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Josi tied it 3-3 at 6:26 with a wrist shot from the left point off a Boston turnover. Video: Hall nets overtime winner falling in front We found our game, we got back to it, we were starting even (in the third period), and I thought we were the better team in the third and eventually got the win." "They had a good push in the second, we knew they would," Boston coach Bruce Cassidy said. Marchand gave the Bruins a 3-2 lead on the power play at 3:50 of the third period with a snap shot from the right face-off circle for his 20th goal of the season.
Kunin tied it 2-2 at 7:32 of the second period with a wrist shot through the legs of Boston defenseman Brandon Carlo at the top of the right circle. That shouldn't be one that hurts our confidence at all." We lost the hockey game but got a huge point. "We had a couple of mistakes sorting out some coverage on rushes early on, which will happen, but I really liked our response. "I think we responded well," Sissons said. Sissons scored to make it 2-1 at 14:30 with a wrist shot from the high slot. Mike Reilly made it 2-0 at 7:37, scoring on a forehand-backhand move. It's just great to get on the board first." So we knew it was going to be a hard-fought battle. "Some nice plays there allowed me to get the shot off. "It was a timely goal, too, right away to get us going," Smith said. Smith played nine seasons for the Predators from 2011-2020. Video: Reilly finishes patient goal on his backhandĬraig Smith scored at 3:20 of the first period to give Boston a 1-0 lead with a wrist shot from the right face-off circle on a touch-pass from Bergeron. I was proud of our guys' effort tonight." It was a very intense game, very physical. We felt like we were right there in the game. "I thought we were engaged, and we talked a lot about being a hard team to play against, physically and mentally. "I really liked our game tonight," Nashville coach John Hynes said. Roman Josi, Colton Sissons and Luke Kunin scored, and Saros made 40 saves for the Predators (24-12-3), who have lost two straight following a five-game winning streak. Hall and Brad Marchand each had a goal and an assist, and Patrice Bergeron had two assists for Boston (22-11-2). When the playoffs start, you need to be able to have that game in your bag, so that was a fun game to play." If we can be physical at the right times, especially on our home ice, that's going to be something that's a real strength of ours as the season goes on. "You want to be able to play different styles of games. "Ultimately, that's the team you want to beat," Hall said. Hall scored on a rebound after Predators goalie Juuse Saros blocked David Pastrnak's wrist shot.