This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. He couldnвЂ™t make crucial early saves and the Canucks couldnвЂ™t generate bonafide scoring chances until the third period in being held to 12 shots through 40 minutes and 21 in regulation time. He took six-straight setbacks, in which the Canucks scored but seven goals, into a loud Bridgestone Arena environment where the Predators had only lost five of 17 games. Trying too hard was almost understandable because Nilsson is trying to get on the win track. They had so many chances and I got lucky with a couple of them.вЂќ вЂњI felt like I was trying a little too hard in the beginning and maybe I overplayed the first two goals a little bit and then I felt like I settled in a bit and played a little bit more patient. But itвЂ™s also frustrating that we didnвЂ™t get two points. вЂњBeing down twoВ goals in Nashville going into the third and to score late in the game, itвЂ™s nice to get a point.

вЂњIt showed huge character for us to come back,вЂќ said Nilsson, who would finish with 30 saves. Photo by Frederick Breedon / Getty Images Article content Calle Jarnkrok tips the puck past Anders Nilsson in the second period Thursday.

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