Viktor Stalberg flung the puck at Los
Angeles' net. Kings defenceman Jake Muzzin stuck out his stick to play it.
And in an instant, the Nashville Predators
got the type of lucky break that has largely been eluding them for weeks.
"It was a good bounce for us, and we
haven't had a lot of them lately," Nashville coach Peter Laviolette said.
Stalberg got credit for the tiebreaking
goal when Muzzin deflected the puck into his own net, and the Predators slowed
their March skid with a 2-1 victory Saturday night.