Nashville hangs on
RALEIGH, N. C. — Shea Weber helped the Nashville Predators to a big lead, then scored the goal that eliminated any chance of a stunning comeback by the Carolina Hurricanes.
Weber scored his second goal with a straightaway shot midway through the third period, answering the homestanding Hurricanes’ final-period flurry and helping the Predators take a 5-2 win.
Jason Arnott also scored two goals for the Predators, who scored the first four goals and never trailed in ending a two-game losing streak. Scott Nichol had the other goal for Nashville and Dan Ellis finished with 24 saves.
The only hiccup was allowing two goals by Carolina in the first 6z minute 1/3 of the third period that made the game closer than coach Barry Trotz would have liked.
“We were hoping to do a little better job than that,” Trotz said. “I think [Ellis] played pretty good and we were hoping maybe we could secure maybe a shutout.”
