Saros makes 33 saves, Predators shut out Bruins for 1st win of season

Saros makes 33 saves, Predators shut out Bruins for 1st win of season

O’Reilly, Evangelista each has goal, assist for Nashville, which started 0-5-0

Bruins at Predators | Recap

NASHVILLE — Juuse Saros made 33 saves, and the Nashville Predators ended a five-game skid with their first win of the season, 4-0 against the Boston Bruins at Bridgestone Arena on Tuesday.

Ryan O’Reilly and Luke Evangelista each had a goal and an assist, and Roman Josi had two assists for the Predators (1-5-0), who were outscored 23-10 in their first five games. Tommy Novak and Gustav Nyquist also scored.

Jeremy Swayman made 38 saves for the Bruins (3-3-1), who finished 1-1-1 on their three-game road trip.

O’Reilly gave Nashville a 1-0 lead at 17:16 of the first period with a power-play goal on a redirection of a shot by Josi.

Novak extended it to 2-0 at 16:55 of the second period on a rebound of a backhand attempt on net from Evangelista. The goal came just after a four-minute power play had expired for the Predators.

Nyquist pushed it to 4-0 at 12:47 of the third period on a 2-on-1 rush with Filip Forsberg off a pass from O’Reilly.

Evangelista scored an empty-net goal at 13:56 for the 4-0 final.