Sure enough, one did. After Ducks forward Chris Wagner went off for high sticking, the Nashville power play, 0-for-11 in the series, came through when a shot hit forward Viktor Arvidsson in front and Josi put it into an open net.
"I think that might have been probably one of our best, if not our best, playoff game this playoffs," defenseman Ryan Ellis said. "Everyone was buying in, shooting pucks, getting to the net, hard areas. I mean, a couple disallowed goals, the effort just to get to the net and make those chances happen, it was a great feeling out there."
The Predators took their first 3-0 series lead in the Western Conference First Round. They earned their first series sweep when they finished off the Chicago Blackhawks. They made their first conference final when they defeated the St. Louis Blues in the second round. Now they have won their first home game in the conference final.
But they don't want that to be the last of the firsts.
"We've got one goal here," captain Mike Fisher said. "Our fans, our city, has really gotten behind us really all year and just done an unbelievable job in the playoffs. We feel it. It helps us no question on and off the ice. Tonight you saw it. It was unbelievable. That being said, we've got a lot of work ahead of us to get where we want to go."
Magic? Not really. Not yet.
But just in case, don't tell the Predators they're on a roll.
"Don't jinx it," Neal said.