Rookie Gabriel Bourque led the Predators with 2 goals in Nashville’s 3-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings in game one of the Western Conference quarterfinals. The Predators lead the series 1-0. It is the first time in franchise history that the Predators have had a series lead against Detroit in the post season.
In a game that was filled with 34 penalty minutes by the two most disciplined teams during the NHL’s regular season, Nashville went 0 for 6 on the man advantage, and it was the Predators bottom six forwards that powered the Predators past Detroit.
“We just played well defensively and played hard like we did every game. We had a lot of chances. If you play well defensively, you have more chances offensively. That’s what our line did and we had good results,” Bourque said.
Bourque has a history of coming up big in the post season. In 13 games with the Milwaukee Admirals last season, Bourque had 13 points, including 7 goals and 6 assists.
In 2010, Bourque won the Guy Lafleur Tro...
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Gabriel Bourque,
Mike Babcock,
Darren Helm,
Nick Spaling,
Paul Gaustad,
Alexander Radulov,
Henrik Zetterberg,
Roman Josi,
Matt Halischuk,
Jimmy Howard,
Tomas Holmstrom,
Pekka Rinne
TEAMS: Detroit Red Wings, Nashville Predators
TEAMS: Detroit Red Wings, Nashville Predators
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