Jayden Strubel, Shane Wright and Nils Hoglander each had a goal and an assist as the visiting Nashville Predators extended their winning streak to six games with a 4-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday.
Steven Stamkos added a late insurance goal, Roman Josi had two assists and Justus Annunen made 27 saves as the Predators held an opponent to one goal or none for the fourth time in the past five games.
Nashville improved to 2-0-0 at the start of a five-game road trip.
Cutter Gauthier continued his scoring surge with a goal in his seventh consecutive game, but the Ducks saw their five-game winning streak end as well as their streak of eight consecutive games of at least five goals.
Mikael Granlund added a goal and an assist and Laurent Brossoit made 18 saves for Anaheim. Troy Terry, who produced 19 goals and 38 assists last season, made his 2026-27 debut after recovering from offseason hip surgery. He had a minus-3 rating in 11:41 of ice time.
The Ducks took a 1-0 lead when Gauthier scored at 8:08 of the opening period, for his 14th goal over the past seven games. He entered with hat tricks in three of his previous five games.
The Predators needed just 21 seconds to get even when Struble scored on a snap shot just under Brossoit’s glove.
Nashville took a 2-1 lead just under four minutes left in the second period. Hoglander scored a nifty goal by reaching backward through his legs while moving across the front of the crease and sending the puck into the roof of the goal.
Wright scored through traffic on a backhand at 8:05 of the third period for a 3-1 Nashville lead before Granlund pulled a goal back for Anaheim at 12:11. Stamkos sealed the victory just under four minutes remaining.
–Field Level Media
