from Pat Hickey of the Montreal Gazette,

In the end, it was Weber and Radulov who played key roles in the victory.

“We really wanted to win it for those guys,” said Max Pacioretty, who scored the winning goal with less than 30 seconds remaining in the overtime on a feed from Radulov. The Russian, who was banished from these parts after he and Andrei Kostitsyn broke curfew during the 2010 playoffs, also assisted on Weber’s tying goal in the third period.

“That was nice,” Radulov said of Weber’s goal. “I know he really wanted to win. He jumped into the play and I saw him all the way. I actually didn’t see the shot because I was right in the lane behind the net in case he missed. When I saw the celebration, I knew it was in.”

Earlier in the day, Radulov accurately predicted the way the crowd would react to the return of the former Predators. He said Weber would be cheered, but he didn’t expect the same reaction. He was right because he was booed each time he touched the puck. There were some half-hearted cheers when Weber’s goal was announced and hearty boos when Radulov’s assist was noted.

“It’s just a game,” said Radulov when asked whether he took any motivation from the jeers. “I can’t really control it. They’re fans and they buy tickets so they can do whatever they want.”

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