In Sunrise, the Florida Panthers got back on track on Saturday with a 2-0 win over the Nashville Predators.
Chris Driedger made 21 saves, in the shutout win.
“We played a really, really good game throughout 60 minutes, great kills, great movement on the power play,” Driedger said. “Hats off to Saros. He played a heck of a game himself. [I’m] feeling pretty good. That’s a great win.
“Those games when the other goalie is putting on a show can get a little dicey. You kind of have to make sure that you’re sharp. One mistake and that maybe can send it to overtime. [I] saw the pucks that came my way and it ended up working out.”
Aleksander Barkov scored in the middle frame to give the Panthers a 1-0 lead.
“We don’t really think about it,” Barkov said. “Obviously we don’t want to lose two in a row, and when we lose, we usually play bad. So we know we want to play a lot better next game, and that’s what we did today, and we’ve just got to keep going the same way.”
Anthony Duclair added an empty-net goal to ice the win.
“It was one of those games where we looked like we’re throwing everything but the kitchen sink and when we get nothing for it, but sticking with it was the best part about it from our end,” Panthers head coach Joel Quenneville said. “Whether it was a save or unable to score, I don’t think we deviated how we were going about our game.”
Juuse Saros made 47 saves to tie his career high, in the loss.
“[Juuse] was fantastic,” Nashville head coach John Hynes said. “He kept us in the game. We just couldn’t find a way to get one.”
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