman Josi in offensive zone |
| 17:20 | Anaheim | Josh Manson credited with hit on Viktor Arvidsson in offensive zone |
| 17:20 | Nashville | Giveaway by Viktor Arvidsson in defensive zone |
| 17:29 | Nashville | Ryan Ellis credited with hit on Jakob Silfverberg in defensive zone |
| 17:39 | Nashville | Giveaway by Roman Josi in neutral zone |
| 18:14 | Stoppage - Icing | |
| 18:14 | Nashville | Mike Fisher won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 18:22 | Nashville | Yannick Weber credited with hit on Nick Ritchie in defensive zone |
| 18:28 | Nashville | Penalty to Matthew Irwin 2 minutes for Tripping Ondrej Kase |
| 18:28 | Anaheim | Power play - Ryan Kesler won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 18:36 | Anaheim | Power play - Shot on goal by Sami Vatanen saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 19:00 | Anaheim | Power Play Goal Scored by Sami Vatanen assisted by Ryan Getzlaf and Ryan Kesler |
| 19:00 | Nashville | Ryan Johansen won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 19:09 | Nashville | Giveaway by Mattias Ekholm in defensive zone |
| 19:20 | Anaheim | Takeaway by Jakob Silfverberg in neutral zone |
| 19:53 | Anaheim | Nick Ritchie credited with hit on Calle Jarnkrok in offensive zone |
| 20:00 | End of 1st period | |
2nd Period Summary | ||
| Time | Team | Detail |
| 0:00 | Start of 2nd period | |
| 0:00 | Nashville | Ryan Johansen won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 0:17 | Nashville | Takeaway by Viktor Arvidsson in offensive zone |
| 0:32 | Anaheim | Shot on goal by Ryan Kesler saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 0:39 | Anaheim | Goal scored by Jakob Silfverberg assisted by Rickard Rakell and Cam Fowler |
| 0:39 | Anaheim | Nate Thompson won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 1:42 | Anaheim | Ondrej Kase shot blocked by Matthew Irwin |
| 1:55 | Anaheim | Nick Ritchie credited with hit on Matthew Irwin in offensive zone |
| 2:04 | Anaheim | Shot missed by Nick Ritchie |
| 2:17 | Stoppage - Icing | |
| 2:17 | Anaheim | Christopher Wagner won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 2:45 | Anaheim | Shot missed by Jared Boll |
| 2:54 | Nashville | Austin Watson credited with hit on Josh Manson in offensive zone |
| 3:06 | Anaheim | Shot on goal by Andrew Cogliano saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 3:07 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 3:07 | Nashville | Mike Fisher won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 3:21 | Anaheim | Giveaway by Cam Fowler in defensive zone |
| 3:24 | Nashville | Pontus Aberg shot blocked by Cam Fowler |
| 3:41 | Nashville | Shot missed by Colin Wilson |
| 4:05 | Nashville | Takeaway by Ryan Johansen in defensive zone |
| 4:32 | Anaheim | Shot on goal by Ondrej Kase saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 4:33 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 4:33 | Nashville | Calle Jarnkrok won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 5:13 | Anaheim | Shot missed by Ryan Kesler |
| 5:16 | Anaheim | Shot on goal by Ryan Kesler saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 5:39 | Anaheim | Cam Fowler shot blocked by Matthew Irwin |
| 5:49 | Nashville | Austin Watson credited with hit on Ryan Kesler in offensive zone |
| 5:49 | Anaheim | Takeaway by Sami Vatanen in defensive zone |
| 6:02 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Matthew Irwin saved by John Gibson |
| 6:10 | Nashville | Shot missed by Yannick Weber |
| 6:17 | Anaheim | Shot missed by Ondrej Kase |
| 6:22 | Stoppage - Hand Pass - TV timeout | |
| 6:22 | Nashville | Mike Fisher won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 6:51 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Mattias Ekholm saved by John Gibson |
| 6:52 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 6:52 | Nashville | Calle Jarnkrok won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 7:09 | Stoppage - Icing | |
