Nashville Predators 2, Florida Panthers 1: Lankinen steals another

The Nashville Predators, featuring a substantial portion of the Milwaukee Admirals’ normal roster, took the ice tonight in Sunrise against the Florida Panthers.

Unsurprisingly, the Panthers got off to a good start, with Aaron Ekblad having several noteworthy chances amidst a strong Florida push. However, the Preds drew first blood when Radko Gudas took a penalty at 13:33. Matt Duchene scored almost immediately off a pass from Luke Evangelista, thanks also to a good screen from Cody Glass.

That seemed to stun the Panthers, and the teams seesawed back and forth until, with ten seconds remaining, John Leonard—playing in his first game for the Preds after being recalled from Milwaukee—scored to…