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Predators' Slide Deepens in 3-1 Loss to Flyers as O'Reilly Blasts His Play

The veteran center's postgame self-critique clashes with box-score data that credited him with no giveaways.

Overview

  • The defeat marked Nashville’s 10th loss in 13 games, dropping the club to 5-7-4 through 16 contests.
  • Ryan O’Reilly opened the scoring 1:44 into the first period, but the Predators’ early surge faded and they managed only three shots in the third.
  • Flyers goalie Dan Vladar stopped 22 of 23 shots and improved to 5-0-1 against Nashville as Philadelphia held a 26-23 shots edge.
  • Juuse Saros kept the game close with 23 saves on 25 shots before an empty-netter made it 3-1 late.
  • A chippy second period shifted momentum toward Philadelphia, Nashville went 0-for-3 on the power play, and the Predators next host the Stars on Nov. 8.