Frederick Gaudreau Makes History with Game-Winner in Game 4

Nashville Predators rookie forward Frederick Gaudreau notched his second game-winner of the Stanley Cup Final in Game 4 on Monday—his third tally of the playoffs.

Gaudreau, who had skated in 11 NHL games prior to this series, is just the second player in league history to have scored each of his first three goals in the Stanley Cup Final, per the Elias Sports Bureau (via ESPN.com). John Harms did the same as a member of the Chicago Blackhawks against the Montreal Canadiens in the 1944 Stanley Cup Final.

Prior to Gaudreau's two game-winners in Game 3 and Game 4, rookie Jake Guentzel did the same for the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 1 and Game 2. This marks the first time in NHL history that two different players have notched consecutive game-winning goals in the Stanley Cup Final.

While the Predators struggled to find their footing on the road during the first two games of the series, they continued their dominance at home during the 2017 playoffs in Monday's Game 4. The club owns a 9-1 record through 10 playoff contests at home, losing only to the Anaheim Ducks in overtime of Game 4 in the Western Conference Final.

However, if Nashville wants a shot at the Cup, it will have to win a game on the road in Pittsburgh. The group receives its next attempt to do so Thursday evening at PPG Paints Arena. Should they manage to win, the Predators will return home with an opportunity to earn the franchise's first title since its inception in 1998-99.