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Nashville Predators fall to Vancouver Canucks for fourth loss in a row

David Rittich on Tuesday became the first goalie not named Pekka Rinne or Juuse Saros to start in goal for the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena since 2015-16, when Carter Hutton did it.

Rittich and the Predators faced the Vancouver Canucks, and were trying to end their losing streak at three.

The Canucks had other ideas, instead topping the Predators 3-1, who lost their fourth game in a row for the first time since nce November 2019, when they lost six straight.

Philip Tomasino put the Predators ahead 1-0 with a power-play goal 2 minutes, 51 seconds into the second.

Elias Pettersson tied the score 1-1 nearly 10 minutes later.

Brock Boeser's power-play goal with 16:19 left in the third put the visitors ahead 2-1. Juho Lammikko made it 3-1 a little less than nine minutes later.

Predators defenseman Mattias Ekholm missed his third straight game on the COVID protocol list.

The Predators fell to 24-14-3, while the Canucks moved to 18-18-3.

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Reach Paul Skrbina at pskrbina@tennessean.com and follow him on Twitter @PaulSkrbina.

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