A pair of power-play goals pushed the Predators to a win over the Canucks.
Roman Josi and Philip Tomasino both scored for the Preds on the man advantage, and Matt Duchene added an even-strength tally. Mikael Granlund contributed a pair of assists.Vancouver got another strong performance from netminder Thatcher Demko, who stopped 25-of-28 shots.Vancouver's special teams floundered Friday, going scoreless on five power-play chances and giving up goals on 2 of 3 penalties.
The Preds took a 3-2 lead into the third period with their second power-play goal of the night 19:15 into the middle frame. Hoglander finally gave the home side its only lead of the night 10:08 into the period with some patient play. Josi capitalized 24 seconds into the penalty, ripping a slap shot directly into the Vancouver net from near the blue line.
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