NASHVILLE -- Juuse Saros made 21 saves, and the Nashville Predators ended a four-game skid with a 2-1 win against the Vancouver Canucks at Bridgestone Arena on Thursday.

Ryan O'Reilly and Cole Smith scored for the Predators (3-3-2), who were 0-3-1 in their previous four games.

Thatcher Demko made 33 saves, and Max Sasson scored for the Canucks (4-4-0), who lost their second straight after winning the first three games on their five-game road trip.

Smith gave the Predators a 2-1 lead at 5:09 of the third period on a redirection of a shot from the point by Justin Barron. Demko got a piece of it, but the puck trickled over the goal line.

O’Reilly gave the Predators a 1-0 lead at 9:01 of the second period on a wrist shot from the left circle on a short-handed rush.

Sasson tied it 1-

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