The Florida Panthers opened the preseason by getting swept by the Nashville Predators in a day-night doubleheader at Bridgestone Arena.
Florida got off to a good start in the first game, opening up a 2-0 first period lead thanks to goals from Brett Connolly and Colton Sceviour. In addition to opening the scoring, Connolly also drew an assist an Sceviour’s marker.
The Predators lit the lamp early in the second to halve the deficit before Jayce Hawryluk picked up the Panthers’ last goal of the two-game set, converting Blaine Byron’s feed 56 seconds later.