nhl Game Recap
Florida Ices Nashville 2-1 - Recap
The Predators came up short Friday against the Panthers, falling 2-1.
Bettors who backed the Panthers were rewarded as -135 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 6.0.
Florida got goals from Aleksander Barkov, and Carter Verhaeghe in the victory. Barkov opened the scoring at 5:58 of the second period.
Chris Driedger turned in a 24-save effort for the Panthers.
Nashville got a goal from Colton Sissons in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Nashville got a 34-stop effort from Pekka Rinne in the loss.
Florida scored 0 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Nashville went 0-for-1 with the man advantage.
Nashville lost the shots on goal battle to Florida by a margin of 36-25.
Florida heads into a battle against the Red Wings. Nashville, meanwhile, will have their next action against Tampa Bay.