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Nashville Predators: How They Got to Game 7 With Winnipeg

By Chad Minton

WINNIPEG, MB - MAY 7: Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck #37 of the Winnipeg Jets makes a glove save on Craig Smith #15 of the Nashville Predators during second period action in Game Six of the Western Conference Second Round during the 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at the Bell MTS Place on May 7, 2018 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. (Photo by Darcy Finley/NHLI via Getty Images)
WINNIPEG, MB - MAY 7: Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck #37 of the Winnipeg Jets makes a glove save on Craig Smith #15 of the Nashville Predators during second period action in Game Six of the Western Conference Second Round during the 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at the Bell MTS Place on May 7, 2018 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. (Photo by Darcy Finley/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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Predators win another must-win game

The resiliency we know the Predators have erupts in Game 6 in Winnipeg. They follow-up their worst performance of the playoffs with their best. A complete domination from the Predators at the least likely time.

What ends up being so huge about this game is that the Predators finally protect a lead. They never let the Jets steal back any momentum to get on a roll. Never allow the fans to get back into the game. They place ends up staying quiet like it should have in Game 3.

How about Rinne shutting up the critics by posting a shutout on 34 shots faced. Forsberg also continues his march through the playoffs with two goals, giving him seven total. It’s a complete team effort, and takes very little stress. We all needed it after the first five games.

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Arvidsson gets a crucial early goal to take some pressure off. If the Jets strike first, we all start sweating a lot more. It comes on a tip that’s reviewed after Roman Josi was just throwing a puck at the net. Helleybuyck finally ends up looking somewhat ordinary with his worst game of the series. The domination just continues after that as the Predators block a lot of shots to help out Rinne, and kill all four Jets power plays. We’re going to Game 7 back in Nashville.

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