1. Nashville Predators
Speaking of playoff kryptonite that brings us to the Nashville Predators. Before 2016 the Nashville Predators weren’t really on anyone’s radar. It wasn’t until they finally beat the Blackhawks that people finally took them seriously. The Predators all-time record vs the Ducks is 31-29-2-10. In the playoffs, they’ve faced off 3 times, the Predators won all three. The Ducks first met the Predators in 2011 where the Predators won in 6 games.
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Then, they met in 2016 where the Predators won in 7. This was actually the Ducks best chance to beat them. The Ducks lost the first two games at home then proceeded to win the next 3 games. However, they still fell short in the 7th game. I actually attended Game 5 and I thought this would be the year we take them, but it wasn’t meant to be.
The most recent meeting is surrounded by controversy and a lot of what-ifs. The Predators won in 6 games. Right before that, the Ducks lost Patrick Eaves, Rickard Rakell, and John Gibson to injury and we had to play a super cold Johnathan Bernier. I believe we could’ve pushed back and maybe even won Game 7.
The beef between these two teams and their fan bases is very real. If you follow me and few other members of the Pucks of a Feather crew on Twitter then you’ll see us harmlessly chirping Preds fans from time to time. Nevertheless, we aren’t the only ones doing it. Last season our favorite Ryan, Ryan Kesler, threw a few jabs at Ryan Johansen on Twitter during the offseason. This is coming after Johansen turtled during their fight in Nashville. They may have us beat in banner raises, but we have them beat in Cup wins.
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