You Never Forget Your 1st Time

22 May, 2017

The Nashville Predators advanced to their first Stanley Cup Final with a 6-3 win against the Anaheim Ducks in Game 6 of the Western Conference Final at Bridgestone Arena on Monday.

The Predators won the best-of-7 series 4-2 and will face the Ottawa Senators or Pittsburgh Penguins in the Final, which begins May 29.

Colton Sissons scored his first Stanley Cup Playoff hat trick and Pekka Rinne made 38 saves for Nashville.

Sissons gave the Predators a 4-3 lead with 6:00 left in the third period on a one-timer from the left faceoff circle. Calle Jarnkrok made a cross-ice pass and Sissons beat Jonathan Bernier for his third goal of the game.

Cam Fowler tied it 3-3 at 8:52 of the third on a slap shot from the point. Corey Perry was in front screening Rinne.

The Predators challenged the call on the ice for goaltender interference on Perry, but the call was upheld after video review.

Chris Wagner scored to make it 3-2 at 5:00.

Austin Watson gave the Predators a 1-0 lead at 1:21 of the first period.

Sissons gave the Predators a 2-0 lead at 8:47 on a wrist shot from the slot. He took a pass from Pontus Aberg and beat Bernier.

Ondrej Kase scored for the Ducks to make it 2-1 at 4:45 of the second period on a wrist shot from the slot.

Sissons gave the Predators a 3-1 lead 3:00 into the third off of a rebound from the slot.

Filip Forsberg scored an empty-net goal to make it 5-3 and set a Predators record for most goals in a single postseason with eight.

Watson added another empty-net goal to make it 6-3.

Ducks forward Nick Ritchie was given a major penalty and game misconduct for a hit on forward Viktor Arvidsson in the first period.

Bernier started in place of John Gibson, who left after the first period in a 3-1 loss in Game 5 because of a lower-body injury.

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