The Nashville Predators snatched a win from the Penguins in their first Swedish showdown, rallying to beat them 2-1 in overtime Friday at Stockholm’s Avicii Arena.

Arturs Silovs gave the Penguins another strong start and was 70 seconds away from a shutout when Filip Forsberg, a Predators winger and star Swede, tied the score.

Steven Stamkos sniped Silovs for the winning goal 43 seconds into the 3-on-3 OT.

It was the latest collapse by the Penguins, who have struggled to protect leads early in the Dan Muse era. Friday’s loss dropped them to 3-3-4 over their last 10 games.

The first period was fast paced but relatively low event. Both goalies were sharp. Silovs made a few excellent stops as the Predators dominated the second period.

The Penguins mustered only two shots in the middle fra

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