Predators beat Ducks 4-2 as Shane Wright scores and assists

The Predators beat the Ducks 4-2 at Honda Center and pulled away in the third period. Shane Wright, the player of the game (Chirp Rating 8.2), had a goal and an assist and put four shots on net.

Anaheim struck first. Cutter Gauthier scored at 8:08 of the first, with Mikael Granlund assisting, to make it 1-0. Nashville answered 21 seconds later when Jayden Struble scored on a snap shot, with Wright getting the assist, and it was 1-1. Nils Hoglander put the Predators ahead 2-1 at 16:02 of the second with a between the legs goal.

Wright pushed the lead to 3-1 with a backhand at 8:05 of the third. Granlund cut it to 3-2 at 12:11 with a slap shot. Steven Stamkos restored the two-goal margin at 16:04, scoring his 11th to make it 4-2. Roman Josi had two assists.

Nashville improves to 10-4-5. Chirp's Sim had the Ducks winning 62% of the time, so this one went against the model.