NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Martin Erat scored the only goal of the shootout to lead the Nashville Predators to a 4-3 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night.
Steve Sullivan, Erat, and Jerred Smithson scored for Nashville. Jeff Carter, Simon Gagne, and Chris Pronger had the Flyers goals.
Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne turned aside all three Flyers attempts in the shootout. Rinne finished with 42 saves.
The Predators carried a two-goal lead into the final period, but goals by Gagne and Pronger 3:04 apart tied the game late in the third.
