Hiroki Gojsic knotted the score with 98 seconds remaining in regulation and Andrew Gibson lasered home the game-winner in overtime as the Nashville Predators rookies defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning prospects, 3-2, at Ford Ice Center Bellevue on Saturday.
“I thought we kind of settled in a little better than Friday,” Predators forward prospect Austin Roest said. “We came out really hot tonight. The other game was a little slow off the start, but tonight the compete level was really high, the energy was high. And I think that's a big reason why we got the win.”
The result moves the Predators to 1-1-0 on the weekend as they get set for their final game of the tournament against the Carolina Hurricanes rookies on Monday.
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Gibby’s Game-Winner
As overtime ticked down into its final 30 seconds, offseason acquisition Andrew Gibson got himself open and proved the hero, one-timing a crisp pass from Ryan Ufko past Tampa Bay netminder Harrison Menighin.