Ross Colton snapped a tie midway through the second period to lift the Nashville Predators to a 3-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues at Bridgestone Arena on Saturday.
St. Louis struck first on the man advantage at 13:07 of the opening period. Jimmy Snuggerud beat goaltender Juuse Saros with a snap shot, assisted by Philip Broberg and Robert Thomas, to take a 1-0 lead. Nashville answered with its own power-play goal three minutes later when Steven Stamkos fired a wrist shot past Joel Hofer off helpers from Mavrik Bourque and Roman Josi.
Colton broke the 1-1 deadlock 9:02 into the second period. Set up by Jack Drury and Josi, Colton beat Hofer with an even-strength snap shot to give the Predators their first lead. The advantage held into the closing minutes before Nick Perbix sealed the victory with an empty-net wrist goal with 1:29 remaining in regulation.
Saros stopped 25 of 26 shots to earn the win for Nashville, while Hofer made 26 saves on 28 shots in the loss. The Predators converted one of three chances on the power play, while the Blues scored on one of their two opportunities with the man advantage.
The victory extended Nashville's winning streak to four games, improving the Predators to 8-4-5 on the season and giving them two wins in two matchups against St. Louis this year. The Blues dropped to 7-8-2 and remain winless in three straight contests.
The Blues return to the ice on Tuesday, November 10, when they host the Detroit Red Wings. The Predators will travel to visit the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday.
