OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Roman Josi had a goal and two assists and the Nashville Predators erased a one-goal deficit in the third period to defeat the Ottawa Senators 3-2 on Thursday night.
Ryan Johansen scored on the power play at 12:38 of the third period, but it came with some controversy. Josi’s point shot appeared to be knocked down by a high stick from Matt Duchesne before Johansen tapped the puck in. The play was reviewed, but the goal stood to give the Predators the lead.
Duchesne had Nashville's other goal, and Juuse Saros made 28 saves.
Mathieu Joseph and Josh Norris scored for the Senators, who had their three-game winning streak snapped. Anton Forsberg made 31 saves.
Norris gave the Senators their first lead at 4:36 of the third period when his pass attempt hit Josi’s skate, came right back to him and then he beat Saros to make it 2-1.
The lead and frustration for Josi didn’t last long as the Predators captain blasted a shot from 10 feet inside the blue line past Forsberg at 7:48 to tie it at 2.
It was a busy first two periods — 81 shot attempts, 42 hits and 32 penalty minutes — but just two goals. That was despite the Senators missing back-to-back break away opportunities in the second period and 1 minute, 16 seconds of five-on-three play spanning the final 30 seconds of the first period and into the second.
The lone goal of the first came on a slow-moving two-on-one during which Duchesne slipped a pass from Mikael Granlund past Forsberg at 8:32 giving the Predators a 1-0 lead.
In the second period, Erik Brannstrom hit Joseph in stride crossing over the Predators blue line, and Joseph beat Saros at 15:32 to tie it at 1.
NOTES: Senators F Cole Reinhardt played in his first NHL game Thursday. ... Norris extended his point streak to a career-high seven games with his goal.
UP NEXT
Predators: Host Florida on Saturday night.
Senators: At New York Rangers on Saturday night.
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