NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Florida Panthers have proven they know how to score. Against Nashville, they showed they can play a little defense as well.
Even with a rookie goaltender in net.
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Anton Lundell scored the winning goal in the second period, and the Panthers beat the Predators 4-1 Saturday night for their seventh straight victory.
“It was huge for us,” Lundell said. “We’ve been letting in a lot of goals the last (few) weeks … We need to defend even better.”
Jonathan Huberdeau and Gustav Forsling scored empty-net goals 17 seconds apart, Carter Verhaeghe also had a goal and Forsling had an assist as Florida split the season series with Nashville.