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Preds unable to make it four in a row, fall to Hurricanes

Preds unable to make it four in a row, fall to Hurricanes

NASHVILLE, TN – FEBRUARY 18: Carolina Hurricanes center Jordan Staal (11) scores on Nashville Predators goalie Juuse Saros (74), of Finland, during the first period of the NHL game between the Nashville Predators and Carolina Hurricanes, held on February 18, 2020, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. Nashville Predators winger Rocco Grimaldi (23) defends. Nashville Predators defenseman Mattias Ekholm (14), of Sweden, and center Nick Bonino (13) look on. (Photo by Danny Murphy/Icon Sportswire)

Following a three-game win streak, the first one since October, the Nashville Predators were unsuccessful in making it four in a row, falling to the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 Tuesday night.

From the start, Nashville was outplayed by Carolina. The Predators were just slower overall, lost puck battles, didn’t forecheck the way they were capable of and then allowed the Hurricanes to have multiple high danger opportunities against goaltender Juuse Saros.

Nashville has two days off before heading to Chicago for a Friday night game and then back home in Nashville against Columbus Saturday night. Every point matters and the team still has games in hand, but consistency is continuing to be difficult to come by. Getting 3 of 4 points in the next two games would certainly help.

Hear from Roman Josi, Rocco Grimaldi and John Hynes in the post game report powered by Chris Robinette with Lighthouse Planning.

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