Florida Panthers at Nashville Predators

Saturday, September 27, 2014, 8:00 PM ET Bridgestone Arena, Nashville Preseason Final

Final score

The Nashville Predators beat the Florida Panthers 4–1 on Saturday, September 27, 2014 at home.

Final score, Florida Panthers at Nashville Predators
Team	Goals	2014-2015 record
Florida Panthers	1	38-29-15
at Nashville Predators	4	47-25-10

Goals by period

Goals by period, Florida Panthers at Nashville Predators
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Florida Panthers	0	1	0	1
Nashville Predators	1	1	2	4

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Florida Panthers at Nashville Predators
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Florida Panthers	5	10	8	23
Nashville Predators	11	7	7	25

Three stars

P. Aberg, Nashville Predators (2 goals)
K. Fiala, Nashville Predators (1 goal)
P. Rinne, Nashville Predators (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Florida Panthers at Nashville Predators. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	17:26	Nashville Predators	Pontus Aberg (1)	Colton Sissons (1)	Even strength	FLA 0, NSH 1
2nd	09:46	Florida Panthers	Alexander Petrovic (1)	Greg Zanon (1), Drew Shore (1)	Even strength	FLA 1, NSH 1
2nd	14:41	Nashville Predators	Kevin Fiala (1)	James Neal (1), Brian Lee (1)	Even strength	FLA 1, NSH 2
3rd	06:22	Nashville Predators	Pontus Aberg (2)	Unassisted	Even strength	FLA 1, NSH 3
3rd	18:27	Nashville Predators	Austin Watson (1)	Unassisted	Even strength, Empty net	FLA 1, NSH 4

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Florida Panthers at Nashville Predators
Stat	Florida Panthers	Nashville Predators
Shots on goal	23	25
Power play	0 of 2	0 of 2
Penalty minutes	18	18
Hits	16	13
Blocked shots	6	8
Giveaways	9	6
Takeaways	6	5
Faceoffs won	31/52 (59.6%)	21/52 (40.4%)

Box score

Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 14 T. Fleischmann	L	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0		16:37
Number 15 D. Shore	C	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	0	57.1%	16:54
Number 16 A. Barkov	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	45%	18:24
Number 17 D. MacKenzie	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0	78.6%	15:49
Number 22 S. Thornton	L	0	0	0	-1	12	2	1	0		13:50
Number 23 R. Grimaldi	R	0	0	0	+1	2	2	0	0	50%	15:26
Number 26 B. Butler	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		10:17
Number 28 G. Wilson	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	100%	14:33
Number 32 R. Martindale	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	57.1%	09:14
Number 36 J. Jokinen	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	100%	18:06
Number 45 J. McFarland	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		10:41
Number 82 T. Kopecky	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		16:11
Number 5 A. Ekblad	D	0	0	0	-3	2	2	0	1		20:03
Number 6 G. Zanon	D	0	1	1	0	2	1	3	2		19:17
Number 33 W. Mitchell	D	0	0	0	-3	0	1	1	0		20:59
Number 44 E. Gudbranson	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		20:41
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		22:55
Number 72 A. Petrovic	D	1	0	1	0	0	3	4	3		16:24

Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 R. Luongo	18	16	2	.889	40:00	Loss
Number 39 D. Ellis	6	5	1	.833	19:39

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 F. Forsberg	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0		16:52
Number 13 O. Jokinen	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	58.3%	14:33
Number 16 R. Clune	L	0	0	0	0	5	1	4	0		10:44
Number 18 J. Neal	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0		17:39
Number 29 M. Van Guilder	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	20%	12:39
Number 37 P. Aberg	L	2	0	2	+3	0	2	0	0		16:11
Number 52 A. Watson	L	1	0	1	+3	0	1	0	0		15:50
Number 56 K. Fiala	L	1	0	1	0	2	2	1	0		13:58
Number 57 G. Bourque	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1		15:18
Number 63 M. Ribeiro	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	45%	18:38
Number 84 C. Sissons	C	0	1	1	+3	0	1	0	0	30.8%	15:05
Number 89 M. Liambas	L	0	0	0	0	11	0	4	0		08:33
Number 6 S. Weber	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	3		19:44
Number 14 M. Ekholm	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	1		22:05
Number 47 J. Piskula	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	0	2		22:38
Number 50 B. Lee	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	1		16:53
Number 59 R. Josi	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		23:04
Number 83 A. Bitetto	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	0		15:36

