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Nashville Predators Playoff History: The Five Best Individual Performances

By Chad Minton

NASHVILLE, TN - APRIL 20: Goalie Pekka Rinne #35 of the Nashville Predators, far right, celebrates with teammates after a 4-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks in Game Four of the Western Conference First Round against the Chicago Blackhawks during the 2017 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Bridgestone Arena on April 20, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TN - APRIL 20: Goalie Pekka Rinne #35 of the Nashville Predators, far right, celebrates with teammates after a 4-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks in Game Four of the Western Conference First Round against the Chicago Blackhawks during the 2017 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Bridgestone Arena on April 20, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon/Getty Images) /
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Mike Fisher, Nashville Predators
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Mike Fisher Sinks the Sharks in Triple Overtime

May 5th, 2016, Game 4 vs. San Jose Sharks

One of the most memorable playoff moments in Nashville Predators history. The year before the Predators made their insane and improbable run to the Stanley Cup Final in 2017.

Fisher had become an on-ice and off-ice leader for the Nashville Predators. He had been with the team up to this point since 2010-11 and getting towards the ladder stages of his successful NHL career.

For the Predators, they were finally starting to build on something that could give them postseason success. They had just won only their third playoff series in franchise history, and the mighty San Jose Sharks awaited in the second round.

Anytime a game goes to triple overtime, it’s going down in the history book. Fisher had already scored one goal in regulation way back in the first period to put the Predators up 2-1. It was battle of will and fortitude for both teams, but more so for the Predators to not fall behind 3-1 in the series.

Over 11 minutes into the third overtime, Fisher would finally call game, tying the series at 2-2 in front of one of the most amped up Bridgestone Arena crowds ever to that point in franchise history.

Another individual performance involved in this game will come later, and was arguably even more historical of a showing than Fisher’s game-winner, which was set up by a rebound off the shot from Mattias Ekholm.

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