Murray, playing his first\u00a0NHL game since Jan. 8, 2024, made 18 saves in his Nashville debut.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe’s pretty much the reason why we’re still in that game. \u2026 In overtime, like he was unbelievable. He gave us a chance to win.\u201d Marchessault said.<\/p>\n
It was the fifth NHL game for Murray. The 28-year-old, who signed with the Predators on July 1, 2024, spent the past two seasons with Milwaukee of the American Hockey League.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is why you love sports,\u201d Nashville coach Andrew Brunette said. \u201cThis is why I\u2019ve been in the game as long as I have. There are moments like that where guy\u2019s waited his turn, and we haven’t got him in. He steps in, he plays great. We just feel a little bit bad that we didn’t pull the win out for him because he played so good.\u201d<\/p>\n
Colton gave the Predators a 1-0 lead at 8:50 of the first period. After a scramble in front of the net, Vitali Pinchuk<\/a>\u00a0found the puck and slid it to Colton, who went top shelf past Ullmark.<\/p>\n The assist gave Pinchuk his first career point in his NHL debut.<\/p>\n Marchessault extended it to 2-0 at 13:10 on the power play, beating Ullmark from close range.<\/p>\n \u201cWe need to be better at 5-on-5 creating scoring chances,\u201d Marchessault said. \u201cI think it\u2019s, we’re like, not really connected.\u201d<\/p>\n