The Nashville Predators Attempt to Take Vancouver To a Game Seven

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The Nashville Predators Attempt to Take Vancouver To a Game Seven

The Nashville Predators were on the verge of elimination, but won the last game to extend the series to game six.

A lucky goal from behind the net got the Predators back in the game early in the second period, and two bad giveaways put them ahead for good early in the third. And while the Canucks' overall play was much better than it was while blowing a 3-0 series lead against Chicago in the first round, those mistakes in their own end -- the kind they aren't supposed to be making as the league's best regular-season team -- meant the results were the same.

A below average night for goaltender Roberto Luongo wasted another two-goal effort from Ryan Kesler and the first goal of the playoffs from Raffi Torres, and the Canucks have to travel to Nashville for Game 6 on Monday.

The Canucks insisted they had learned their lesson. After letting the Chicago Blackhawks off the mat in the first round and nearly making history by blowing a 3-0 series lead, the Canucks insisted they would not treat a 3-1 edge over Nashville lightly.

With their first trip to the Western Conference final in 17 years on the line, they promised some of the killer instinct they lacked in Round 1.

They didn't. Vancouver coughed up a first-period lead on a fluky goal then coughed up the puck on two more early in the third before a late rally fell short in a 4-3 loss on Saturday night. Now the Canucks have to travel all the way back to Nashville for Game 6 on Monday, a trip they did not want to make.

At least it wasn't as bad as the blowout losses to Chicago. The Canucks will lose again as the Predators show they have some fight left.

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