Preds Top 20, No. 3: Nashville's Inspiring Win in Boston

The Nashville Predators 2022-23 season has officially come to an end, and what a season it has been. From momentous firsts to bittersweet farewells, this year was full of memorable moments both on and off the ice.

We've already taken a look back at the Top 10 goals scored by the Predators this season. Now, we're counting down the Top 20 moments and milestones that highlighted a special season of hockey in SMASHVILLE.

We'll take our trip down memory lane in chronological order, so let's head back to Boston to continue our countdown at No. 3.

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The Predators handed the first-place Boston Bruins a 2-1 loss March 28 at TD Garden, snapping Boston's win streak at seven. It was just the fourth time during their historic season that the Bruins had lost in regulation at home.

It was arguably one of the biggest upsets of the 2022-23 NHL season, but it was significant in more ways than one. It was a bittersweet victory for the Predators, who were still reeling from the news of the tragic shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville just over 24 hours earlier.

Both the Predators and the Bruins wore Covenant School logo decals on their helmets, and TD Garden held a moment of silence before the game, displaying the names of the victims on the jumbotron to honor the lives lost.

"It wasn't [just another game]," defenseman Ryan McDonagh said after the win. "And quite frankly, there really are no words that you can say about what went on yesterday in Nashville and it's just a tragedy for those families and everybody affected. You don't really realize it until you have kids of your own… [When] it happens close to home, it's definitely different."

McDonagh, whose daughter attends another school near where the shooting occurred, opted to stay home with his family the night before the game and fly out to meet his team in Boston the following morning. While at the airport waiting to board his flight, McDonagh met 17-year-old Brentwood native Caleb Miele, a Predators fan who was celebrating his birthday with a trip to Boston to watch his favorite team take on the Bruins. A Preds win would have been gift enough, but McDonagh and the team made Miele's birthday extra special by inviting him to read the starting lineup in the visitor's locker room before the game.

"Like any parent, you do anything you can to help your family and your kids out," McDonagh said. "Then at the end of the day, there's a second family for us in our profession, and it's our hockey family and our team. We felt like we needed to go out and try to do our job the best we could and sacrifice and leave it all out there and just try to maybe bring a little bit of inspiration to the city of Nashville."

Worth a click:

No. 20: Cody Glass Makes the Team

No. 19: Roman Josi's Homecoming

No. 18: Perfect in Prague

No. 17: Return of the Mustard Cat

No. 16: Nashville's 900th Franchise Win

No. 15: Juuso Parssinen's NHL Debut

No. 14: David Poile Reaches 1,500 Wins

No. 13: Bridgestone Arena's 'Remarkable' Reopening

No. 12: Roman Josi Becomes Nashville's All-Time Leading Scorer

No. 11: Filip Forsberg Joins the 500-Point Club

No. 10: Juuse Saros Sets Franchise Saves Record

No. 9: Juuse Saros Shines at NHL All-Star Weekend

No. 8: P.K. Subban Returns to SMASHVILLE

No. 7: David Poile Hands the Reins to Barry Trotz

No. 6: Nashville's Busy Trade Deadline

No. 5: Luke Evangelista Lights the Lamp Twice in Vancouver

No. 4: Predators Unveil Statue of Pekka Rinne