Backup net minder Harri Sateri received his first career NHL start, opposing all-world Finnish counterpart Pekka Rinne for “Smashville.”
The Panthers were seemingly flat-footed once the game began, enabling the ferocious Predators to draw first blood. Sateri allowed the Preds to score on the first shot of the game, but eventually settling down, and keeping the Cats afloat temporarily.
A massive heavyweight brawl commenced between Alex Petrovic and experienced fighter Scott Hartnell, sparking life into the emotionless, exhausted Panthers squad. Moments later, Florida received their first power play opportunity, and superstar Vincent Trocheck would capitalize, roofing one top-shelf and evening the score at one:
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