Filip Forsberg's sixth career hat trick wasn't enough as the Nashville Predators fell to the Edmonton Oilers, 5-3, on Saturday afternoon at Bridgestone Arena. It's Nashville's first defeat at the hands of the Oilers in their past 14 meetings.
Saturday's contest saw the Preds have their chances throughout, including a pair of hit posts, but Nashville never had the lead, and the group knows the game won't be won on opportunity.
"It's always frustrating to lose in our own building," Preds defenseman Mattias Ekholm said. "We should always expect to win here. I think we should take it as a positive that we're battling… We never gave up, we were there the whole game. We're really working our butts off and trying to do the right thing, but sometimes it just doesn't happen for us, and tonight was one of those nights."
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