Flyers, Simmonds Resist Predator Comeback in 4-1 Victory

The Nashville Predators lost to Wayne Simmonds and the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 on Thursday night at the Wells Fargo Center.Simmonds, who has become a nemesis of the Predators, was clearly the hero of the game for the Flyers, scoring two goals and logging an amazing ten shots for the game. Matt Read picked up a goal and Claude Giroux scored his 19th goal of the year on an empty-netter.Ryan Suter had the lone goal for the Predators.Ilya Bryzgalov had better luck against the Predators than his prior game in Nashville as he stopped 26 of 27 Nashville shots. Anders Lindback allowed three goals on 27 Flyer shots in the loss.The Flyers and Predators both had 66 points after the game but Philadelphia had played two less games.The Predators returned home after the game and will play St. Louis at home on Saturday at 7 p.m.Make the jump for more detail and comments from the couch...At the Puck Drop...Goalies: Anders Lindback (2-5-0, 2.65, .898) and Ilya Bryzgalov (18-10-5, 2.93, .896)Scratches...