Persistence pays off as Hornqvist’s first goal since injury helps Predators to a 5-4 OT win

Photo Caption: Frederick Breedon/Getty Images Being the fifth game back in action since his knee injury to Anaheim on January 26th, it was high time for Hornqvist to find the back of the net. 14 periods and 26 shots later, it couldn’t have come at a better time. Hornqvist’s 5-on-3 goal, the first two-man advantage goal of the season for Nashville, helped the Predators inch back against the Stars as they completed the comeback in overtime to beat Dallas 5 to 4. In what looked to be a promising start for Nashville as they led the first period 1-0, finally netting a goal after being shutout in the previous two, the Predators ended up being behind the 8-Ball only 1:45 into the second period as Dallas received goals 25 seconds apart from Fraser and Smith to take a 2-1 lead. It was then that Coach Barry Trotz took his only timeout of the game to settle his team down. “We can’t start the second period like we did. We let in 2 easy goals, it was bad coverage, it was just a wake up call. So...