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 P. Rinne	23	22	1	.957	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Florida Panthers at Nashville Predators
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	13:14	Nashville Predators	Rich Clune	Fighting (major)	5
1st	13:14	Florida Panthers	Shawn Thornton	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	03:19	Nashville Predators	Mike Liambas	Boarding	2
2nd	03:19	Florida Panthers	Greg Zanon	Roughing	2
2nd	03:19	Nashville Predators	Mike Liambas	Roughing	2
2nd	12:10	Florida Panthers	Rocco Grimaldi	Tripping	2
3rd	00:32	Florida Panthers	Aaron Ekblad	Slashing	2
3rd	08:47	Nashville Predators	Kevin Fiala	Hooking	2
3rd	13:46	Nashville Predators	Mike Liambas	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	13:46	Florida Panthers	Shawn Thornton	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	13:46	Nashville Predators	Mike Liambas	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	13:46	Florida Panthers	Shawn Thornton	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2

Game information

Florida Panthers head coach: Gerard Gallant
Nashville Predators head coach: Peter Laviolette
Referees: Kelly Sutherland, Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen: Matt MacPherson, Tony Sericolo
Florida Panthers scratches: Brad Boyes, Scottie Upshall, Joey Crabb, Sean Bergenheim, Denis Yachmenev, Denis Stasyuk, Shane O'Brien, Al Montoya, Dave Bolland, Spencer Dillon, Sergei Gayduchenko, Colby Robak, Jimmy Hayes, Dylan Olsen, Dmitry Kulikov, Josh Birkholz, Brandon Pirri, Wade Megan, Connor Brickley, Joe Basaraba, Nick Bjugstad, Quinton Howden, Zach Hyman, Sam Brittain, Benjamin Gallacher, Stephen MacAulay, Ronald Boyd, Michael Houser, Blake Parlett, Edward Wittchow, Yaroslav Kosov, Vincent Trocheck, Logan Shaw, Jonathan Racine, Kyle Rau, Jonathan Huberdeau, Joshua McFadden, Mike Matheson, Steven Hodges, Alexander Delnov, Brett Olson, MacKenzie Weegar, Christopher Clapperton, Joshua Brown, Evan Cowley, Michael Downing, Matt Buckles, Ian McCoshen, Tony Turgeon, Shayne Taker, Jayce Hawryluk, Juho Lammikko, Joe Wegwerth, Miguel Fidler, Hugo Fagerblom, Andrew Blazek, Stephane Vigier
Nashville Predators scratches: Matt Cullen, Mike Fisher, Anton Volchenkov, Sergei Soin, Paul Gaustad, Derek Roy, Anton Lavrentiev, Eric Nystrom, Konstantin Glazachev, Grigory Shafigulin, Rustam Sidikov, Triston Grant, Denis Kulyash, Kevin Henderson, Viktor Stalberg, Victor Bartley, Colin Wilson, Ryan Ellis, Zach Budish, Craig Smith, Nick Oliver, Carter Hutton, Taylor Aronson, Calle Jarnkrok, Patrick Cehlin, Josh Shalla, Garrett Noonan, Miikka Salomaki, Jimmy Oligny, Brendan Leipsic, Jimmy Vesey, Mikko Vainonen, Zach Stepan, Marek Mazanec, Max Gortz, Jaynen Rissling, Felix Girard, Rob Madore, Tommy Veilleux, Wade Murphy, Janne Juvonen, Saku Maenalanen, Teemu Kivihalme, Emil Pettersson, Juuse Saros, Jonathan-Ismael Diaby, Seth Jones, Mike Little, Joseph Pendenza, Frederick Gaudreau, Johan Alm, Vladislav Kamenev, Jack Dougherty, Justin Kirkland, Viktor Arvidsson, Joonas Lyytinen, Aaron Irving, Jon Puskar

2014-2015 season series

Every Florida Panthers and Nashville Predators game in the 2014-2015 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 1 at Nashville Predators 2	Final/2OT Preseason	Game page: Florida Panthers at Nashville Predators, Sat, Sep 27, 2014
Florida Panthers 1 at Nashville Predators 4	Final Preseason	Game page: Florida Panthers at Nashville Predators, Sat, Sep 27, 2014

Other NHL games on Sep 27

Other NHL games on Saturday, September 27, 2014
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 1 at Nashville Predators 2	Final/2OT Preseason	Game page: Florida Panthers at Nashville Predators, Sat, Sep 27, 2014
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final Preseason	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Sep 27, 2014
Boston Bruins 3 at Detroit Red Wings 1	Final Preseason	Game page: Boston Bruins at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Sep 27, 2014
Winnipeg Jets 3 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final Preseason	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Sep 27, 2014
Dallas Stars 4 at St. Louis Blues 2	Final Preseason	Game page: Dallas Stars at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Sep 27, 2014
Anaheim Ducks 1 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final Preseason	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Sep 27, 2014