Predators 'can't go rogue' with season at stake in Game 5 against Canucks

Ryan McDonagh believes the best approach for the Nashville Predators to stay alive in the Stanley Cup Playoffs is to emphasize playing a strong team game, particularly on the road. McDonagh would know; the 34-year-old defenseman has played 189 postseason games for the New York Rangers (96), Tampa Bay Lightning (89) and Predators (four), and won the Stanley Cup twice with the Lightning (2020, 2021). The challenge entering Game 5 of the Western Conference First Round against the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena on Tuesday (10 p.m. ET; TVAS, SNE, SNO, SNP, BSSO, TBS, MAX) is mentally overcoming Canucks forward Brock Boeser scoring at 17:11 of the third period and with eight seconds left in Game 4 to tie it 3-3 before Elias Lindholm's goal at 1:02 of overtime.