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.

Cole Smith's goal early in the third period broke a tie and the host Nashville Predators hung on for a 2-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night.

Tyson Jost and Filip Forsberg scored for the Predators, who have dropped four straight. Saros made 28 saves for Nashville, which has surrendered 19 goals during its slide. The teams traded goals in the first period and again in the opening minutes of the second before the Ducks took control in the latter stages of the period.

Cole Smith scored what proved to be the game-winner as Nashville defeated the Vancouver Canucks by a 2-1 final on Thursday night at Bridgestone Arena. The result sees the Preds snap a four-game skid with a victory that played right to their identity.

Vancouver concludes their current road trip with a game against the Predators on Thursday night. The Canucks played with a depleted lineup against the Penguins and will be missing some key players when they take on Nashville. Puck drop is scheduled for 5:00 pm PT, and the game can be viewed on Sportsnet.

Thursday night’s game between the Nashville Predators and Vancouver Canucks was a chance for both teams to get back in the win column after recent lacklustre performances.