Carlyle, who said he asked his players for an extra 10 per cent, didn't want any wasted energy.
"If we played a run-and-gun game that maybe some people would rather watch, we probably wouldn't be here", Hoffman said after routing the defending Stanley Cup champs.
The head of the Pyeongchang Olympics organizing committee said Thursday that the NHL isn't being "greedy" preventing hockey stars going to the 2018 Games and he was willing to be flexible to meet its demands.
The momentum was all Nashville's heading into overtime, and a win would have given the Predators a massive 3-1 series.
Those winds weren't supposed to penetrate the walls of Bridgestone Arena for Game 4, but the Ducks have been skating against them in this series. It only counts as one victory, but it ties a series that resumes Friday night in Anaheim and has miles to go, and probably three more games, before it sleeps.
"I just think we've got to be more ready to play from the drop of the puck", said Sullivan, who added that he hadn't yet given thought to who would start in goal. "Our focus is on what we need to do". Defensively, the Nashville Predators are allowing 2.7 goals per game and are killing 80.9 percent of their opponents power plays.
But in the third period, the Ducks came unglued.
More news: Supreme Court clinches hearing and reserves decision on legitimate soundnessThen again, Nashville had been long overdue for a stinker. "Unfortunately, Finland was better than we were today and I congratulate them".
NOTES: Anaheim D Kevin Bieksa drew into the lineup for Game 4 after sitting out the last nine games due to a lower-body injury. The Ducks previously had allowed three shots in a period in the postseason six different times, the last in the first period of Game 5 of the Western finals May 25, 2015, against Chicago.
ANA vs. NSH - NSH leads 2-1 - Game four tonight in Nashville. Gibson made a series of clutch saves, and the defense held a disciplined front to surprisingly kill the penalty-a kill that seemingly wrapped things up for an Anaheim win.
That lead eventually gave way to Nashville's attack as the Ducks lost the game 2-1 in regulation. Forsberg placed his shot just right to even up the score. One of those, a slapper from Rakell, found the back of the net.
"Obviously, we're disappointed", Forsberg said. "In those times when we're counted on as a line, we feel like we're able to come through and find ways to make it happen".
The Ducks had crafted a 2-0 lead on a shot by Nick Richie that eluded Preds goalie Pekka Rinne, who was late to catch up with the laser shot. It's unclear how Fisher got hurt, but he wasn't available for the overtime period. With 6:27 remaining, the Predators finally put one past John Gibson when Subban blasted a shot from the point that banked in off the post and past Gibson.
