THIRD PERIOD

2:01: GAME OVER! Smitty blanks the Preds and Leon scores a hat trick as the Oilers get back on their winning ways!

2:01: Nashville gets another opportunity on their 30th shot of the game, but the Kunin wrister is quickly snuffed out by Smith.

4:54: Mike Smith coming up big again. The Predators are putting on some pressure on the power-play, but Smitty is able to smother the puck for the whistle.

8:51: 🎩 🎩 🎩!!!! LEON DOES IT AGAIN! The German can’t be stopped! Draisaitl collects the puck at the right circle and rips another shot top cheddar for the powerplay goal. 

12:41: OFF THE POST! Derek Ryan finds some space in the slot and rips one off the iron.

16:15: Colton Scissons manages to beat Mike Smith but the play is challenged by Jay Woodcroft… AND IT’S NO GOAL FOR OFFSIDES!

20:00: Twenty minutes to go at Bridgestone Arena! #LetsGoOilers

SECOND PERIOD

0:00: Period over! Oilers double up on the Preds with another goal by Leon and Nurse’s ninth of the season.

4:31: THE DOCTOR IS IN! NURSE WITH A SHORT-HANDED GOAL! Kane finds the d-man streaking towards the net and he beats Saros! 

7:36: LEON AGAIN!!!! Draisaitl continues his dominance against Predators with an absolute snipe!

10:55: Big save Smitty! Roman Josi spins off the wall to set up Fabbro for the clean look. Smith blockers the chance away!

15:32: Oilers kill off an early Nashville Powerplay. Warren Foegele went to the box for roughing, but his teammates bail him out.

20:00: Back underway in Nashville!

FIRST PERIOD

0:00: Great start at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. Oilers lead on the Draisaitl goal, his 15th against the Preds since the 2018-2019 season.

5:32: Oilers buzzing on the power-play but Saros stands tall. Edmonton currently has a 13-3 shot advantage.

11:04: OILERS GOAL!!! LEON ON THE POWERPLAY! That’s his 52nd of the year on the one-touch pass from Nuge!

No new goals to report but Rusty did lay a guy OUT earlier. #LetsGoOilers pic.twitter.com/G16e4SwkRx

— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) April 15, 2022

17:13: CRUNCH!! Kris Russel makes his return felt on Mikael Granlund with a HUGE hit!

20:00: GAME ON IN NASHVILLE!!

Wait for it. 💧#LetsGoOilers pic.twitter.com/B69IWgXfgB

— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) April 14, 2022

20:00: Both teams have hit the ice for pre-game skate.

20:00: Tonight’s game at Bridgestone Arena will begin at 6:07pm MT.

Oilers at Nashville:
11/7

Kane-McDavid-Puljujarvi
Hyman-Draisaitl-Yamamoto
Foegele-RNH-Ryan
-McLeod-Kassian

Nurse-Ceci
Keith-Bouchard
Kulak-Barrie
Russell

Smith

— Bob Stauffer (@Bob_Stauffer) April 14, 2022

TONIGHT’S PROJECTED LINEUP

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