Nashville was coming off a loss against visiting Colorado. Forsberg, who previously scored 1-1, then scored 3-3 on tennis from close range with 38 seconds left in regular time. With 18 seconds left, Yakov Trenin made it 4-3 for the home team – 16 seconds between the goals.
– This was an incredibly important victory for us. I think we played a great game and deserved to win, Forsberg told nhl.com afterward.
Royal in the stands when Vancouver won
Vancouver beat San José 3-1 after receiving an unexpected royal visit to the stands. Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, officiated the ceremonial drop.
Prince Harry and wife Meghan Markle were often zoomed in during the telecast of the match. Vancouver captain Quinn Hughes was involved in the ceremonial drop and then made it 1-0 for Vancouver in the first period.
Tomas Hertl, who was San José’s opponent in the relegation, reduced it to 2-1 early in the third period.
The duke couple, who stepped down from representing the British royal family, were there to promote the Invictus Games, a major championship for wounded servicemen, to be held in Vancouver in 2025.