Nashville 3, Edmonton 0
When: 10:00 PM ET, Saturday, October 20, 2018
Where: Rogers Place, Edmonton, Alberta
Referees:
Tom Chmielewski, Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen:
Mark Shewchyk, Libor Suchanek
Attendance:
18347
By Field Level Media
Juuse Saros stopped 31 shots -- 18 in the third period -- to record his second shutout in as many outings against the Edmonton Oilers as the visiting Nashville Predators claimed a 3-0 win on Saturday night.
P.K. Subban and Viktor Arvidsson netted second-period goals 88 seconds apart, and Roman Josi added an empty-netter with 53 seconds remaining in the game for the Predators, who are riding a five-game winning streak and have now won 13 consecutive games against the Oilers -- a streak that dates to the first meeting of the 2014-15 season. Nashville has won seven straight games in Edmonton.
Saros, who recorded a 46-save shutout last season in his only other career clash with the Oilers, showed he's capable of taking over the net duties for Nashville, which will be without No. 1 goalie Pekka Rinne for at least a week due to injury.
Rinne, the reigning Vezina Trophy winner as the league's top netminder last season, was placed on injured reserve after leaving Friday night's game in Calgary. Nashville summoned Miroslav Svoboda from the ECHL's Atlanta Gladiators to serve as backup for the game.
After a scoreless first period, Subban put Nashville on the board with an unassisted shorthanded marker at 13:14 of the second period. The defenseman elected to shoot while on the two-on-one rush and buried the puck from his off-wing for the first short-handed goal of his career.
Arvidsson doubled Nashville's lead at the 14:42 mark of the period. He completed a nifty give-and-go with Nick Bonino to give him space on his off-wing and ripped a far-side shot just inside the post. Arvidsson has scored seven goals in nine career games against Edmonton.
Mattias Ekholm collected two assists in the win.
Cam Talbot made 25 saves for Edmonton, which saw a three-game winning streak snapped. Oilers star center Connor McDavid was held without a point for the first game this season.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Nashville |
|
Edmonton |
|
Mattias Ekholm 2 |
Points |
N/A |
|
Viktor Arvidsson 1 |
Goals |
N/A |
|
Mattias Ekholm 2 |
Assists |
N/A |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
|
P.K. Subban 1 |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Juuse Saros 1.000 |
Save Percentage |
Cam Talbot .926 |
|
Juuse Saros 31 |
Saves |
Cam Talbot 25 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Nashville
|
28 |
3 |
0-4 |
4-4 |
8 |
30 |
| Edmonton
|
31 |
0 |
0-4 |
4-4 |
8 |
29 |
Upcoming Games
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Edmonton will play their next game at home against Pittsburgh. The Oilers have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .500 after a loss.
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Nashville will play their next game at home against San Jose. The Predators have a W/L % of .857 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
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