National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
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

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
  • 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.
  • 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.