Shane Wright collected three points and Justus Annunen stopped 27 shots as the Nashville Predators defeated the Anaheim Ducks 4-2 at Honda Center on Wednesday.
Cutter Gauthier opened the scoring for Anaheim at 8:08 of the first period, beating Annunen with a wrist shot off a pass from Mikael Granlund. The Predators responded 21 seconds later when Jayden Struble tied the game 1-1 with a snap shot set up by Wright. Nashville took its first lead late in the second period when Nils Hoglander slipped a between-the-legs shot past Laurent Brossoit at 16:02, assisted by Struble and Wright.
Wright extended the margin to 3-1 at 8:05 of the third period with a backhand goal, assisted by Hoglander and Roman Josi. Anaheim cut the deficit back to one at 12:11 when Granlund scored on a slap shot set up by Beckett Sennecke and Drew Helleson. Steven Stamkos secured the victory for Nashville at 16:04, converting a wrist shot assisted by Mavrik Bourque and Josi.
Annunen earned the win in goal by turning aside 27 of 29 shots faced. Brossoit took the loss for the Ducks, finishing with 18 saves on 22 shots. Neither squad found success on special teams, as both Nashville and Anaheim finished 0 for 3 on the power play.
The Predators improved to 10-4-5 and extended their winning streak to six straight games. Anaheim fell to 10-8-1 after the loss. Wright registered his first three points of the season with his goal and two assists, while Josi reached 20 assists on the year.
Nashville continues its schedule with a visit to the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday. Anaheim remains at home to face the New York Islanders on Saturday.
