NASHVILLE – Corey Perry's shot deflected in off Nashville defenseman P.K. Subban's stick 10:25 into overtime, and the Ducks stopped the Predators' 10-game home playoff winning streak with a 3-2 victory Thursday that evened the Western Conference finals at 2-2.
John Gibson made 32 saves for Anaheim, which was the last team to beat the Predators in Nashville in the playoffs last spring in Game 4 of their first-round series.
Rickard Rakell and Nick Ritchie staked the Ducks to a 2-0 lead. But Subban scored with 6:27 left, and Filip Forsberg tied it with 34.5 seconds remaining in regulation with his fourth goal in four games.
"You put that period behind you, go out and play like you did in the first period," Perry said of the Ducks' mentality in overtime. "We kind of changed the momentum there, and we got some chances and we got a break."
The Predators had matched the 1997-98 Detroit Red Wings with their 10-game winning streak but missed matching Colorado's 11-0 playoff run in 1996-97.
"The fight back was good," Predators coach Peter Laviolette said. "It's disappointing the way we started. We need to be better than that this time of year."
Perry ended the second overtime in this series with a goal originally credited to Nate Thompson. Perry's shot from near the right boards deflected off Subban's stick and past goalie Pekka Rinne as the defenseman tried to poke-check the puck away.
"Unlucky bounce," Subban said. "I stick my stick out there, and it deflects and goes in. Tough play."
