National Hockey League
Nashville 2, Boston 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Where: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Referees: Jake Brenk, Chris Schlenker
Linesmen: David Brisebois, Andrew Smith
Attendance: 17850

Juuse Saros made 35 saves as the Nashville Predators earned a 2-1 victory in Boston on Tuesday, ending the Bruins' seven-game winning streak.

Cody Glass had a goal and also assisted on Cole Smith's empty-netter for Nashville (37-28-8, 82 points), which lost its previous two games.

Boston (57-12-5, 119 points) broke Saros' shutout bid with 0.3 seconds left when David Pastrnak buried a turnaround shot at the left crease for his 52nd goal of the season.

Saros faced his biggest workload in the third period, as Boston held a 16-4 shot advantage. The game total was 36-23 in the Bruins' favor.

Linus Ullmark stopped 21 shots, but Boston lost in regulation for just the fourth time this season on home ice (30-4-3). The Bruins need 14 points in their last eight games to set the NHL's single-season record for points, a mark currently held by the 1976-77 Montreal Canadiens (132 points).

Both teams were 0-for-5 on the power play.

In a rather sleepy start, the game was scoreless after the first period despite each team going to the power play three times. Boston defenseman Brandon Carlo nearly scored a short-handed goal between the legs of Saros, but the puck was cleared off the goal line.

The man-up scoring drought continued for both sides before Nashville took a 1-0 lead late in the second.

The Predators finally broke through with 1:49 left in the middle frame, as Glass followed up Boston defenseman Hampus Lindholm's shot block and buried a wrister top corner past Ullmark.

Saros made key stops about seven minutes into the third, including one point-blank save on Lindholm, who took a slick feed from Trent Frederic.

Lauzon scored an empty-net goal from long distance, cushioning the Predators' advantage with 1:19 left.

Nashville was playing its first game after six people lost their lives Monday in a shooting at The Covenant School. The arena observed a moment of silence before the game, while both teams wore helmet decals with the school's insignia.

--Field Level Media

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Nashville   Boston
Cody Glass 2 Points David Pastrnak 1
Cody Glass 1 Goals David Pastrnak 1
Cody Glass 1 Assists Jake DeBrusk 1
N/A Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Juuse Saros .972 Save Percentage Linus Ullmark .955
Juuse Saros 35 Saves Linus Ullmark 21
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Nashville 23 2 0-5 5-5 10 28
Boston 36 1 0-5 5-5 10 29
Upcoming Games
  • Boston will play their next game at home against Columbus. The Bruins have a W/L % of .754 after a win and .824 after a loss.
  • Nashville will play their next game on the road against Pittsburgh. The Predators have a W/L % of .541 after a win and .472 after a loss.