Florida wasted no time opening the scoring. On the power play, a severe defensive breakdown by the Predators left Sam Reinhart and Bennett alone in front of the Predators’ Juuse Saros (21 saves); Reinhart dropped the puck for Bennett to easily bury 1:23 into the contest.

Jared McCann scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and the Seattle Kraken held on to beat the Florida Panthers 2-1.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Justin Sourdif scored his first NHL goal and the Florida Panthers beat the Nashville Predators 4-1 on Tuesday night.

The Florida Panthers got a big boost from three members of the 2023-24 Charlotte Checkers on Tuesday night. Spencer Knight, Mackie Samoskevich, and Justin Sourdif were all teammates for Florida’s AHL team last year — and all played a huge role in a 4-1 NHL win at Nashville on Tuesday night.

Michael McCarron scored for the Predators (20-30-7), who have lost two in a row after winning their previous two. Juuse Saros made 21 saves. Predators defenseman Roman Josi was boarded by Bennett in the second period. He did not play in the third period.

The Florida Panthers appeared to take the lead with just over three minutes left in the second period on Saturday. Rookie Mackie Samoskevich’s wrist shot from the slot found its way past Seattle ...

NASHVILLE – Flip flops meet cowboy boots. Heading out of town for just one game, the Florida Panthers (34-21-3) will pay a visit to Broadway to take on the Nashville Predators (20-29-7) at Bridgestone Arena on Tuesday at 8 p.

Florida Panthers forward Sam Bennett, fresh off a memorable 4 Nations Face-Off where he starred for Canada, authored a rare "Gordie Howe hat trick," with a goal, an assist and a fight, in his team's 4-1 win over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night.