Florida Panthers vs Nashville Predators
Preseason · Sunday, September 21, 2025 · Bridgestone Arena
Game summary
The Nashville Predators beat the Florida Panthers 5-3 on Sunday, September 21, 2025 at Bridgestone Arena. The Predators outshot the Panthers 31-27.
Mike Benning scored twice. Brett Chorske, Cole Smith, Steven Stamkos, Filip Forsberg, Matthew Wood and Ryan O'Reilly also scored.
Magnus Chrona made 15 saves on 17 shots for the win; Cooper Black stopped 11 of 12.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Brett Chorske (1)Unassisted1–007:44 FLA
Cole Smith (1)Nick Blankenburg (1), Daniel Carr (1)1–117:44 NSH
Steven Stamkos (1)Matthew Wood (1), Filip Forsberg (1)1–218:59 NSH · PPG
2nd period
Filip Forsberg (1)Ryan O'Reilly (1), Matthew Wood (2)1–309:39 NSH · PPG
Matthew Wood (1)Nicolas Hague (1), Brady Martin (1)Walcott 1:49 into shift1–413:24 NSH
3rd period
Mike Benning (1)Jack Studnicka (1), Noah Gregor (1)2–400:21 FLA
Mike Benning (2)Unassisted3–406:39 FLA
Ryan O'Reilly (1)Unassisted3–519:25 NSH · EN
Tired legs
Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.
1–4 · 2nd 13:24 · Wood. FLA stayed on through an icing. Walcott was 1:49 into his shift when it went in.
1–0 FLA
1st 7:44 · Chorske
Josi 0:20
1–1 NSH
1st 17:44 · Smith
Entwistle 0:47
1–2 NSH
1st 18:59 · PP · Stamkos
Gregor 0:35
1–3 NSH
2nd 9:39 · PP · Forsberg
Gregor 0:08
1–4 NSH
2nd 13:24 · Wood
Stuck out there: Walcott 1:49
2–4 FLA
3rd 0:21 · Benning
Stamkos 0:21
3–4 FLA
3rd 6:39 · Benning
Willis 0:57
3–5 NSH
3rd 19:25 · EN · O'Reilly
Foote 1:59
Hover or tap a bar for the skater.
1.9×
Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).
30%
of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.
Team stats
Penalties
- 1st 00:23
Roman Josi · high sticking2 min
- 1st 18:36
Ben Steeves · high sticking2 min
- 2nd 09:05
Nolan Foote · high sticking2 min
- 3rd 20:00
Daniel Walcott · roughing2 min
- 3rd 20:00
Andrew Gibson · roughing2 min
Florida Panthers
| 20Mike BenningD | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 23:31 |
| 18Noah GregorL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 18:11 |
| 45Brett ChorskeC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 15:27 |
| 53Jack StudnickaC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16:36 |
| 14Tyler MotteC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:36 |
| 25Nolan FooteL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 15:14 |
| 38Jack DevineR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:20 |
| 44MacKenzie EntwistleR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 16:04 |
| 57Daniel WalcottL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 11:23 |
| 61Shea BuschL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:09 |
| 73Ben SteevesL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 16:00 |
| 82Nicholas ZabanehC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:05 |
| 85Hunter St. MartinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 17:01 |
| 4Ben HarpurD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:17 |
| 22Tobias BjornfotD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 22:13 |
| 51Marek AlscherD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:03 |
| 81Colton HuardD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:43 |
| 96Mikulas HovorkaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:33 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Cooper BlackG | L | 12 | 11 | 1 | .917 | 28:29 |
| 40Daniil TarasovG | 18 | 15 | 3 | .833 | 30:08 |
Nashville Predators
| 71Matthew WoodR | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 3 | 15:43 |
| 9Filip ForsbergL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 16:37 |
| 90Ryan O'ReillyC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 17:20 |
| 26Daniel CarrL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 15:39 |
| 36Cole SmithR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 18:10 |
| 44Brady MartinC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 16:13 |
| 91Steven StamkosC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16:38 |
| 37Nick BlankenburgD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 21:14 |
| 41Nicolas HagueD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15:09 |
| 7Dylan GambrellC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 13:24 |
| 40Fedor SvechkovC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:31 |
| 61Joey WillisC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 10:17 |
| 65Cole O'HaraR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:51 |
| 8Andreas EnglundD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:44 |
| 24Spencer StastneyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:10 |
| 59Roman JosiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24:13 |
| 63Kyle MarinoD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 08:47 |
| 92Andrew GibsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20:26 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Magnus ChronaG | W | 17 | 15 | 2 | .882 | 29:52 |
| 74Juuse SarosG | 10 | 9 | 1 | .900 | 30:02 |