National Hockey League

FINAL
Florida Panthers 6
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Nashville Predators 2
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FLA1326
NSH1012
Bridgestone Arena

Match Report

Noel Acciari gets hat trick as Panthers beat Predators 6-2

— Noel Acciari scored three goals for his third career hat trick, and the Florida Panthers beat the Nashville Predators 6-2 on Saturday for their second straight victory.

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Team Stats

FLA NSH
16
Blocked Shots
11
14
Hits
13
6
Takeaways
5
32
Shots
30
1
Power Play Goals
1
4
Power Play Opportunities
2
25.0
Power Play Percentage
50.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
30
Faceoffs Won
34
46.9
Faceoff Win Percent
53.1
5
Giveaways
6
3
Total Penalties
5
9
Penalty Minutes
13

Top Performers

FLA

  • Sergei Bobrovsky G GA 2 · SA 30 · SOS 0
  • Aleksander Barkov C BS 4 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Eetu Luostarinen C BS 1 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Alexander Wennberg C BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 0

NSH

  • Pekka Rinne G GA 6 · SA 32 · SOS 0
  • Ryan Johansen C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Mikael Granlund C BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Colton Sissons C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 1

Head to Head

FLA leads series 3-1

Injuries

Nashville Predators

Florida Panthers

  • Jacob Markstrom Injured Reserve
  • Brad Marchand Injured Reserve
  • Aleksander Barkov Injured Reserve
  • Jonah Gadjovich Injured Reserve

Play by Play

  1. Missed 19:33 6-2
    Mattias Ekholm 3rd
  2. Goal 16:58 6-2
    Noel Acciari 3rd
  3. Penalty 15:09 5-2
    Nick Cousins 3rd
  4. Penalty 15:09 5-2
    Nick Cousins 3rd
  5. Penalty 15:09 5-2
    Radko Gudas 3rd
  6. Goal 14:56 5-2
    Frank Vatrano 3rd
  7. Missed 13:49 4-2
    Viktor Arvidsson 3rd
  8. Missed 13:39 4-2
    Mattias Ekholm 3rd
  9. Penalty 8:03 4-2
    Filip Forsberg 3rd
  10. Missed 6:49 4-2
    Eeli Tolvanen 3rd
  11. Missed 3:37 4-2
    Keith Yandle 3rd
  12. Missed 0:58 4-2
    Alexandre Carrier 3rd
  13. Goal 0:19 4-2
    Viktor Arvidsson 3rd
  14. Goal 18:46 4-1
    Noel Acciari 2nd
  15. Missed 18:12 3-1
    Grigori Denisenko 2nd
  16. Missed 17:36 3-1
    Calle Jarnkrok 2nd
  17. Missed 15:45 3-1
    Noel Acciari 2nd
  18. Missed 11:49 3-1
    Viktor Arvidsson 2nd
  19. Goal 11:17 3-1
    Noel Acciari 2nd
  20. Missed 10:11 2-1
    Erik Haula 2nd
  21. Penalty 9:00 2-1
    Frank Vatrano 2nd
  22. Missed 5:32 2-1
    Aaron Ekblad 2nd
  23. Penalty 5:16 2-1
    Ryan Johansen 2nd
  24. Missed 4:44 2-1
    Radko Gudas 2nd
  25. Missed 4:37 2-1
    Radko Gudas 2nd
  26. Missed 2:28 2-1
    Rocco Grimaldi 2nd
  27. Missed 2:11 2-1
    Keith Yandle 2nd
  28. Goal 1:15 2-1
    Jonathan Huberdeau 2nd
  29. Goal 19:47 1-1
    Aaron Ekblad 1st
  30. Missed 19:30 0-1
    Dante Fabbro 1st
  31. Missed 14:42 0-1
    Aaron Ekblad 1st
  32. Penalty 13:12 0-1
    Alexandre Carrier 1st
  33. Missed 13:00 0-1
    MacKenzie Weegar 1st
  34. Missed 10:58 0-1
    Rocco Grimaldi 1st
  35. Missed 7:31 0-1
    Viktor Arvidsson 1st
  36. Missed 6:12 0-1
    Alexandre Carrier 1st
  37. Goal 5:46 0-1
    Eeli Tolvanen 1st
  38. Penalty 5:39 0-0
    Grigori Denisenko 1st
  39. Missed 2:55 0-0
    Frank Vatrano 1st
  40. Missed 1:01 0-0
    Erik Haula 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 6-2
    3rd
  2. Period End 20:00 6-2
    3rd
  3. Shot 19:50 6-2
    Mathieu Olivier 3rd
  4. Missed 19:33 6-2
    Mattias Ekholm 3rd
  5. Face Off 19:13 6-2
    Eetu Luostarinen 3rd
  6. Stoppage 19:13 6-2
    3rd
  7. Hit 18:38 6-2
    Mark Borowiecki 3rd
  8. Shot 18:31 6-2
    Rocco Grimaldi 3rd
  9. Takeaway 18:23 6-2
    Carter Verhaeghe 3rd
  10. Face Off 17:44 6-2
    Noel Acciari 3rd
  11. Stoppage 17:44 6-2
    3rd
  12. Shot 17:44 6-2
    Roman Josi 3rd
  13. Face Off 16:58 6-2
    Eetu Luostarinen 3rd
  14. Goal 16:58 6-2
    Noel Acciari 3rd
  15. Shot 16:56 5-2
    Noel Acciari 3rd
  16. Blocked 16:56 5-2
    Keith Yandle 3rd
  17. Shot 16:51 5-2
    Noel Acciari 3rd
  18. Giveaway 16:38 5-2
    Erik Haula 3rd
  19. Hit 16:36 5-2
    Matt Benning 3rd
  20. Hit 16:04 5-2
    Brad Richardson 3rd
  21. Face Off 15:35 5-2
    Brad Richardson 3rd
  22. Stoppage 15:35 5-2
    3rd
  23. Face Off 15:09 5-2
    Aleksander Barkov 3rd
  24. Penalty 15:09 5-2
    Nick Cousins 3rd
  25. Penalty 15:09 5-2
    Nick Cousins 3rd
  26. Stoppage 15:09 5-2
    3rd
  27. Penalty 15:09 5-2
    Radko Gudas 3rd
  28. Face Off 14:56 5-2
    Colton Sissons 3rd
  29. Goal 14:56 5-2
    Frank Vatrano 3rd
  30. Shot 14:48 4-2
    Eeli Tolvanen 3rd
  31. Hit 14:32 4-2
    Ryan Lomberg 3rd
  32. Missed 13:49 4-2
    Viktor Arvidsson 3rd
  33. Face Off 13:42 4-2
    Ryan Johansen 3rd
  34. Stoppage 13:42 4-2
    3rd
  35. Missed 13:39 4-2
    Mattias Ekholm 3rd
  36. Face Off 11:56 4-2
    Aleksander Barkov 3rd
  37. Stoppage 11:56 4-2
    3rd
  38. Shot 11:56 4-2
    Ryan Lomberg 3rd
  39. Takeaway 11:38 4-2
    Gustav Forsling 3rd
  40. Blocked 11:01 4-2
    Roman Josi 3rd

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