Inside the Numbers: Preds Add to Record Books in Dramatic OT Win

Games like Tuesday's come-from-behind, overtime win don't happen often. So, when they do, they're worth reliving.
Entering the third period down by three goals, the Predators stormed back with three of their own in the final 11 minutes of regulation - including two from Austin Watson - before Filip Forsberg won it on a penalty shot in overtime.
The highlights are one thing, and
you should watch those again
, but an outing like that is bound to produce some impressive numbers. Here are a few examples (stick taps to NHL Public Relations and the Elias Sports Bureau).

Tuesday's effort marked the fourth time in Predators franchise history the team has come back from three goals down in the third period to win. The last time they did so? Jan. 31, 2012, at Minnesota, a 5-4 win. Tuesday also marked the first time in franchise history the Preds have played overtime in five consecutive games.

Forsberg became the second Preds player in club history to score on a penalty shot in overtime. The only other instance came two days before Christmas in the year 2000, when David Legwand converted at Madison Square Garden (also the first converted overtime penalty shot in NHL history). In addition, Forsberg is the 13th player in NHL history to score a penalty shot goal in overtime during the regular season.
With the win, goaltender Pekka Rinne improved to 10-0-1 in his last 11 appearances dating to Jan. 6 (1.95 GAA, .934 SV%, 2 SO). Rinne's 11-game run is one shy of the franchise record for longest point streak by a goaltender, a mark he set from Jan. 7 - Feb. 7, 2012 (11-0-1).

By coming back to win in overtime, the Predators collected two points while only allowing one to the Blues, a five-point difference in the Central Division. When all was said and done on the Tuesday night schedule, the Preds still had a two-point lead in the division over Winnipeg with 77 points. That total is just one point behind the Vegas Golden Knights for the Western Conference lead and two points behind the Tampa Bay Lighting for tops in the NHL. Even better, the Preds have a game in hand on Vegas, two on Tampa Bay and Winnipeg, and a whopping four on St. Louis.
General Manager David Poile
said during a media availability
prior to Tuesday's game he would "be fibbing" if he said he didn't want to win the Central Division for the first time in team history. If the Predators keep it up, he might just get his wish.