Ducks' Playoff Picture Becomes More Clear With Win Over Nashville

Troy Terry scored connected a powerfulness play pinch 2:54 left, and nan Ducks hit nan Nashville Predators 5-4 Thursday night putting them adjacent to clinching nan 3rd seed successful nan Pacific Division for nan postseason.

The Ducks came into nan regular-season finale 3rd successful nan Pacific pinch 5 different scenarios still imaginable to fastener down nan last playoff slots. This win, mixed pinch Edmonton needing only a constituent against visiting Vancouver, intends the Ducks apt commencement nan first information Monday astatine Edmonton.

The Ducks besides took nan play bid against Nashville 2-1, though nan Ducks spell into nan postseason 2-6-2 complete their last 10.

Cutter Gauthier, Jackson LaCombe, Alex Killorn and Tristan Luneau scored for nan Ducks. Mikael Granlund had 3 assists.

Steven Stamkos scored doubly and had an assistance for Nashville, giving him 42 goals this season. Filip Forsberg scored 2 goals, giving him 40, and nan Predators a brace of 40-goal scorers. Luke Evangelista and Ryan Ufko added 2 assists apiece.

Gauthier scored 96 seconds into nan crippled to put nan Ducks up pinch a threat changeable for his 41st of nan season.

The Predators, eliminated from contention Monday night, answered pinch Stamkos scoring his 41st midway done nan first disconnected an assistance from rookie Cole O’Hara, making his NHL debut.

Forsberg scored connected a tip-in connected nan man advantage astatine 15:54 for a 2-1 lead. LaCombe’s changeable from adjacent nan bluish statement sewage done postulation tying it astatine 2 pinch 20.8 seconds near successful nan first.

Killorn’s slap changeable gave nan Ducks a 3-2 lead astatine 4:33 of nan second. Forsberg tied it astatine 14:37 pinch a changeable from nan slot, past Stamkos put Nashville up 4-3 pinch a wrister conscionable extracurricular nan near crease connected nan powerfulness play.

Luneau tied it astatine 4:17 of nan 3rd scoring disconnected nan rebound of Granlund’s shot.