The Nashville Predators fell victim to the Edmonton Oilers again, but this time it was in more ways than one.
The Predators trailed 4-1 in the third period and Jeremy Lauzon tried to give his team a spark. That became a heavyweight fight with Vasily Podkolzin, which did not end well for the big defenseman from Nashville.
Podkolzin, 6-foot-1, 190 pounds, landed some punches early in the fight against the 6-foot-1, 225-pound Lauzon, but the fight quickly turned around when the Oilers forward landed a huge punch on Lauzon, before a second helped him onto the ice. .
Lauzon is known for his toughness, as he led the league in goals by a wide margin last season. It’s not often you even see him fall to the ice by a check, let alone in a fight a player will be smaller and smaller than him.
With the way Lauzon plays the game, he is certainly one of the heartbeats of the team, although less recognized for his contributions. He’s there to give the Predators a spark when they need it, in whatever way he can. This won’t slow down his physical play, but the hope is that he will do well and still play with the edge and drop the gloves when necessary.
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There aren’t many Nashville players who will do that and he is definitely a unique talent. While they also lost the game 5-1 after a 4-2 loss to the Oilers earlier this season, the Predators will have to find a way to finally turn their fortunes around when they play the Oilers as after last season the West via Edmonton.
The Predators have a slightly different team and someone like Jonathan Marchessault knows all about what it will take to get past the Oilers, but they are also a very different team from Edmonton since the Vegas Golden Knights won the Stanley Cup with Marchessault leading the way. way.
Nashville will get one last chance to get revenge on the Oilers in more ways than one in their final meeting of the regular season on November 14.
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