Roman Josi is undoubtedly going through his most difficult season in the NHL. Beaten 3-0 in Montreal, Nashville conceded a sixth defeat in a row.
With their 20 points in 27 matches, the Predators are only ahead of Chicago in the race for the worst team in the League… While the offseason arrivals of Steven Samkos, Jonathan Marchessault and Colton Sissons were to lift the franchise towards the summits.
In Montreal, captain Josi, credited with a -2, and his teammates were surprised by Jake Evans for an opening score in the 8th while they were playing on a numerical advantage. They then broke down in front of the brilliance of goalkeeper Sam Montembeault, author of 29 saves for his third shutout of the season.
Nino Niederreiter, for his part, has rediscovered the delights of victory. Beaten in its last four matches, Winnipeg won 3-2 in Buffalo thanks to a success from Adam Lowry after 3’59” of play in overtime. Nino Niederreiter was credited with a neutral record for a playing time of 15’54”.
-Janis Moser was the only Swiss player to improve his statistics on Thursday evening. The Zealander recorded a ninth point with an assist during Tampa Bay’s 8-1 victory over San Jose. He was credited with a record of +3 in this meeting which saw the Lightning lead 5-0 after the first third thanks in particular to the two goals scored by Brandon Hagel in the space of… 23”.
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