Preds (警官の)巡回区域,受持ち区域 茎s 4-3 in 二塁打 OT again to tie series at 2-2

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Nashville Predators are finding that neither a broken stick nor 支援する-to-支援する 二塁打 overtime games can stop them.

Not with the biggest (人が)群がるs for an NHL game this season behind them and goalie Juuse Saros in 逮捕する.

Luke Kunin 得点する/非難する/20d his second goal at 16:10 of the second overtime after breaking his stick as the Predators (警官の)巡回区域,受持ち区域 the Carolina ハリケーンs 4-3 on Sunday, tying the series at 2-2.

Kunin broke his stick in the 中立の zone and went to the (法廷の)裁判 where 器具/備品 経営者/支配人 Pete Rogers had a 交替/補充 ready. Kunin then skated up the slot and (警官の)巡回区域,受持ち区域 Alex Nedeljkovic off a pass from Mikael Granlund.

Nashville coach John Hynes said they gave Rogers a 一連の会議、交渉/完成する of 賞賛 in the locker room for having a stick ready as Kunin 近づくd the (法廷の)裁判. After the 交流, Kunin took advantage of the ハリケーンs not 選ぶing him up.

"He's coming into the zone a little bit later, so it's やめる a little bit tougher read for their D to see him coming in late in that," Hynes said. "A heck of a play by Granlund to be able to find him there."

Nashville Predators center Luke Kunin (11) scores the winning goal past Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic (39) during the second overtime in Game 4 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series Sunday, May 23, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. The Predators won 4-3 to even the series 2-2. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Nashville Predators 中心 Luke Kunin (11) 得点する/非難する/20s the winning goal past Carolina ハリケーンs goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic (39) during the second overtime in Game 4 of an NHL ホッケー Stanley Cup first-一連の会議、交渉/完成する プレーオフ series Sunday, May 23, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. The Predators won 4-3 to even the series 2-2. (AP Photo/示す Humphrey)

Saros made a franchise-記録,記録的な/記録する 58 saves to 確実にする this series will return to Nashville. Game 5 is Tuesday night in Carolina.

"He´s a stud," Predators 中心 Ryan Johansen said. "He´s a big part of our team success and our success 率 in these last two games. ... He's going to keep doing his thing, and we´re going to keep counting on him."

Johansen and Nick Cousins 得点する/非難する/20d, and Mattias Ekholm and Mikael Granlund each had two 補助装置s.

This was the first time both teams had gone to 多重の overtimes in 支援する-to-支援する games in a series. Nashville 改善するd to 5-3 winning 連続した 二塁打 overtime games, while Carolina dropped to 1-7 全体にわたる with one loss while still the Hartford Whalers.

"It's been a 戦う/戦い," Kunin said. "I thought our team got better as the game went on."

Brock McGinn had his first two-goal in the postseason, and Vincent Trocheck also had a goal for Carolina. Jordan Martinook 追加するd two 補助装置s.

"It´s a 堅い pill to swallow," McGinn said. "You never want to lose in overtime. You work so hard to get into 二塁打 overtime there and to lose both of them, it´s not 平易な."

The catfish had been barely carried off before a raucous (人が)群がる when Nashville caught Carolina in a line change, and Kunin (警官の)巡回区域,受持ち区域 Nedeljkovic with a backhander through his 脚s at 5 7 seconds for his first this series. Trocheck tied it, batting in the puck off ツバメ Necas' 発射 in a flurry around Saros at 18:03 of the first.

Carolina coach 棒 Brind'Amour complained about how his ハリケーンs were fighting the refs after 14 刑罰,罰則s through Games 2 and 3. They had twice as many 力/強力にする plays as the Predators in this game, but went 0 for 4.

"I think we were the better team in that game," Brind'Amour said. "You want better. You feel like you deserve better. It doesn´t work that way as we know. We have to, as a group, 再編成する and come 支援する. It´s clich?. What´s done is done. We´re moving on."

Johansen put Nashville 支援する up 2-1 at 4:53 of the second, reaching around Matt Duchene to backhand the puck past Nedeljkovic off the 回復する of a 発射 by Duchene. The Predators had a rare 2-on-0 chance a couple minutes later, but Nedeljkovic stopped Yakov Trenin with his 権利 pad.

McGinn tied it at 2 with with 1:55 left in the second. His 非難する 発射 from the outside 辛勝する/優位 of the left circle went in off the far 地位,任命する. McGinn 行方不明になるd the final 19 games of the 正規の/正選手 season with an upper-団体/死体 傷害.

He then gave Carolina its first lead at 3-2 with a wrister 13 seconds into the third, (警官の)巡回区域,受持ち区域ing goalie Juuse Saros stick-味方する.

But the Predators, 1 of 17 on the man advantage in this series, tied it up on their first 力/強力にする play in this game. Dougie Hamilton tripped Nashville captain Roman Josi, and Cousins redirected Erik Haula's 発射 at 3:15 for his first career プレーオフ goal in his 25th game after not dressing in Games 1 or 2.

They got another when Svechnikov went in the box at 5:15 for cross-checking but couldn't (警官の)巡回区域,受持ち区域 Nedeljkovic.

SAROS IN NET

The Predators goalie (機の)カム in having made 113 saves through the first three games of this series, the most saves by a Nashville goalie through the first three games of a postseason. Saros tied the franchise-記録,記録的な/記録する with 52 saves in Game 3 and 始める,決める it in Game 4.

