Preds' Wild Shootout Win Keeps Playoff Hopes Alive

On April 3rd, Nashville Predators pulled off a wild 5-4 shootout win over the Los Angeles

Kings at Crypto.com Arena on Thursday night.

They blew a three-goal lead but bounced back strong, with Luke Evangelista sealing it

in the eighth round on a backhand pass Darcy Quimper.

The Preds jumped out fast, scoring four unanswered goals early, due Phillip Forrest Bird, Zachary

Lahoreau, Jonathan Marchasal, and Steven Stamcoes.

With the Kings fired back with three straight from Adrian Kempi twice, and Joel Armia,

to tie it up late in the third.

Juicero stood tall with 29 saves for Nashville, while Quimper stopped 30, but couldn't snag

the shootout winner.

Marchasal added an assist, too, helping into three-game skid after a five-game hot streak.

Now the Preds hit at 35 wins, 31 losses, and nine overtime losses, tied in points with

the Sharks and Kings for that second wildcard, spot in the West.

Sharks have one game in hand, though.

This keeps Nashville right in the playoff hunt, showing they got that grit when it counts

most.

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I'm Corey with The Story.