Nashville Predators centre Mikael Granlund, of Finland, scores against Calgary Flames goaltender David Rittich, of the Czech Republic, to tie an NHL hockey game in the third period on Thursday in Nashville.Mikael Granlund tied it up just before the end of regulation and then scored the winner 1:20 into overtime as the Nashville Predators beat Calgary 4-3 Thursday night in a showdown of the Western Conference’s two wild-card teams.
Mikael Backlund had a goal and two assists, and Andrew Mangiapane and Rasmus Andersson each scored as Calgary had its two-game winning streak halted.The Predators hadn’t been among the top eight teams in the West since Nov. 13 until Tuesday night after beating Ottawa, and even then they needed a loss by Arizona to give them the edge for the second wild card. By taking the season series 2-1, Nashville holds onto the second spot, a point behind the Flames with two games still in hand.
Nashville took its timeout immediately, and Granlund tied it up from in front with the puck crossing the line just before the buzzer. Granlund then scored his 17th from the slot to start the Predators celebrating. Rittich slammed his stick to the ice, breaking it in half as he went to the bench.The Flames were coming off a big 5-2 win in Boston on Tuesday night and have been the NHL’s best road team since Nov. 23, winning 15 of their last 20 games.
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