nhl Game Recap
Recap - Predators Defeat Florida 7-3
Nashville earned a 7-3 victory over Florida behind a 2-goal performance from Tommy Novak on Saturday at Bridgestone Arena.
Bettors who backed the Predators were rewarded as +125 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.5.
Nashville got goals from Tommy Novak(2), Colton Sissons, Roman Josi, Yakov Trenin, Ryan Johansen, and Matt Duchene in the victory. Novak opened the scoring at 2:36 of the first period.
Kevin Lankinen stopped 30 of 33 Florida shots in the victory.
Sam Reinhart, Nick Cousins, and Matthew Tkachuk scored for the Panthers, finding the net behind Kevin Lankinen.
Florida got a 7-stop effort from Sergei Bobrovsky in the loss.
Nashville scored 2 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Florida went 1-for-2 with the man advantage.
Florida outshot Nashville 33-26 in the game.
Next game, Nashville takes its act on the road to face Minnesota looking for another win. For Florida, they head home to face Anaheim.