Nashville has a 13-21-7 record overall and an 8-7-3 record on its home ice. The Predators have gone 3-12-2 in games their opponents commit fewer penalties. Washington has a 27-10-5 record overall ...

Out of 76 shots the Predators fired toward Thompson, only 33 found their way through and 28 were blocked. Ovechkin himself had two shot blocks. The disparity between the 33 shots on goal and the 76 shot attempts means that the Washington defense was not making it easy for Nashville's shooters to get pucks on Thompson,