Nashville, TN -- Although it came down to the wire late, the Nashville Predators buckled down and captured their first two points of the season with a 2-1 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes. Defenseman Seth Jones collected two assists while both Craig Smith and Viktor Arvidsson -- the latter scoring his first career goal -- notched the markers for Nashville.
SLAP SHOTS
Carry the Puck, Carry the Play
If you're a fan of possession-based metrics in the NHL, then you absolutely had a field day during the first period of Nashville's opening game against the Hurricanes.