He became the second goalie since 1955-56 to ma ke 50-加える saves in 支援する-to-支援する プレーオフ games. Curtis Joseph had 61, then 57 for St. Louis at Toronto in 1993.

CENTURY MARK

ハリケーンs 今後 Jordan Staal played his 100th career postseason game.

CELEBRITIES ON HAND

Singer Carrie Underwood and her husband, former Predators captain, マイク Fisher, …に出席するd the game. Taylor Lewan, left 取り組む for the NFL's Tennessee 巨人s, chugged a beer and yanked off his jersey during a standing ovation in the second period.

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Nashville Predators center Luke Kunin (11) celebrates with goaltender Juuse Saros (74) after Kunin scored the winning goal against the Carolina Hurricanes during the second overtime in Game 4 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series Sunday, May 23, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. The Predators won 4-3 to even the series 2-2. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Nashville Predators 中心 Luke Kunin (11) celebrates with goaltender Juuse Saros (74) after Kunin 得点する/非難する/20d the winning goal against the Carolina ハリケーンs during the second overtime in Game 4 of an NHL ホッケー Stanley Cup first-一連の会議、交渉/完成する プレーオフ series Sunday, May 23, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. The Predators won 4-3 to even the series 2-2. (AP Photo/示す Humphrey)

Nashville Predators center Luke Kunin (11) celebrates after scoring the winning goal against the Carolina Hurricanes during the second overtime in Game 4 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series Sunday, May 23, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. The Predators won 4-3 to even the series 2-2. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Nashville Predators 中心 Luke Kunin (11) celebrates after 得点する/非難する/20ing the winning goal against the Carolina ハリケーンs during the second overtime in Game 4 of an NHL ホッケー Stanley Cup first-一連の会議、交渉/完成する プレーオフ series Sunday, May 23, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. The Predators won 4-3 to even the series 2-2. (AP Photo/示す Humphrey)

Nashville Predators goaltender Juuse Saros (74) reaches for a shot as Carolina Hurricanes center Steven Lorentz (78) watches for the rebound during the first overtime in Game 4 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series Sunday, May 23, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Nashville Predators goaltender Juuse Saros (74) reaches for a 発射 as Carolina ハリケーンs 中心 Steven Lorentz (78) watches for the 回復する during the first overtime in Game 4 of an NHL ホッケー Stanley Cup first-一連の会議、交渉/完成する プレーオフ series Sunday, May 23, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/示す Humphrey)

Nashville Predators center Nick Cousins (21) celebrates after scoring a goal against the Carolina Hurricanes during the third period in Game 4 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series Sunday, May 23, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Nashville Predators 中心 Nick Cousins (21) celebrates after 得点する/非難する/20ing a goal against the Carolina ハリケーンs during the third period in Game 4 of an NHL ホッケー Stanley Cup first-一連の会議、交渉/完成する プレーオフ series Sunday, May 23, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/示す Humphrey)

Nashville Predators center Ryan Johansen celebrates after scoring a goal against the Carolina Hurricanes during the second period in Game 4 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series Sunday, May 23, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Nashville Predators 中心 Ryan Johansen celebrates after 得点する/非難する/20ing a goal against the Carolina ハリケーンs during the second period in Game 4 of an NHL ホッケー Stanley Cup f irst-一連の会議、交渉/完成する プレーオフ series Sunday, May 23, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/示す Humphrey)

Tennessee Titans NFL football offensive lineman Taylor Lewan celebrates after a goal by the Nashville Predators during the second period in Game 4 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series between the Predators and the Carolina Hurricanes Sunday, May 23, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Tennessee 巨人s NFL football 不快な/攻撃 lineman Taylor Lewan celebrates after a goal by the Nashville Predators during the second period in Game 4 of an NHL ホッケー Stanley Cup first-一連の会議、交渉/完成する プレーオフ series between the Predators and the Carolina ハリケーンs Sunday, May 23, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/示す Humphrey)

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic (39) bl
ocks a shot by Nashville Predators center Nick Cousins (21)during the third period in Game 4 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series Sunday, May 23, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Carolina ハリケーンs goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic (39) 封鎖するs a 発射 by Nashville Predators 中心 Nick Cousins (21)during the third period in Game 4 of an NHL ホッケー Stanley Cup first-一連の会議、交渉/完成する プレーオフ series Sunday, May 23, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/示す Humphrey)

Carolina Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind'Amour, left, questions a call during the first period in Game 4 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series against the Nashville Predators Sunday, May 23, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Carolina ハリケーンs 長,率いる coach 棒 Brind'Amour, left, questions a call during the first period in Game 4 of an NHL ホッケー Stanley Cup first-一連の会議、交渉/完成する プレーオフ series against the Nashville Predators Sunday, May 23, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/示す Humphrey)

Carolina Hurricanes right wing Nino Niederreiter (21) celebrates after teammate Vincent Trocheck scored against the Nashville Predators during the first period in Game 4 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series Sunday, May 23, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Carolina ハリケーンs 右翼 Nino Niederreiter (21) celebrates after チーム仲間 Vincent Trocheck 得点する/非難する/20d against the Nashville Predators during the first period in Game 4 of an NHL ホッケー Stanley Cup first-一連の会議、交渉/完成する プレーオフ series Sunday, May 23, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/示す Humphrey)

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