Nashville Predators captain Roman Josi did not return for the third period against the Florida Panthers after taking a hit by Sam Bennett.

Florida wasted no time opening the scoring. On the power play, a severe defensive breakdown by the Predators left Sam Reinhart and Bennett alone in front of the Predators’ Juuse Saros (21 saves); Reinhart dropped the puck for Bennett to easily bury 1:23 into the contest.

On Wednesday, the Nashville Predators provided an injury update on Roman Josi as he deals with the effects of a hit from Florida's Sam Bennett.

Justin Sourdif scored his first NHL goal and the Florida Panthers beat the Nashville Predators 4-1. Sam Bennett had a goal, assist and fight for a Gordie Howe hat trick, and Gustav Forsling and Mackie Samoskevich also scored to help the Panthers win for the third time in four games.

Brad Marchand spoke clearly about his relationship with Sam Bennett on Team Canada after rivalry episodes in the NHL, during Boston Bruins vs Florida Panthers games.

This was a night that Justin Sourdif will never forget. Making his season debut with the Florida Panthers, the 22-year-old rookie forward scored the first goal of his NHL career in a 4-1 win over the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena on Tuesday.

The Nashville Predators lost 4-1 to the Florida Panthers at Bridgestone Arena on Tuesday. Sam Bennett scored an early goal and added a late assist to lead the Panthers, who also had two assists ...

Sasha Barkov, Sam Reinhart and Sam Bennett have all caught fire and have the eye-popping numbers to back it up, but these days, nobody is putting the puck in the net like Matthew Tkachuk. He’s now scored in each of Florida’s past five games after lighting the lamp twice in his hometown of St. Louis on Thursday.