Game Thread: Nashville Predators (18-14) @ Philadelphia Flyers (18-10-3) – December 21, 2023 @ 07:00 PM EST

## [Nashville Predators](/r/predators) (18-14) @ [Philadelphia Flyers](/r/flyers) (18-10-3)

* Game Time: December 21, 2023 @ 07:00 PM EST
* Venue: Wells Fargo Center
* TV: **Predators**: BSSO, **Flyers**: NBCSP
* [NHL GameCenter](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020502)

## Game Status – 2nd Period – 13:03

## Linescore
||1st|2nd||TOTAL|
|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|
|[Predators](/r/predators)|0|2||2|
|[Flyers](/r/flyers)|1|1||2|

## Scoring Summary
|Per./Time|Team|Description & Video Link|Score|
|:–|:–|:–|:–|
|1st 01:31|[PHI](/r/flyers)|[Morgan Frost (4) deflected, assists: Bobby Brink (10), Owen Tippett (9)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6343689934112)|1-0 PHI|
|2nd 01:05|[NSH](/r/predators)|[SH – Cole Smith (5) wrist, assists: Colton Sissons (7)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6343690202112)|1-1 |
|2nd 04:45|[PHI](/r/flyers)|[PP – Sean Couturier (8) wrist, assists: Morgan Frost (6)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6343692242112)|2-1 PHI|
|2nd 05:24|[NSH](/r/predators)|Philip Tomasino (3) backhand, assists: Tommy Novak (9), Filip Forsberg (21)|2-2 |

## Penalty Summary
|Per./Time|Team|Type|Description|
|:–|:–|:–|:–|
|1st 03:35|[NSH](/r/predators)|2:00 Minor|Tripping – Committed by Filip Forsberg. Drawn by Sean Couturier. |
|1st 16:55|[PHI](/r/flyers)|2:00 Minor|Holding – Committed by Travis Sanheim. Drawn by Filip Forsberg. |
|2nd 00:26|[NSH](/r/predators)|2:00 Minor|Hooking – Committed by Ryan McDonagh. Drawn by Travis Sanheim. |
|2nd 04:08|[NSH](/r/predators)|2:00 Minor|Holding – Committed by Ryan McDonagh. Drawn by Owen Tippett. |

## Scratches
|Predators|Flyers|
|:–|:–|
|[Cody Glass](https://www.nhl.com/player/8479996)|[Cal Petersen](https://www.nhl.com/player/8477361)|
|[Juuso Parssinen](https://www.nhl.com/player/8481704)|[Rhett Gardner](https://www.nhl.com/player/8479587)|
||[Egor Zamula](https://www.nhl.com/player/8481178)|

## Game Stats
||SOG|FO%|PP|PIM|Hits|Blks|
|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|
|[Predators](/r/predators)|12|-|-|-|-|-|
|[Flyers](/r/flyers)|19|-|-|-|-|-|

|[Predators](/r/predators) Skaters|G|A|+/-|S|Blk|PIM|FO|TOI|
|:–|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|
|^C **[P. Tomasino](https://www.nhl.com/player/8481577)**|1|0|1|1|0|0|0/1|05:37|
|^R **[L. Evangelista](https://www.nhl.com/player/8482146)**|0|0|0|0|0|0|0/0|06:55|
|^C **[T. Novak](https://www.nhl.com/player/8478438)**|0|1|1|0|0|0|2/3|07:16|
|^D **[J. Lauzon](https://www.nhl.com/player/8478468)**|0|0|0|0|0|0|0/0|07:47|
|^D **[A. Carrier](https://www.nhl.com/player/8478851)**|0|0|0|0|1|0|0/0|07:56|
|^L [F. Forsberg](https://www.nhl.com/player/8476887)|0|1|1|4|0|2|1/1|08:38|
|^C [C. Sissons](https://www.nhl.com/player/8476925)|0|1|0|1|0|0|4/7|06:51|
|^C [Y. Trenin](https://www.nhl.com/player/8478508)|0|0|-1|0|0|0|0/0|05:41|
|^C [G. Nyquist](https://www.nhl.com/player/8474679)|0|0|0|0|0|0|0/0|08:25|
|^L [C. Smith](https://www.nhl.com/player/8482062)|1|0|1|2|1|0|0/0|07:18|
|^L [K. Sherwood](https://www.nhl.com/player/8480748)|0|0|-1|1|0|0|0/0|05:27|
|^R [M. McCarron](https://www.nhl.com/player/8477446)|0|0|0|1|1|0|2/3|05:04|
|^C [R. O’Reilly](https://www.nhl.com/player/8475158)|0|0|0|0|0|0|3/9|08:35|
|^D [L. Schenn](https://www.nhl.com/player/8474568)|0|0|1|1|1|0|0/0|05:02|
|^D [T. Barrie](https://www.nhl.com/player/8475197)|0|0|0|0|0|0|0/0|06:45|
|^D [R. McDonagh](https://www.nhl.com/player/8474151)|0|0|0|1|0|4|0/0|09:00|
|^D [D. Fabbro](https://www.nhl.com/player/8479371)|0|0|0|0|0|0|0/0|05:38|
|^D [R. Josi](https://www.nhl.com/player/8474600)|0|0|1|0|1|0|0/0|09:58|

