NASHVILLE --The Nashville Predators were dominated from start to finish in their 5-0 loss to the San Jose Sharks in Game 7 of the Western Conference Second Round.
It's the third time the Predators had been eliminated in the second round. They never have reached the conference finals.
The Predators played back-to-back seven-game series for the first time, but after eliminating the Anaheim Ducks in the first round, they weren't able to execute well enough to get past the Sharks.
5 Reasons: Why Predators were eliminated
Problems on penalty kill, tough travel schedule among reasons for Nashville defeat against San Jose
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