Joel Ward stepped up just in time to keep the Nashville Predators alive for at least one more game. Ward scored two goals less than five minutes apart early in the third period and the Predators avoided elimination for the first time in team history with a 4-3 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night in Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinal series. Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=310507022