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10/17 21:41 CDT Forsberg scores first of the season as the Predators beat the
Blues 5-2
Forsberg scores first of the season as the Predators beat the Blues 5-2
By JIM DIAMOND
Associated Press
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) --- Filip Forsberg scored a goal and added an assist to
lead the Nashville Predators to a 5-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues on
Saturday night.
Jonathan Marchessault, Adam Edstrom, Ryan O'Reilly and Jack Drury also scored
and Juuse Saros made 24 saves to help the Predators snap a three-game losing
streak.
Phillip Broberg and Jimmy Snuggerud scored and Jordan Binnington made 19 saves
for the Blues. They have lost consecutive games.
Broberg scored the game's first goal at 6:21 of the opening period. Coming
through the slot unchecked, Broberg beat Saros with a wrist shot on the glove
side.Mason McTavish assisted on the goal, extending his points streak to six
games. He has four goals and four assists over that span.
Marchessault tied it on a penalty shot at 8:40 of the first. Nashville was
awarded the penalty shot when Binnington was determined to have thrown his
stick during play. The Predators were on the power play at the time.
Marchessault has converted on three of five regular-season penalty shots in his
career.
Forsberg made it 2-1 with 7:38 remaining in the first on a wraparound. It was
the first goal of the season for Forsberg, a three-time 40-goal scorer and the
franchise leader in career goals.
Edstrom's short-handed goal at 7:05 of the second made it 3-1.
Predators captain Roman Josi drove the puck into the St. Louis zone and then
feathered a pass between two Blues before Edstrom tipped the puck past
Binnington for his second short-handed goal in three games.
Snuggerud drew the Blues within one 36 seconds later with a power-play goal.
O'Reilly and Drury's scored third period goals, with Drury's being his first as
a Predator.
Up next
Blues: Host Winnipeg on Tuesday night.
Predators: At Boston on Thursday night.
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