| 7:09 | Nashville | Calle Jarnkrok won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 7:40 | Anaheim | Shot missed by Ryan Getzlaf |
| 7:48 | Anaheim | Takeaway by Ryan Getzlaf in neutral zone |
| 7:54 | Anaheim | Giveaway by Jakob Silfverberg in offensive zone |
| 7:57 | Nashville | Shot missed by Viktor Arvidsson |
| 7:59 | Nashville | Goal scored by Filip Forsberg assisted by Viktor Arvidsson |
| 7:59 | Nashville | Vernon Fiddler won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 8:14 | Anaheim | Christopher Wagner credited with hit on Ryan Ellis in offensive zone |
| 8:19 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Roman Josi saved by John Gibson |
| 8:20 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 8:20 | Nashville | Ryan Johansen won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 8:24 | Nashville | Shot missed by Roman Josi |
| 8:32 | Nashville | Takeaway by Roman Josi in defensive zone |
| 8:53 | Nashville | Giveaway by Filip Forsberg in defensive zone |
| 9:00 | Anaheim | Cam Fowler shot blocked by Viktor Arvidsson |
| 9:07 | Stoppage - Puck in Netting | |
| 9:07 | Anaheim | Nate Thompson won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 9:41 | Anaheim | Nate Thompson credited with hit on P.K. Subban in neutral zone |
| 10:00 | Anaheim | Shot on goal by Rickard Rakell saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 10:13 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Pontus Aberg saved by John Gibson |
| 10:40 | Anaheim | Shot on goal by Shea Theodore saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 10:41 | Anaheim | Goal scored by Ondrej Kase assisted by Josh Manson and Shea Theodore |
| 10:41 | Anaheim | Antoine Vermette won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 10:56 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Roman Josi saved by John Gibson |
| 10:57 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped - TV timeout | |
| 10:57 | Anaheim | Ryan Kesler won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 11:28 | Stoppage - Icing | |
| 11:28 | Anaheim | Ryan Getzlaf won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 11:29 | Anaheim | Shot on goal by Nick Ritchie saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 11:30 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 11:30 | Nashville | Vernon Fiddler won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 11:44 | Anaheim | Giveaway by Ryan Getzlaf in offensive zone |
| 11:59 | Nashville | Takeaway by Calle Jarnkrok in neutral zone |
| 12:03 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Calle Jarnkrok saved by John Gibson |
| 12:06 | Nashville | Shot on goal by James Neal saved by John Gibson |
| 12:20 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Colin Wilson saved by John Gibson |
| 12:21 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Mike Fisher saved by John Gibson |
| 12:22 | Anaheim | Nate Thompson won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 12:33 | Anaheim | Giveaway by Josh Manson in defensive zone |
| 12:36 | Nashville | Shot missed by Matthew Irwin |
| 13:29 | Nashville | Giveaway by Calle Jarnkrok in offensive zone |
| 13:39 | Nashville | Colton Sissons credited with hit on Nick Ritchie in defensive zone |
| 14:24 | Anaheim | Jakob Silfverberg shot blocked by Mattias Ekholm |
| 14:41 | Nashville | Giveaway by P.K. Subban in defensive zone |
| 14:44 | Anaheim | Jakob Silfverberg shot blocked by Austin Watson |
| 14:47 | Nashville | Austin Watson credited with hit on Hampus Lindholm in defensive zone |
| 15:02 | Anaheim | Jared Boll shot blocked by Vernon Fiddler |
| 15:22 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Matthew Irwin saved by John Gibson |
| 15:30 | Anaheim | Takeaway by Corey Perry in defensive zone |
| 15:33 | Anaheim | Rickard Rakell shot blocked by Matthew Irwin |
