
Linus Karlsson gets 1st NHL goal as Canucks beat Predators 3-1
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Linus Karlsson scored his first NHL goal and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Nashville Predators 3-1 on Wednesday night.
Nils Hoglander and Pius Suter also scored, and Quinn Hughes had two assists and for the Canucks, who have won three straight. Thatcher Demko made 31 saves.
Tommy Novak scored and Juuse Saros had 19 saves for the Predators, losers of two straight.
Early in the second period, Tyler Myers fired a pass from the left faceoff dot to Karlsson standing just off of the right goalpost, where he had a tap-in for his first career goal at 1:28 to put the Canucks up 2-1.