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Nashville Ices Washington 7-2 - Recap

Washington gave up 3 goals to Viktor Arvidsson in their 7-2 loss to the Predators in NHL action on Tuesday.

The Predators were a -157 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.0.

Nashville got goals from Viktor Arvidsson(3), Nick Bonino(2), Rocco Grimaldi, and Calle Jarnkrok in the victory. Arvidsson opened the scoring at 3:45 of the first period.

Juuse Saros turned in a 26-save effort for the Predators.

Washington got goals from T.J. Oshie, and Nicklas Backstrom in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Pheonix Copley stopped 22 of 29 shots for the Capitals, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

Nashville scored 0 times on 5 chances on the power play, while Washington went 1-for-2 with the man advantage.

Washington lost the shots on goal battle to Nashville by a margin of 29-28.

Next game, Nashville takes its act home to face Winnipeg looking for another win. For Washington, they head home to face New York.