Game 1: Honda Center, Anaheim, California. In net: Pekka Rinne for Nashville and Dan Ellis for Anaheim. Nashville opened with Shea Weber on the power play, powered by Mike Fisher and Ryan Suter. Steve Sullivan added on for the Predators, gathering steam from Cody Franson and Blake Geoffrion. Fisher got the next goal for Nashville, with help from Patric Hornqvist and Kevin Klein. Fisher struck again with his second of the game in the third period, this time with a lone assist by Jonathon Blum. This prompter Anaheim to replace Ellis with Ray Emery. The Ducks avoided a shutout as Teemu Selanne made it 4-1 with a power play goal, guided in by Saku Koivu and Ryan Getzlaf. This would be a final score, with Fisher, Rinne (27 for 28 saves), and Koivu taking the three stars.
Game 2: Honda Center, Anaheim, California. In net: Pekka Rinne for Nashville and Ray Emery for Anaheim. Anaheim opened with a Corey Perry power play goal, made possible by Saku Koivu and Lubomir Visnovsky. Thirty-eight seconds later, the Ducks extended the lead with another power play goal, Teemu Selanne's second of the playoffs, with Cam Fowler and Ryan Getzlaf providing the assistance. Nashville got on the board in the second period with Shea Weber on the power play, his second of the postseason fueled by Sergei Kostitsyn and Mike Fisher. Bobby Ryan replied for Anaheim, getting help along the way from Getzlaf and Francois Beauchemin. Getzlaf continued for the Ducks with his goal, and assists came from Perry and Beauchemin. The Predators answered back again in the third period with Patric Hornqvist on the power play, powered by Weber and Kostitsyn. Nashville pulled to within a goal on Joel Ward's tally, courtesy of Martin Erat and David Legwand. Ryan solidified a 5-3 victory for Anaheim with an empty net goal, his second tally of the game, with helpers provided by Fowler and Perry. Getzlaf, Emery (31 for 34 saves), and Ryan were the three stars. The series was tied at 1.
Game 3: Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee. In net: Ray Emery for Anaheim and Pekka Rinne for Nashville. Martin Erat put Nashville ahead first with a power play goal powered by Cody Franson and Joel Ward. Thirty-eight seconds later, Jordin Tootoo extended the lead for the Predators, with help from Jerred Smithson. Anaheim tied it in the second period with Teemu Selanne netting his third and fourth of the playoffs, both from Corey Perry alone, with the earlier on the power play. The goals came thirty seconds apart. David Legwand put Nashville back in front with the help of Ryan Suter and Erat. The Ducks tied it again with Matt Beleskey's goal off of Saku Koivu. The Predators went ahead 4-3 on Mike Fisher's third of the postseason, guided in by Sergei Kostitsyn and Suter. The score would be a final, and the three stars went to Fisher, Selanne, and Erat. The Predators took a 2-1 series lead.
Game 4: Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee. In net: Ray Emery for Anaheim and Pekka Rinne for Nashville. Anaheim opened with a Cam Fowler goal, a power play goal off of Corey Perry. Thirty-three seconds later, the Ducks tacked on a Saku Koivu goal via Jason Blake. Thirty-one seconds after that, Nashville got on the board with Patric Hornqvist putting away his second of the postseason, courtesy of Sergei Kostitsyn and Shea Weber. The Predators tied it in the second period on a Joel Ward power play goal, his second of the playoffs powered by Cody Franson and Steve Sullivan. Anaheim regained the lead with Teemu Selanne netting his fifth of the postseason, also on the power play, made possible by Ryan Getzlaf and Fowler. Nashville replied to tie with Matt Halischuk's goal, thanks to Kevin Klein and Jonathon Blum. The Ducks regained the lead again with the second of the playoffs by Perry, a shorthanded goal fueled by Brnadon McMillan. Getzlad added on for Anaheim with his second of the postseason, guided in by Perry. McMillan made it 6-3 Ducks, the eventual final, with his goal, aided by Todd Marchant and Lubomir Visnovsky, causing Anders Lindback to relieve Rinne for the remainder of the game, which was scoreless. The three stars went to Perry, Getzlaf, and Fowler. This evened the series at 2.
Game 5: Honda Center, Anaheim, California. In net: Pekka Rinne for Nashville and Ray Emery for Anaheim. Nashville struck first with a Kevin Klein goal made possible by Jordin Tootoo and Nick Spaling. Anaheim replied in the second period with Jason Blake on the power play, powered by Saku Koivu and Luca Sbisa. The Ducks took the lead in the third period with an unassisted Bobby Ryan goal, his third of the postseason. Joel Ward retied it with his own third of the playoffs for the Predators, gathering steam from David Legwand. Blake put Anaheim back on top with his second of the game, guided in by Teemu Selanne and Koivu. Nashville found another equalizer with Shea Weber's third of the postseason, helped out by Cody Franson and Mike Fisher with just thirty-six seconds left in regulation. The tie was broken by the Predators in overtime as Jerred Smithson's goal gave them a 4-3 victory, thanks to Tootoo and Spaling. Smithson, Blake, and Ryan took the three stars. The win puts Nashville up 3-2 in the series.
Game 6: Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee. In net: Ray Emery for Anaheim and Pekka Rinne for Nashville. Anaheim opened with a Teemu Selanne goal, his sixth of the postseason, with Saku Koivu providing an assist. Nashville answered with a Nick Spaling goal, assisted by Jordin Tootoo. The Predators got the lead on the second of the playoffs by Steve Sullivan, guided in by J.P. Dumont and Blake Geoffrion. The Ducks retied it with the third of the postseason by Jason Blake, a power play goal powered by Bobby Ryan Lubomir Visnovsky. Spaling took the lead back for Nashville with his second of the game, fueled by Tootoo and the goalie Rinne. The Predators secured the game at a 4-2 score with an empty netter by David Legwand, his second of the playoffs, coming via Joel Ward. Spaling, Tootoo, and Rinne (25 for 27 saves) were the three stars. The Predators took the series by a 4-2 margin.
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