Predators captain Roman Josi (center) shined against Vancouver.
Photo: KEYSTONE/AP/Christopher Morris
Nashville had a welcome success on Sunday in the NHL. Thanks to a goal and an assist from Roman Josi, who reached the 700-point mark, the Predators dominated the Canucks in Vancouver (5-3).
The Tennessee franchise ended a series of three defeats in a row to breathe a little at the start of the year far from satisfying the expectations developed by a promising offseason. Beaten and blanked by the Calgary Flames on Friday (2-0), the 'Preds' found a little smile on the other side of the Canadian Rockies.
And this is thanks to Roman Josi, distinguished by the first star of the game and one of the main architects of the success of Nashville in British Columbia. In power play, the Bernese defender provided an assist on Steven Stamkos' 2-2 equalizer (32nd), before offering his colors a decisive advantage two minutes later. Zurich Canucks forward Pius Suter remained silent.
Best Swiss counter
Roman Josi's two points allowed him to reach the mark of 700 units in the regular season. With 183 goals and 517 assists in 928 matches, he is well ahead of Nino Niederreiter (455 points) and Kevin Fiala (440) in the pantheon of Swiss players in the North American league.
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