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Nashville 5, Florida 3
Florida 4, Nashville 3
Sergei Kostitsyn set up three goals in the second period and the NHL preseason got started Monday afternoon in historic fashion as the Nashville Predators received goals from five different players to edge the Florida Panthers 5-3 at BankAtlantic Center in the first game of a doubleheader. (Game Day Photo Gallery)
Kostitsyn assisted on scores by Colin Wilson, Chris Mueller and Jonathon Blum to spark the Predators, who are coming off a season in which they won the first playoff series in franchise history.
Jani Lajunen had the go-ahead score with 3:11 remaining and Kyle Wilson added an insurance goal with 52 seconds left as the Predators picked up the victory despite being outshot in each period and 37-22 for the game.
Jeremy Smith started in net for the Predators and turned aside 14-of-15 shots before giving way to Chet Pickard midway through the second period. Pickard made 20 saves on 22 shots to earn the win.
Florida 4, Nashville 3
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - First-round draft pick Jonathan Huberdeau had a goal and an assist, and Tim Kennedy scored midway through the third period to give the Florida Panthers a 4-3 win and a doubleheader split with the Nashville Predators on Monday night.
Nashville took the opener 5-3 earlier in the day.
Eric Selleck and Mike Santorelli also scored in the nightcap for the Panthers, and Scott Clemmensen made 23 saves.
In the opener, Jani Lujunen's goal with 3:11 left broke a tie and put Nashville ahead for good. The teams used different rosters for both games.