The Florida Panthers returned to action by splitting a preseason doubleheader with the Nashville Predators at the BB&T Center on Tuesday.
Panthers 4, Predators 1
The first game saw the Cats score three times in a 4:42 span in the third period to open up a four-goal lead on the Preds before Nashville scored the final goal of the 4-1 Florida win.
Dryden opened the scoring at the 13:07 of the first period, finishing off a nice pass from defenseman Jonathan Racine. Rookie Jonathan Ang picked up the secondary assist on the play.
The Predators controlled the second period, out-shooting the Panthers 18-8, but were kept off the scoreboard by goalies James Reimer and Sam Brittain.