Saros stops 36, helps Predators recover for shootout win against Jets
Wood gave the Predators a 3-2 lead at 14:01 of the third period, pulling the puck away from Morrissey and lifting it over Hellebuyck’s glove from below the right dot.
“It was a great play by (Forsberg and Marchessault),” Wood said. “I was just kind of able to put it in. It was a big win for the team.”
Forsberg said: “I think (Wood) has been playing with a lot of confidence up the middle. He’s using his size and his speed up the middle, gets a little bit more involved, I think. And great shot (on his goal), obviously. It’s the stuff that we see in practice all the time. So, it’s been fun watching him.”
Jonathan Toews tied it 3-3 at 18:59 with Hellebuyck pulled for the extra attacker. Mark Scheifele set Toews up at the edge of the slot, where he scored with a snap shot.
“It’s nice to score in a situation like that,” Toews said. “Going down the stretch, you’re going to be in some tight games, so it’s nice to have some confidence when you go out there, whether it’s a power play or a six-man unit to score one late and get back in a game like that.”
NOTES: O’Reilly scored his 16th career shootout-deciding goal, tying both Phil Kessel and Alex Ovechkin for 10th most in NHL history. … Wood has five goals in his past six games. … Connor recorded his 55th career three-point game, passing both Ilya Kovalchuk and Blake Wheeler for the second-most in Jets/Atlanta Thrashers history. Scheifele is first with 80.
