Markstrom makes 36 saves as Canucks top Predators 6-2 Globe_Sports
Nashville Predators left-winger Austin Watson, left, looks on as Vancouver Canucks centre Bo Horvat puts Predators centre Colton Sissons to the ice. Vancouver beat Nashville 6-2 on Feb. 10, 2020.Jacob Markstrom made 36 saves and Elias Pettersson and J.T. Miller had a goal and an assist apiece to lead Vancouver to a 6-2 win over the Nashville Predators Monday on a night the Canucks retired the numbers of franchise greats Daniel and Henrik Sendin.
The move paid dividends early as MacEwen opened the scoring at 7:06 of the first period by taking a pass in the slot from Miller and blasting it past Rinne. Fifty-eight seconds into the second period, Pettersson picked up his 24th of the year, ending Rinne’s night.The momentum started to shift when Tyler Myers took an extra cross-checking penalty when he and Austin Watson dropped the gloves at 5:01 of the second. The Predators spoiled Markstrom’s shutout bid when Smith scored his 13th goal of the year during the ensuing power play. Granlund jumped on a loose puck 66 seconds later to make the score 4-2.
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