Miikka Salomaki and Pontus Aberg scored first-period goals for the Nashville Predators in a 2-1 preseason win against the Florida Panthers on Tuesday.
Florida defeated Nashville 4-1 in the first game of their split-squad doubleheader. Panthers goalie Roberto Luongo allowed two goals on 11 shots playing the first 26:13. Paul Thomson scored a second-period goal for Florida.