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11/11 00:01 CST Filip Forsberg has 2 goals, Juuse Saros gets shutout in
Predators' 5th straight win, 3-0 over Kings
Filip Forsberg has 2 goals, Juuse Saros gets shutout in Predators' 5th straight
win, 3-0 over Kings
By GREG BEACHAM
AP Sports Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) --- Filip Forsberg scored two goals, Juuse Saros made 30 saves
in his 28th career shutout and the Nashville Predators extended their winning
streak to five games with a 3-0 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday
night.
Nils Hoglander had two assists and Adam Wilsby got an empty-net goal in the
Predators' opener of a five-game West Coast road trip. Saros finished his first
shutout of the season with 13 saves in the third period against the Kings'
improved effort.
Anton Forsberg stopped 27 shots for the Kings, who were shut out for the first
time this season. Los Angeles dropped to 2-3-0 on its seven-game homestand with
back-to-back losses.
Nashville scored early in the first period when Hoglander controlled a
blue-line turnover by Brian Dumoulin and eventually made a backhand pass
through defenseman Cody Ceci's legs to Filip Forsberg for his sixth goal.
Filip Forsberg scored again in the second when Hoglander flipped the puck to
him from the boards for an awkward shot that surprised Anton Forsberg.
After a slow offensive start to the season, Filip Forsberg has six goals in his
last eight games, including two multigoal games in the past two weeks.
Wilsby's empty-netter, which came on a clearing attempt that took a fortuitous
bounce off the boards, was only the third goal of his NHL career and the first
since Dec. 20.
Mats Zuccarello returned to Los Angeles' lineup after a six-game injury absence.
Former Kings general manager and defenseman Rob Blake was in attendance. Blake
was named the Predators' executive vice president of hockey operations in June.
Up next Predators: At Anaheim on Wednesday night. Kings: Host New York Islanders on Thursday night. ___ See AP's full NHL coverage here
Up next Predators: At Anaheim on Wednesday night. Kings: Host New York Islanders on Thursday night. ___ See AP's full NHL coverage here
