With the third period slipping away and the Predators in desperate need of a goal Thursday, the team turned once again to one of its most reliable sources of playoff offense: the defense.
When P.K. Subban's slapshot from the blue line sailed past Anaheim goalie John Gibson, it ignited the Bridgestone Arena crowd and sparked a late two-goal rally that sent Game Four into overtime.
The Preds would eventually fall - after a puck deflected off Subban's stick and popped into the Nashville net - but the postseason performance of Nashville's blueliners shouldn't be dimmed by one inadvertent play.
Preds Defensemen Contributing at Both Ends of Ice in Playoffs
Through 14 Games of Postseason, Nashville D-Corps Contributes 37 Points
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