Utah Hockey Club was shut out for the fourth time this season in its 4-0 loss to the Nashville Predators Saturday night.
While Utah’s power play and penalty kill have undoubtedly had their moments, the lack of consistency on both has dropped games.
Coming into Saturday’s matchup, the Predators had lost five of their previous six games. Despite the slump Nashville was going through, its power play was still finding ways to produce; before the game, it ranked 13th in the NHL with a 20.8% conversion rate.Filip Forsberg gave Nashville an early lead while Alex Kerfoot sat in the penalty box for hooking. The forward picked up the puck above the left circle and snapped it past goaltender Connor Ingram for the 1-0 lead at 2:37 of the first period.
Nashville banked its second goal on the man advantage at 11:58. Logan Cooley and Olli Määttä were both sent off at 8:48. Cooley received a minor for hooking while Määttä got a double minor for high-sticking. “I think just be more focussed and try to block shots more. Just details, it’s all about details. Gotta be sharp on those.”
While the Hockey Club started the middle stanza with some sustained offensive-zone time, it was unable to find the back of the net. Instead, Nashville’s Forsberg potted his second of the night to extend his team’s lead to 3-0 at 11:05.
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