Without the heroics of Mackenzie Blackwood in the first period, the Devils may have been out of the game before the first 20 minutes. His play, making 21 saves on 23 shots, in the first period alone allowed the Devils to enter the second period with a 2-2 tie against the Nashville Predators.
From there, the Devils and Predators would once again trade goals, Nashville tying the game on three separate occasions before taking their first - and only - lead of the game at 8:49 of the third period. Matt Duchene skated up the wing with Nikita Okhotiuk trailing and tapped in his own rebound after Blackwood made the initial save on the shot.
Devils Succumb to Predators, 6-4, in Rare Road Loss | GAME STORY
The Devils and Predators traded goals until the third period when Nashville took their first and only lead
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