| 15:46 | Stoppage - Offside - TV timeout | |
| 15:46 | Nashville | Calle Jarnkrok won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 16:13 | Anaheim | Nate Thompson credited with hit on Yannick Weber in offensive zone |
| 16:24 | Nashville | James Neal shot blocked by Sami Vatanen |
| 16:40 | Anaheim | Giveaway by Sami Vatanen in defensive zone |
| 16:42 | Nashville | Shot missed by Mike Fisher |
| 17:07 | Anaheim | Goal scored by Nick Ritchie assisted by Brandon Montour and Ryan Getzlaf |
| 17:07 | Anaheim | Antoine Vermette won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 17:22 | Nashville | Austin Watson credited with hit on Antoine Vermette in defensive zone |
| 17:25 | Anaheim | Shot on goal by Hampus Lindholm saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 17:26 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 17:26 | Nashville | Ryan Johansen won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 17:35 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 17:35 | Anaheim | Ryan Kesler won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 17:39 | Nashville | Penalty to Ryan Johansen 2 minutes for High-sticking Ryan Kesler |
| 17:39 | Anaheim | Power play - Ryan Kesler won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 18:59 | Anaheim | Power play - Shot missed by Jakob Silfverberg |
| 19:36 | Nashville | Shorthanded - Takeaway by Colton Sissons in defensive zone |
| 19:57 | Nashville | Viktor Arvidsson credited with hit on Rickard Rakell in offensive zone |
| 19:57 | Nashville | Colton Sissons credited with hit on Shea Theodore in offensive zone |
| 20:00 | End of 2nd period | |
3rd Period Summary | ||
| Time | Team | Detail |
| 0:00 | Start of 3rd period | |
| 0:00 | Anaheim | Ryan Kesler won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 0:18 | Anaheim | Sami Vatanen credited with hit on Filip Forsberg in defensive zone |
| 0:26 | Anaheim | Giveaway by Sami Vatanen in defensive zone |
| 0:55 | Anaheim | Penalty to Ryan Kesler 2 minutes for Tripping Filip Forsberg |
| 0:55 | Anaheim | Shorthanded - Ryan Getzlaf won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 1:48 | Nashville | Power play - Shot on goal by P.K. Subban saved by John Gibson |
| 2:05 | Stoppage - Puck in Netting | |
| 2:05 | Nashville | Power play - Ryan Johansen won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 2:14 | Nashville | Power play - Takeaway by Mattias Ekholm in offensive zone |
| 2:22 | Nashville | Power play - Takeaway by Viktor Arvidsson in neutral zone |
| 2:30 | Anaheim | Shorthanded - Takeaway by Jakob Silfverberg in defensive zone |
| 2:49 | Nashville | Power play - Shot missed by Roman Josi |
| 3:21 | Nashville | P.K. Subban shot blocked by Ryan Getzlaf |
| 3:28 | Stoppage - Offside | |
| 3:28 | Anaheim | Antoine Vermette won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 3:59 | Anaheim | Giveaway by Shea Theodore in defensive zone |
| 4:21 | Nashville | Takeaway by Colton Sissons in defensive zone |
| 4:22 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Austin Watson saved by John Gibson |
| 4:29 | Anaheim | Josh Manson credited with hit on Yannick Weber in offensive zone |
| 4:46 | Anaheim | Shot missed by Rickard Rakell |
| 4:55 | Anaheim | Nate Thompson credited with hit on Colton Sissons in offensive zone |
| 5:23 | Anaheim | Shot on goal by Hampus Lindholm saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 5:32 | Anaheim | Shot on goal by Brandon Montour saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 6:08 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Filip Forsberg saved by John Gibson |
| 6:09 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped - TV timeout | |
| 6:09 | Anaheim | Antoine Vermette won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 6:18 | Nashville | Roman Josi credited with hit on Ryan Kesler in neutral zone |
