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| Ducks try to continue home dominance of Preds |
NHL Hockey |
03/18/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Anaheim Ducks will try to extend their home points streak versus the Nashville Predators to 15 games in tonight's battle between the two clubs at the Honda Center. It has been over eight years since the Ducks lost in regulation to the Predators in Anaheim. Since a 3-0 setback on January 31, 2001, they have gone 11-0-3 versus the Predators. However, Anaheim has lost both of its contests against Nashville this year, including a 4-3 overtime setback at home on November 14 that ended Anaheim's |
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| Predators score late to edge Kings |
NHL Hockey |
03/17/2009 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - Ryan Jones scored the game-winner with 2:18 remaining in regulation to give the Nashville Predators a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Kings. Shea Weber, Steve Sullivan and Joel Ward each scored for Nashville, which has won back-to-back games following a three-game slide. Pekka Rinne, coming off his seventh shutout of the year his last time out, stopped 26 shots as the Predators won for the eighth time in 11 games. Nashville moved into seventh place in the Western Conference sta |
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| Rinne returns to garner shutout as Predators top Coyotes |
NHL Hockey |
03/15/2009 |
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| Glendale, AZ (MySportsbook) - Pekka Rinne returned from an illness and made 18 saves for his seventh shutout of the season, and the Nashville Predators edged the Phoenix Coyotes, 2-0. J.P. Dumont and David Legwand notched goals for Nashville, which snapped a three-game losing streak. Rinne, who was out the last two games, now has 23 wins on the season, needing only four saves apiece in the first and second periods. "Obviously, it's hard when you only face eight shots through the first two periods, but it's all |
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| Preds try to get on track versus Coyotes |
NHL Hockey |
03/14/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Mired in an untimely three-game losing streak, the Nashville Predators will be vying to get back on track when they take on the sliding Phoenix Coyotes tonight at Jobing.com Arena. Nashville's skid comes immediately after the club ripped off a season-best six consecutive victory that propelled the Predators back into playoff contention. Nashville is currently tied with Minnesota for ninth place in the competitive Western Conference, but both teams trail Edmonton and Dallas by only one point in |
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| Gomez leads Rangers past Predators |
NHL Hockey |
03/12/2009 |
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| Nashville, TN (MySportsbook) - Scott Gomez had a goal and two assists as the New York Rangers skated past the Nashville Predators, 4-2, at Sommet Center. Marc Staal and Fredrik Sjostrom each had a goal while Henrik Lundqvist stopped 19 shots for the Rangers, who have won four of their last five games. Sean Avery scored his first goal since rejoining New York last week. Shea Weber and J.P. Dumont each had a goal for the Predators, who have dropped their past three games on the heels of a six-game winning streak. |
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| Rangers visit Preds for matchup between playoff hopefuls |
NHL Hockey |
03/12/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Nashville Predators have crept back into playoff contention on the strength of recent strong play on home ice, while lingering road troubles have the New York Rangers falling back in the postseason race. The Rangers hope to reverse their recent fortunes when they visit the Sommet Center for the first time in over three years for tonight's key clash with the Predators. New York stopped a nine-game road losing streak -- the franchise's longest such skid since 1965 -- with a 4-2 decision over |
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| Caps edge Preds in OT to stop four-game slide |
NHL Hockey |
03/11/2009 |
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| Nashville, TN (MySportsbook) - Sergei Fedorov's tally 2:20 into overtime was the difference, and the Washington Capitals edged the Nashville Predators, 2-1, at Sommet Center. Nicklas Backstrom scored the regulation goal for the Capitals, who snapped a season-long four-game losing streak. Jose Theodore stopped 27-of-28 shots to earn the victory, his 25th of the season. Ryan Suter tallied the lone goal for the Predators, who have lost two straight since a season-high six-game win streak. The loss also ended a fiv |
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| Slumping Caps face off against surging Predators |
NHL Hockey |
03/10/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - After a winless homestand, the Washington Capitals have to try and regroup on the road. As luck would have it, they open that brief trek against one of the hottest home teams in the league. Washington will attempt to snap the Nashville Predators' five-game home winning streak in tonight's test at the Sommet Center. The Capitals have been one of the better home teams this season, but went 0-3-1 on their recent residency to fall to 25-9-2 as the host his year. Washington, which will visit Philade |
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| Preds put win streak on the line in Philly |
NHL Hockey |
03/07/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The sizzling Nashville Predators will try to extend their season-high winning streak to seven games when they visit the struggling Philadelphia Flyers for tonight's interconference battle at the Wachovia Center. The Predators beat Columbus on Thursday to post their first six-game winning streak since January 5-15, 2007. Nashville last won seven in a row during a franchise-record eight-game win streak to begin the 2005-06 campaign. Nashville's hot streak has allowed the club to break into the We |
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| Flyers F Briere suffers groin injury |
NHL Hockey |
03/05/2009 |
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| come at this point of our season is not good news." The club had announced last Saturday that Briere was activated from injured reserve after missing 36 games with the lingering effects of a groin strain, which included exploratory surgery back on January 22. In 11 games this season, Briere has picked up five goals and nine points. Since coming back to the lineup for Tuesday's 4-1 win at Boston, the 31-year- old has yet to record a point. The Flyers next hit the ice on Saturday, welcoming the Nashville Predators. |
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