Nashville 3, Florida 0
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 11, 2010
Where: Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee
Referees:
Dave Jackson, Steve Kozari
Linesmen:
Steve Barton, Brad Lazarowich
Attendance:
16128
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Anders Lindback made 22 saves for his first career shutout and defensemen Shea Weber and Ryan Suter scored goals as the host Nashville Predators posted a 3-0 triumph over the Florida Panthers on Saturday.
Lindback is 3-0-1 since taking over for Pekka Rinne, who suffered a knee injury on Dec. 1 and is expected to be out another two weeks.
Suter assisted on Weber’s goal as the Predators (14-8-6) won for the fifth time in their last six games.
The Predators improved to 4-0-2 against the Southeast Division this season and 10-0-2 in their last 12 games against the division.
Suter scored his first goal of the season just 74 seconds into the game when he beat Tomas Vokoun with a wrist shot from the edge of the left faceoff circle. Weber’s tally came on a blast from the top of the right faceoff circle at 16:49 of the first period.
Vokoun made 24 saves for the Panthers (13-15-0), who saw their three-game winning streak come to an end.
Joel Ward added an empty-net power-play goal with 54 seconds left.
Top Game Performances
| Florida |
|
Nashville |
|
N/A |
Points |
Ryan Suter 2 |
|
N/A |
Goals |
Ryan Suter 1 |
|
N/A |
Assists |
Ryan Suter 1 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
Joel Ward 1 |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Tomas Vokoun .923 |
Save Percentage |
Anders Lindback 1.000 |
|
Tomas Vokoun 24 |
Saves |
Anders Lindback 22 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Florida
|
22 |
0 |
0-1 |
3-4 |
12 |
29 |
| Nashville
|
27 |
3 |
1-4 |
1-1 |
6 |
18 |
Upcoming Games
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Nashville will play their next game at home against NY Islanders. The Predators have a W/L % of .615 after a win and .357 after a loss.
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Florida will play their next game at home against Carolina. The Panthers have a W/L % of .308 after a win and .643 after a loss.
