Forsberg scores five points for Predators in win against Ducks

ANAHEIM -- Filip Forsberg scored five points for the Nashville Predators in a 6-3 win against the Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center on Monday.

Forsberg scored two goals, including his 35th of the season to set the Nashville record, and had three assists. Viktor Arvidsson, who now plays for the Los Angeles Kings, scored 34 goals in 2018-19.
"We couldn't let him keep it for too long when he's not on our team anymore,'' Forsberg said. ''[Arvidsson] is one of my closest friends, but it feels good to take it from him, not going to lie.''

Matt Duchene had two goals and an assist, and Juuse Saros made 25 saves for the Predators (37-22-4), who went 3-for-5 on the power play and won for the fourth time in five games.
"Power play was great all night," Forsberg said.
Derek Grant scored twice for the Ducks (27-27-11), who have lost seven in a row (0-5-2).
"What happened on the PK tonight is something I'll be thinking about," Grant said. "Not scoring."
Grant scored off a rebound at 9:18 of the first period to give Anaheim a 1-0 lead.
Roman Josi tied it 1-1 at 16:48 with a wrist shot from the inside edge of the left face-off circle to extend his point streak to 10 games (four goals, 19 assists).
Ryan Johansen scored on a power play at 3:02 of the second period to give Nashville a 2-1 lead.

Troy Terry tied it 2-2 at 11:26 and became the first Ducks player to score 30 goals since Rickard Rakell in 2017-18. Rakell was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins earlier Monday.
"He's found the confidence this year," Grant said of Terry. "I wish we could have gotten the win for him tonight."
The Predators scored twice in 1:23 in the third period to take a 4-2 lead.
Forsberg scored unassisted at 1:45 after an Anaheim turnover to make it 3-2, and Duchene scored a power-play goal at 3:08 with a between-the-legs move and a backhand to make it 4-2.
"I haven't worked on that since I was kid," Duchene said. "First time I've scored like that in the NHL."

Grant made it 4-3 at 10:13 when he scored on a rebound off the end boards, but Duchene scored his second power-play goal at 11:23 to make it 5-3.
Duchene has 34 goals this season, one behind Forsberg for the Predators lead. It was his 11th goal during a 10-game point streak.
''We've gone back and forth,'' Duchene said. ''The great thing is we're pushing each other, and it's not like we're not passing to each other. If you're going to achieve greatness, you might as well do it together.''
Forsberg scored an empty-net goal with 2:03 remaining for the 6-3 final.
The Ducks entered with the seventh-best penalty kill in the NHL (82.9 percent).
"Our penalty kill has been very, very good this year; it's won us a lot of games too," Anaheim coach Dallas Eakins said. "They were able to make some really good plays, so our PK had an off night, but on a lot of nights, they've been excellent."
NOTES:David Rittich made one save for Nashville in the third period while Saros briefly dealt with a skate issue. … Forsberg matched his NHL career high for points in a game; he also had two goals and three assists in a 6-5 overtime victory against the Florida Panthers on Feb. 4, 2021. … Forsberg's previous NHL career high in goals was 33, set in 2015-16 (82 games). ... Josi has five straight multipoint games (three goals, 12 assists). ... Johansen has scored 11 points (four goals, seven assists) in his past 11 games. ... Nashville defenseman Mark Borowiecki returned after missing eight games because of a lower-body injury. He had three blocked shots, three hits and 11 penalty minutes in 13:57 of ice time. ... Jeremy Lauzon made his Predators debut after the defenseman was acquired in a trade with the Seattle Kraken on Sunday. He had four hits and two blocked shots in 18:12. ... Forward Trevor Zegras had two assists to give him 30 this season, tying defenseman Cam Fowler for the most assists by a rookie in Ducks history. ... Gerry Mayhew made his Anaheim debut on its top forward line with Max Comtois and Adam Henrique. Mayhew, who was claimed off waivers from the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday, had one shot on goal in 13:49.