The Florida Panthers came flying out of the gates early on, with Nashville matching their intensity. With both teams playing it tight at their respective blue lines, the puck was mostly battled for in the neutral zone.
Evgenii Dadonov, who was working the puck down low, was tripped and the Panthers were heading to the game’s first power play. Unfortunately, the Cats couldn’t make anything of the opportunity as the Predators killed it off with ease.
Right after, Vincent Trocheck committed an unnecessary slash, handing the Preds their first power play of the game.