A.J. Greer scored twice and added an help within the Florida Panthers’ 8-3 convincing win over the host Nashville Predators on Monday night time.
Sam Reinhart and Carter Vergaeghe every had a aim and two assists, Evan Rodrigues contributed a aim and an help whereas Jesper Boqvist, Sam Bennett and defenseman Gustav Forsling additionally scored for the Panthers, who’ve received three of their final 4. Defenseman Uvis Balinskis had two assists and Daniil Tarasov made 36 saves.
Filip Forsberg, Fedor Svechkov and defenseman Nick Blankenburg recorded the objectives for the Predators, who misplaced for the eighth time in 9 video games (1-6-2). Juuse Saros stopped 11 pictures earlier than being changed by Justus Annunen, who made seven saves.
Blankenburg’s power-play aim pulled Nashville to inside 5-3, 2:11 into the third interval.
However Greer acquired his second aim 4:52 into the third, Reinhart scored at 8:33, extending his level streak to seven video games (six objectives, seven assists for 13 factors) and Verhaeghe related with 7:11 left.
Boqvist and Bennett scored 4:15 aside to interrupt a 2-2 tie and provides Florida a 4-2 lead after the primary interval.
Boqvist related on a partial breakaway off left wing with 8:29 left within the first to offer the Panthers a 3-2 lead.
That got here 59 seconds after Svechkov had tied it for Nashville by changing a rebound for his first aim of the season.
Florida went up 4-2 when Svechkov’s clearing try from in entrance of his personal aim bounced off Bennett and into the web with 4:14 remaining within the opening interval.
Forsling made it 5-2,1:24 into the second interval when his harmless-looking wrist shot from the left level deflected in off Predators’ defenseman Nick Perbix. It was Forsling’s first aim and despatched Saros to the showers in favor of Annunen.
Greer scored simply 11 seconds into the sport on a one-timer from the best circle and Rodrigues made it 2-0 on the 5:42 mark when he put in a rebound.
Forsberg put Nashville on the board on the 6:52 mark when he tipped in a move out of the left nook by Luke Evangelista.
Florida has scored eight objectives on two events of their final 4 outings.
–Discipline Degree Media