|[Predators](/r/predators) Goalies|Saves/Shots|Save %|TOI|
|:–|:-:|:-:|:-:|
|[K. Lankinen](https://www.nhl.com/player/8480947)|-|-|00:00|
|**[J. Saros](https://www.nhl.com/player/8477424)**|16/18|88.9%|26:30|

|[Flyers](/r/flyers) Skaters|G|A|+/-|S|Blk|PIM|FO|TOI|
|:–|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|
|^R **[G. Hathaway](https://www.nhl.com/player/8477903)**|0|0|0|0|0|0|0/0|05:29|
|^C **[R. Poehling](https://www.nhl.com/player/8480068)**|0|0|0|1|1|0|1/3|06:13|
|^R **[T. Foerster](https://www.nhl.com/player/8482159)**|0|0|-1|0|0|0|0/0|08:01|
|^D **[M. Staal](https://www.nhl.com/player/8471686)**|0|0|1|1|1|0|0/0|05:48|
|^D **[R. Ristolainen](https://www.nhl.com/player/8477499)**|0|0|0|0|0|0|0/0|07:34|
|^R [B. Brink](https://www.nhl.com/player/8481553)|0|1|0|0|0|0|0/0|07:14|
|^R [T. Konecny](https://www.nhl.com/player/8478439)|0|0|-1|2|0|0|0/1|08:20|
|^C [S. Couturier](https://www.nhl.com/player/8476461)|1|0|-1|3|0|0|5/7|09:42|
|^C [S. Laughton](https://www.nhl.com/player/8476872)|0|0|0|2|0|0|0/3|05:38|
|^L [N. Deslauriers](https://www.nhl.com/player/8475235)|0|0|0|0|0|0|0/0|02:36|
|^C [M. Frost](https://www.nhl.com/player/8480028)|1|1|-1|1|0|0|4/4|07:04|
|^R [O. Tippett](https://www.nhl.com/player/8480015)|0|1|-1|4|0|0|0/2|07:45|
|^L [J. Farabee](https://www.nhl.com/player/8480797)|0|0|1|2|0|0|2/3|06:06|
|^R [C. Atkinson](https://www.nhl.com/player/8474715)|0|0|0|1|0|0|0/1|06:58|
|^D [T. Sanheim](https://www.nhl.com/player/8477948)|0|0|-1|1|0|2|0/0|08:13|
|^D [C. York](https://www.nhl.com/player/8481546)|0|0|-1|1|0|0|0/0|10:02|
|^D [N. Seeler](https://www.nhl.com/player/8476372)|0|0|0|0|3|0|0/0|08:56|
|^D [S. Walker](https://www.nhl.com/player/8480336)|0|0|0|0|1|0|0/0|09:03|

|[Flyers](/r/flyers) Goalies|Saves/Shots|Save %|TOI|
|:–|:-:|:-:|:-:|
|**[S. Ersson](https://www.nhl.com/player/8481035)**|10/12|83.3%|26:18|
|[C. Hart](https://www.nhl.com/player/8479394)|-|-|00:00|

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^^^Last ^^^Updated: ^^^12/21/2023 ^^^08:17:55 ^^^PM ^^^EST

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