"We got a point, so that's good, but we lost another game, and that's the bad," Preds goaltender Pekka Rinne said. "It was a good team we played against, but I still feel like we can find another level, or another gear… The guys played another hard game, and it's just disappointing when you come out on the losing side."
"That's a tough loss," Preds Head Coach Peter Laviolette said. "You battled back and you kill some penalties at the end, you get yourself in a position for overtime, so I think the loss is tough. You want to walk away with that second point. I thought we started OK, didn't get the lead, were a little bit sleepy in the second period and I thought we played pretty good 5-on-5 in the third period and killed the penalties. Peks made some big saves, and we couldn't put it away."
Tampa Bay had a 1-0 lead through the first 20 minutes courtesy of Victor Hedman, but Calle Jarnkrok countered for the Preds in the second when he potted his 10th of the season to even the score. However, less than a minute later, Ondrej Palat gave the Lightning the lead again, and the visitors could have had more if it weren't for Nashville's penalty kill.