Juuse Saros stopped all 30 shots he faced to earn a shutout as the Nashville Predators defeated the Los Angeles Kings 3-0 at Crypto.com Arena on Tuesday. Filip Forsberg provided the offense with a pair of goals to spark Nashville to its fifth consecutive victory.
Nashville jumped ahead 5:20 into the first period when Forsberg beat Kings goaltender Anton Forsberg on a snap shot, set up by Nils Hoglander. The Predators doubled their lead at 10:32 of the second period when Forsberg scored his second goal of the night, converting another snap shot off assists from Hoglander and Brady Skjei.
The Predators sealed the victory late in regulation. With the Los Angeles net empty, defenseman Adam Wilsby scored his first goal of the season unassisted at 17:43 of the third period with a wrist shot into the open cage.
Saros earned the win by turning aside all 30 shots Los Angeles generated. Anton Forsberg stopped 27 of 29 shots in the loss for the Kings. Neither team broke through on special teams, as the Predators went 0 for 4 on the power play while Los Angeles finished 0 for 2.
With the win, the Predators improved to 9-4-5 on the season and extended their winning streak to five games. The Kings dropped to 5-9-2 overall and are now winless in two consecutive contests.
Nashville travels to play the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday. Los Angeles remains home to host the New York Islanders on Thursday.
