"I didn't even know," Josi laughed. "I thought there was more time left. I didn't know it was only one or two seconds, but I'm glad Jarny shot it and put it in."
Count Josi among a cast of thousands in attendance, and a few more on the ice with him who felt the same.
"It was a big win, the win itself, but it's two points in the column for a team that needs to win some hockey games," Head Coach Peter Laviolette said. "But I think winning does build confidence, and the wins have been harder to come by this year than they have in the past. We have to continue to work to string things together and try to build off of what we did."
Josi thought he had ended the game earlier in the extra session, when he scored a goal of his own, only to see it waved off due to incidental contact with the goaltender. The disappointing ruling didn't get to the Predators, however, as they simply found another way to collect the two points.
"We're hoping that they would count the first goal, and you get frustrated for one or two seconds, but you just try to put it behind you," Josi said. "You can't get too frustrated; the game is still going on and you still have a chance to win it."
Win they did, and now Nashville will look to do something they haven't done since November - emerge victorious in consecutive games on the same home stand.
"I think you can take a little bit of confidence from that game and the way we played and bring it into the game tomorrow against the Boston Bruins]," Laviolette said. "But ultimately, we're going to have to go out and play well. We're playing a terrific team in Boston, and we'll have to be ready to play."
**2,000 and Counting:**
**[Video: VAN@NSH: Predators honor Pete Weber's 2,000th game**
Anthony Bitetto is usually on the receiving end of being asked to snap a photo, but the tides turned for the Preds defenseman after Tuesday's win.
During a television timeout in the first period, Bitetto noticed a presentation inside Bridgestone Arena, honoring Predators broadcaster Pete Weber, who was calling his 2,000th NHL game that night. Nashville Mayor Megan Berry was on hand as well and declared Jan. 10, 2017, "Pete Weber Day" in Music City. That was all Bitetto needed to hear.
"I told myself when they were doing the presentation, I was like, 'I have to find him and tell him congrats,'" Bitetto said.
So that's exactly what he did. Conveniently, Bitetto was a guest on the Predators Postgame Radio Show, broadcasted from Jack Daniel's Barrel House in the Arena, when the man of the hour walked in.