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Predators shoot down Ducks to reach Stanley Cup Finals
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 24 - 05 - 2017

Colton Sissons' third goal of the game at 14:00 of the third period broke a tie and led the Predators to a 6-3 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Monday as Nashville clinched their first trip to the Stanley Cup finals.
With the score ties at 3-3, Sissons ripped home a one-timer from the left circle that was set up by Calle Jarnkrok, three seconds after the Predators killed off a power-play following a delay-of-game call on Roman Josi.
"There was a turnover and I got lost on the back side," he said of his tie-breaking goal. "Calle made a beautiful pass, and fortunately I put it away."
Filip Forsberg and Austin Watson iced the win at 17:38 and 18:26, respectively, with empty-net goals to seal the Western Conference finals series by a 4-2 margin.
Nashville will play either the Ottawa Senators or the Pittsburgh Penguins in the finals, starting May 29 in the Eastern Conference venue. The defending NHL champion Penguins lead that best-of-seven series 3-2.
It is the third different team Nashville coach Peter Laviolette will take to the Cup finals. He won the title with the Carolina Hurricanes in 2006 and lost with the Philadelphia Flyers in 2010.
"It probably means I got fired a lot," Laviolette joked about his accomplishment.
Goalie Pekka Rinne made 38 saves for Nashville, which was outshot 41-18 as Anaheim controlled most of the last 50 minutes of action.
Despite the constant barrage of attacks, Rinne never cracked and the league's lowest playoff seed — Nashville's 94 points were the fewest of all 16 post-season participants — completed its improbable run to franchise history.
"Our guys know the big picture, what we are trying to do here," Laviolette said. "But tonight, they are going to enjoy it."
Ducks goalie Jonathan Bernier, making his first career playoff start with starter John Gibson (lower-body injury) scratched, stopped only 12 of the 16 shots he faced.
"This is the worst feeling in hockey," Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf said. "We worked so hard all year — and in the game — and it is incredibly frustrating."
NHL All-Star Bill White dies at 77
Bill White, a former Chicago Blackhawks all-star defenseman and a member of Canada's 1972 Summit Series team, has died. He was 77. The Blackhawks announced White's death Monday.
White, a Toronto native, started his career with the Los Angeles Kings in 1967 before being traded to Chicago during the 1969-70 season. He formed an imposing tandem on the Blackhawks' blue line with Pat Stapleton and helped the team reach the playoffs in all seven of his seasons in Chicago.
He appeared in six consecutive All-Star games between 1969 and 1974 and briefly served as head coach of the Blackhawks for the final 46 games of the 1976-77 season.
White finished his career with 50 goals, 215 assists and 495 penalty minutes in 604 NHL games with Los Angeles and Chicago, adding seven goals and 32 assists in 91 playoff appearances.
"The Chicago Blackhawks organization extends its thoughts and heartfelt condolences to Bill White's family as we mourn his loss," the team said. "He will be remembered as a leader, generous teammate and tough player to play against. His energetic style helped the Blackhawks see great success during his tenure with the team."
He joined Canada's squad for the 1972 Summit Series against the Soviet Union after Game 1, finishing with a series-best plus-7 defensive rating while acting as a key part of Canada's penalty-killing unit. — Agencies


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