| 6:35 | Nashville | Filip Forsberg credited with hit on Jakob Silfverberg in offensive zone |
| 6:59 | Nashville | Giveaway by Mattias Ekholm in defensive zone |
| 6:59 | Anaheim | Shot on goal by Rickard Rakell saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 7:00 | Anaheim | Shot on goal by Nate Thompson saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 7:01 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 7:01 | Nashville | Vernon Fiddler won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 7:09 | Nashville | Giveaway by Austin Watson in defensive zone |
| 7:12 | Anaheim | Shot missed by Hampus Lindholm |
| 7:22 | Anaheim | Giveaway by Ondrej Kase in offensive zone |
| 7:32 | Nashville | Cody McLeod credited with hit on Ryan Getzlaf in neutral zone |
| 7:33 | Anaheim | Ondrej Kase shot blocked by P.K. Subban |
| 7:34 | Stoppage - Puck in Netting | |
| 7:34 | Anaheim | Nate Thompson won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 7:39 | Anaheim | Shot missed by Rickard Rakell |
| 7:53 | Anaheim | Shot on goal by Josh Manson saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 7:54 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 7:54 | Anaheim | Ryan Getzlaf won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 8:10 | Anaheim | Shot on goal by Josh Manson saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 8:11 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 8:11 | Anaheim | Ryan Kesler won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 8:29 | Anaheim | Shot missed by Jakob Silfverberg |
| 8:46 | Anaheim | Giveaway by Jakob Silfverberg in offensive zone |
| 8:54 | Anaheim | Shot on goal by Ryan Kesler saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 8:55 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 8:55 | Nashville | Mike Fisher won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 9:20 | Nashville | Takeaway by Mike Fisher in offensive zone |
| 9:38 | Anaheim | Giveaway by Hampus Lindholm in defensive zone |
| 9:50 | Stoppage - Icing | |
| 9:50 | Anaheim | Ryan Getzlaf won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 10:12 | Nashville | Mattias Ekholm credited with hit on Ondrej Kase in neutral zone |
| 10:17 | Nashville | Shot missed by Viktor Arvidsson |
| 10:42 | Anaheim | Takeaway by Jakob Silfverberg in defensive zone |
| 11:24 | Nashville | Giveaway by Pontus Aberg in defensive zone |
| 11:28 | Anaheim | Josh Manson shot blocked by Pontus Aberg |
| 11:33 | Nashville | Shot missed by Pontus Aberg |
| 11:41 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Mike Fisher saved by John Gibson |
| 11:56 | Anaheim | Shot on goal by Nick Ritchie saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 12:12 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Mike Fisher saved by John Gibson |
| 12:16 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Colin Wilson saved by John Gibson |
| 12:26 | Anaheim | Shot on goal by Ondrej Kase saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 13:03 | Anaheim | Jared Boll credited with hit on Calle Jarnkrok in neutral zone |
| 13:09 | Nashville | Shot missed by Mattias Ekholm |
| 13:16 | Anaheim | Shot on goal by Jakob Silfverberg saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 13:37 | Nashville | Shot missed by James Neal |
| 13:53 | Anaheim | Takeaway by Sami Vatanen in defensive zone |
| 13:56 | Stoppage - Puck in Crowd - TV timeout | |
| 13:56 | Anaheim | Ryan Kesler won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 14:04 | Stoppage - Icing | |
| 14:04 | Nashville | Mike Fisher won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 14:11 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Mike Fisher saved by John Gibson |
| 14:15 | Nashville | Colin Wilson shot blocked by Josh Manson |
| 14:16 | Nashville | Roman Josi shot blocked by Ryan Kesler |
| 14:18 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Austin Watson saved by John Gibson |
