Tuesday night, the Nashville Predators could clinch their first ever Central division title with a win on the road at the Florida Panthers. The Panthers, on the other hand, were fighting to keep their Wild Card hopes alive. Nashville played about as well as they could, peppering the net with shots. They racked up 45 shots on Roberto Luongo. On the other end, Pekka Rinne stopped 31 of the shots that he faced. Nashville played tight defense and added solid offense that just could not seem to beat Luongo.
It was a tight game that had a playoff feel, as both teams were playing for high stakes.