Saros, Tomasino lead Predators over Rangers
NEW YORK – Rookie forward Philip Tomasino scored early in the second period and Juuse Saros made 32 saves for his second shutout of the season as the Nashville Predators beat the New York Rangers 1-0 on Sunday night.
The Predators have won five straight, including a sweep of the three New York area teams over a four-day stretch. They beat the Islanders 4-3 on Thursday night and New Jersey 3-2 on Friday night.
Saros had six saves in the first period, 10 in the second and 16 in the third to pick up his 16th career shutout.
Alexandar Georgiev had 23 saves for the Rangers, who lost for the second time in three games and just the third in the last 15.
After a scoreless first period, Tomasino scored his fifth goal of the season at 1:44 of the second with assists to Filip Forsberg and defenseman Alexandre Carrier. Forsberg has 11 points – seven goals, four assists – in his last 10 games.
The 20-year-old Tomasino, a firstround draft pick the Predators in 2019, was able to elude Georgiev with a shot from just inside the blue line.
The goal held up as Saros stood tall in the third period.
The Rangers had a power-play chance at 6:25 of the third but Saros stymied Ryan Strome from in close with a right pad stop, then denied Strome again with a glove save.
Nashville was without one of its top scorers, Ryan Johansen, who missed the game after he was placed on the COVID-19 protocol list on Sunday. Johansen has three goals and 12 assists in his last 11 games.
Ducks 3, Blues 2 (OT): Troy Terry scored his second goal of the game on a penalty shot in overtime to lift the visiting Ducks.
Scott Perunovich was called for slashing with just over a minute remaining in overtime, giving Terry a penalty shot. He beat fifth-string goalie Jon Gillies on a backhander at 3:58 of the extra period for his team-leading 17th goal of the season.
Buddy Robinson also scored for Anaheim, which ended the Blues’ sevengame home winning streak. Anthony Stolarz made 23 saves.
Nathan Walker and Oskar Sundqvist scored for St. Louis. Gillies finished with 36 saves. Brayden Schenn, who had two assists, left the game in the third period with an upper-body injury and did not return.
The game was tied at 1-all through two periods, and each team scored in the third.
Walker, who had a hat trick in Thursday’s win over Detroit, scored on a wrist shot from the top of the slot at 7:40 of the third.
Anaheim tied it at 2-all when Terry scored on a rebound of a shot by Cam Fowler at 13:29.
The 27-year-old Gillies was signed by the Blues on Wednesday. He became the fifth starting goalie this season for St. Louis.