| 14:19 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 14:19 | Nashville | Ryan Johansen won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 14:48 | Stoppage - Icing | |
| 14:48 | Nashville | Calle Jarnkrok won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 14:54 | Nashville | James Neal shot blocked by Cam Fowler |
| 15:21 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Calle Jarnkrok saved by John Gibson |
| 15:27 | Stoppage - Icing | |
| 15:27 | Nashville | Ryan Johansen won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 15:29 | Nashville | Filip Forsberg shot blocked by Corey Perry |
| 15:35 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Roman Josi saved by John Gibson |
| 15:47 | Stoppage - Icing | |
| 15:47 | Nashville | Ryan Johansen won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 17:03 | Nashville | Austin Watson credited with hit on Ryan Getzlaf in neutral zone |
| 17:18 | Nashville | Giveaway by P.K. Subban in defensive zone |
| 17:43 | Nashville | Shot on goal by James Neal saved by John Gibson |
| 17:50 | Nashville | Ryan Ellis shot blocked by Andrew Cogliano |
| 17:52 | Stoppage - Puck in Crowd - TV timeout | |
| 17:52 | Anaheim | Antoine Vermette won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 18:48 | Stoppage - Icing - Visitor Timeout | |
| 18:48 | Anaheim | Ryan Kesler won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 18:51 | Anaheim | Shot missed by Sami Vatanen |
| 18:53 | Stoppage - Icing | |
| 18:53 | Anaheim | Ryan Kesler won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 19:07 | Stoppage - Puck Frozen | |
| 19:07 | Anaheim | Antoine Vermette won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 19:16 | Anaheim | Goal scored by Antoine Vermette assisted by Cam Fowler and Ryan Getzlaf |
| 19:16 | Nashville | Mike Fisher won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 19:34 | Nashville | Colton Sissons shot blocked by Hampus Lindholm |
| 19:35 | Stoppage - Puck in Netting | |
| 19:35 | Nashville | Ryan Johansen won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 19:41 | Nashville | Shot on goal by James Neal saved by John Gibson |
| 20:00 | End of 3rd period | |
| 20:00 | End of Game | |
Team Statistical Comparison
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1st Period Summary | ||||
| Time | Team | Scoring Detail | NSH | ANA |
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| 4:18 |  | Ryan Johansen (3) Assists: Viktor Arvidsson, Roman Josi | 1 | 0 |
| 8:32 | | James Neal (5) Assists: Ryan Johansen, Mattias Ekholm | 2 | 0 |
| 19:00 |  | Sami Vatanen (1) (Power Play) Assists: Ryan Getzlaf, Ryan Kesler | 2 | 1 |
| Time | Team | Penalty Detail | ||
| 6:32 | | Nick Ritchie: 2 Minutes for Interference | ||
| 10:31 | | Corey Perry: 2 Minutes for Tripping | ||
| 18:28 | | Matt Irwin: 2 Minutes for Tripping | ||
2nd Period Summary | ||||
| Time | Team | Scoring Detail | NSH | ANA |
| 0:39 | | Jakob Silfverberg (9) Assists: Rickard Rakell, Cam Fowler | 2 | 2 |
| 7:59 | | Filip Forsberg (5) Assist: Viktor Arvidsson | 3 | 2 |
| 10:41 | | Ondrej Kase (1) Assists: Shea Theodore, Josh Manson | 3 | 3 |
| 17:07 | | Nick Ritchie (3) Assists: Ryan Getzlaf, Brandon Montour | 3 | 4 |
| Time | Team | Penalty Detail | ||
| 17:39 | | Ryan Johansen: 2 Minutes for High-sticking | ||
3rd Period Summary | ||||
| Time | Team | Scoring Detail | NSH | ANA |
| 19:16 | | Antoine Vermette (1) Assists: Ryan Getzlaf, Cam Fowler | 3 | 5 |
| Time | Team | Penalty Detail | ||
| 0:55 | | Ryan Kesler: 2 Minutes for Tripping | ||
Player Summary
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Goaltending Summary
* - A player receives a "plus" if he is on the ice when his Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. He receives a "minus" if he is on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.
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