NHL: Filip Forsberg’s record-setting game paces Predators

Date:

Share post:


Filip Forsberg scored his 10th career hat trick en route to setting the franchise single-season goal-scoring record as the visiting Nashville Predators cruised to a 5-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night.

Forsberg scored his 44th, 45th and 46th goals to move into sole possession of the franchise single-season scoring mark previously set by Matt Duchene (43) in 2021-22. It was Forsberg’s 43rd career multigoal game, extending his franchise record.

Kiefer Sherwood and Jason Zucker also scored for Nashville (46-29-5, 97 points), which remained in the first wild-card spot in the Western Conference with the win. Luke Evangelista added a pair of assists.

Ex-Blackhawk Kevin Lankinen made 25 saves and also picked up an assist for the Predators, who improved to 17-1-3 in their last 21 games against the Blackhawks, including 10-0-3 in their last 13 games played in Chicago. Nashville also completed a four-game sweep of the season series.

Philipp Kurashev scored for Chicago (23-51-5, 51 points), which took its third straight loss. Arvid Soderblom finished with 35 saves.

Nashville took a 1-0 lead at the 5:53 mark of the first period on Forsberg’s record-setting 44th goal on the power play, a one-timer from the right circle past an Evangelista screen and inside the far corner.

Sherwood made it 2-0 with 57 seconds left in the period, taking the puck away from Soderblom as he was trying to cover it up in front of the crease and then roofing a wrist shot for his 10th goal.

The Predators extended the lead to 4-0 in the second period. Forsberg got the first goal at the 5:22 mark when he stole it off the stick of a Blackhawk defender by the right side of the net and then flipped it into the goal. Zucker followed midway through the period with his 14th goal, rushing in from the left wing and then chipping a backhand shot past Soderblom’s glove side.

Kurashev made it 4-1 near the end of the period with a 5-on-3 power play goal, one-timing a Connor Bedard pass from the right circle.

Forsberg completed the hat trick early in the third period with another power-play goal, burying a one-timer from the left side of the net off a Ryan O’Reilly crossing pass.

–Field Level Media

spot_img

Related articles

NCAAH: Boston U. ousts PSU, reaches first hockey final since ’15

Jack Hughes and Cole Eiserman scored second-period goals Thursday night as Boston University edged Penn State 3-1 in...

NCAAH: Owen Michaels, WMU top Denver in 2OT, reach Frozen Four final

Owen Michaels scored his second goal of the game 26 seconds into double overtime to lift Western Michigan...

NHL: Sinking Islanders have no margin for error vs. Flyers

The New York Islanders have not resembled a playoff team in recent weeks. The fading Islanders may be facing...

NHL: Canes sign D Alexander Nikishin to two-year contract

The Carolina Hurricanes signed Russian defenseman Alexander Nikishin to a two-year contract Friday. The entry-level deal will pay him...

FREE

Get the most important breaking news and analyses for Free.

Thank you for subscribing

Something went wrong.