There was a rare sighting in Nashville on Tuesday: a happy hockey coach.

Predators bench boss Peter Laviolette reacted with unbridled enthusiasm to Ryan Ellis' go-ahead goal in Game 3 against the St. Louis Blues.

The tally put the Predators ahead 1-0 early in the third period and they would go on to a 2-1 win and a 3-1 series lead.

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