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| Hurting Canucks head to Music City to battle Preds |
NHL Hockey |
01/01/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Injuries forced the Vancouver Canucks to add a goaltender during their last game. The team will hope for stability at the position in tonight's road clash with the Nashville Predators at the Sommet Center. With Roberto Luongo sidelined due a left groin strain and not expected back until after the All-Star break, Vancouver was already skating on thin ice between the pipes. Things got worse during Tuesday's 3-2 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers, as Curtis Sanford left after 20 minutes because of a |
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| McLeod nets two goals as Avs slam Predators |
NHL Hockey |
12/30/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - Cody McLeod scored twice and Peter Budaj made 25 saves, as the Colorado Avalanche topped the Nashville Predators, 5-1, at the Pepsi Center. John-Michael Liles posted a goal and an assist, his third consecutive multi- point performance for the Avalanche, who have won three games in a row and four of five overall. "We were focusing on getting the puck in deep tonight and we did a good job of doing that," McLeod said. "We've lost two key players in Joe (Sakic) and Paul (Stastny), but we |
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| Oilers light up Ellis, Nashville |
NHL Hockey |
12/28/2008 |
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| Edmonton, AB (MySportsbook) - Erik Cole finished with a goal and two assists, as the Edmonton Oilers used a three-goal second period to topple the Nashville Predators, 5-2. Sam Gagner and Sheldon Souray each had a goal and an assist for Edmonton, which has won three in a row following a three-game losing streak. Dwayne Roloson made 28 saves in the win for the Oilers. Shea Weber and Martin Erat scored for Nashville, which was coming off a 3-2 win over Detroit on Friday. But the Predators followed it up with a lo |
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| Oilers welcome Preds to town |
NHL Hockey |
12/28/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Edmonton Oilers will take aim at their third consecutive victory tonight, when they welcome the Nashville Predators for an encounter at Rexall Place. The Oilers have rebounded from a three-game losing streak by notching back-to- back wins over Phoenix and Vancouver. Edmonton is trying for its first three- game winning streak since December 3-6. However, Edmonton has had little success against the Predators in recent years. Nashville beat the Oilers, 3-1, in the Music City on October 30 to p |
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| Ellis, Fiddler help Preds halt Red Wings |
NHL Hockey |
12/27/2008 |
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| Nashville, TN (MySportsbook) - Dan Ellis made 38 saves and Vernon Fiddler netted the eventual game-winner late in the second period as the Nashville Predators downed the first-place Detroit Red Wings, 3-2, at the Sommet Center. Kevin Klein and Greg Zanon also scored while Martin Erat notched two assists for Nashville, which has won three of the last five games on the heels of a three-game slide. Dan Cleary and Mikael Samuelsson lit the lamp for Detroit, which came in having won three straight and four of its la |
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| Scuffling Preds welcome Red Wings to town |
NHL Hockey |
12/26/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Nashville Predators have had all sorts of trouble scoring goals as of late. That is not a good thing with Detroit Red Wings coming to town. The Predators will host the first-place Red Wings tonight at the Sommet Center. Nashville has been held to one goal or less in five of its last six games. However, thanks to outstanding goaltending from Dan Ellis and Pekka Rinne, the club has managed to get a point in three of those games (2-3-1). Following a 1-0 win versus the New York Islanders last S |
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| Vokoun notches second straight shutout as Panthers blank Preds |
NHL Hockey |
12/23/2008 |
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| Sunrise, FL (MySportsbook) - Tomas Vokoun made 27 saves to record his second consecutive shutout and 28th whitewashing of his career, as the surging Florida Panthers blanked the Nashville Predators, 3-0, at the BankAtlantic Center. Rookie Michael Frolik scored twice for the Panthers, who are 8-2-1 over their last 11 games. Pekka Rinne turned in a stellar performance for Nashville, stopping 40 shots in a losing cause. Following a scoreless opening stanza, Frolik, the 10th overall pick in the 2006 draft, put Flor |
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| Panthers welcome Preds to Sunrise |
NHL Hockey |
12/23/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - A pair of teams coming off shutout wins get together tonight, as the Florida Panthers play host to the Nashville Predators at BankAtlantic Center. The Panthers began a three-game homestand on Sunday with a 3-0 victory over the Colorado Avalanche. Tomas Vokoun halted all 23 shots faced for his second shutout of the season and 27th of his career. Brett McLean netted his first goal of the season and Richard Zednik also scored for Florida, which snapped a two-game skid but is still 7-2-1 over its l |
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| Rinne, Predators blank struggling Isles |
NHL Hockey |
12/20/2008 |
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| Nashville, TN (MySportsbook) - Vernon Fiddler scored the game's only goal in the first period, and Pekka Rinne recorded his third shutout of the season, as the Nashville Predators blanked the New York Islanders, 1-0, at the Sommet Center. Rinne improved to 7-1-0 on the season after making 23 saves for the Predators, who have won four of their previous five home games. Martin Erat and Rich Peverley recorded the assists on Fiddler's goal. Richard Park had a team-high four shots for the Islanders, who have now los |
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| Islanders try again for first win in December versus Preds |
NHL Hockey |
12/20/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The New York Islanders still haven't won a game in December, something they will try to fix tonight in a road test versus the Nashville Predators at the Sommet Center. New York has gone 0-7-1 since defeating Ottawa to close out November. Following that victory, the Islanders lost six in a row in regulation before an overtime setback to Washington on Tuesday. New York then visited Minnesota last night and dropped a 4-1 contest. Richard Park had the lone goal for the Islanders, who have been outs |
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