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Nashville Ices Toronto 5-2 - Recap

Filip Forsberg scored twice to lead the Predators over Toronto 5-2 on Saturday at Bridgestone Arena.

Nashville won as a +147 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 5.5 were rewarded at the payout window.

Nashville got goals from Filip Forsberg(2), Kieffer Bellows, Luke Evangelista, and Michael Bunting in the victory. Bunting opened the scoring at 1:39 of the second period.

Juuse Saros stopped 24 of 26 Toronto shots in the victory.

Mitch Marner, and John Tavares scored for the Maple Leafs, finding the net behind Juuse Saros.

Toronto got a 27-stop effort from Joseph Woll in the loss.

Nashville scored 1 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Toronto went 1-for-3 with the man advantage.

Toronto lost the shots on goal battle to Nashville by a margin of 32-26.

Nashville heads into a battle against the Blues. Toronto, meanwhile, will have their next action against Philadelphia.