All Entries Tagged With: "Jerred Smithson"
At the Quarter Pole- A Predators Report Card
21 Games into the season, the Predators stand 9-8-4 and have 22 points, good for 13th in the Western Conference. The Predators are 3-1-4 at home and 6-7 on the road. They have 50 goals for and 58 goals against. Time to give a report card on the performance of the team so far this [...]
Blues Best Predators in a 2-1 SO Win
The Nashville Predators dropped a 2-1 shootout decision to the St. Louis Blues in the Bridgestone Arena as Andy McDonald accounted for both the Blues goals. His first tally came just nine seconds into the game as his shot hit the stick of Kevin Klein and fluttered over the glove of netminder Pekka Rinne. McDonald [...]
800 Pound Gorilla Off Their Back, Predators Get First Road Playoff Win 4-1
The Nashville Predators opened the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs in Chicago with a 4-1 win over the heavily favored Chicago Blackhawks.With this win, the Predators have notched their first road win in five years in the playoffs and have stolen home ice from the Blackhawks in this first round matchup. After a [...]
Predators Knock Down the Kings 4-2
Sometimes, it is the little things that make a difference in a game. In a tight playoff race, little things become big things. Tonight, the Predators did the little things well and the result was a 4-2 victory over the L.A. Kings, a team that had won 11 of their last 13 games. The Predators [...]
Predators Bury Avalanche 5-3
The Predators faced another opponent that was just above them in the standings, another big game, this time against the Colorado Avalanche. For a team that has struggled recently, every game takes on a new significance. Every game represents two critical points. And every game is going to be a battle. The team that would [...]
Predators Snap Losing Streak, Top Thrashers 4-3
Five straight games that have gone in the loss column, and the Nashville Predators find themselves fighting for a playoff spot. A tough loss to Detroit the night before, and now the dangerous Atlanta Thrashers in town. Certainly a trap game for the desperate Predators. Certainly a game the Predators needed to win to end [...]
Canucks Crunch Predators
The Predators winning streak came to a crashing halt at GM place in Vancouver, as the Canuckleheads Canucks thumped the Predators 4-1. This was the Predators last game before the Christmas break and the Predators played as if they were ready to be home. Outworked and outhustled for most of the game, the Predators never [...]
Predators With A Slick Win Over The Oilers
The Predators began a western Canada road swing by getting punched in the mouth in the first four minutes of their game with the Edmonton Oilers. The Oilers came out flying and the Predators didn’t match their speed. Four shots, two goals, a 2-0 Edmonton lead, and all of a sudden this game looked out [...]
Predators Strike the Lightning in 7-4 Blowout
The Predators faced an unfamiliar foe in the Tampa Bay Lightning at the Nashville Arena on Tuesday night. As the first period unfolded, the game looked eerily similar to the Detroit game on Saturday. Getting outworked on the boards, losing physical battles, and seeing the first period end with the visitors taking a 2-1 lead [...]
Hats Off to the Predators
The Vancouver Canuckleheads Canucks came to the Nashville Arena Tuesday night attempting to rebound from a weak effort against the Carolina Hurricanes. The Nashville Predators were looking to put the less than stellar effort of their last game against the Minnesota Wild behind them. Two teams looking to start afresh and get back on track. [...]
Predators Sink the Sharks
The Nashville Predators used three goals from their shut down line to power their way past the San Jose Sharks 4-3 in Nashville. David Legwand, Jerred Smithson, and Joel Ward all tallied along with Steve Sullivan as the Predators won for the seventh time in their last nine games. The Predators tallied twice on the [...]
Starting to Play Predator Hockey
Last night’s 2-0 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks at the Sommet Center was classic Predator hockey: solid goaltending; sound defense; aggressive forecheck; and opportunistic scoring. For several of the games in this young season, it appeared as if this group of players had forgotten their formula for success. Fortunately for the Predators and their fans, [...]
It’s Never Easy, but the Predators Win
A big lead. Play tough defense and shut down the other team, right? In what is becoming an annoying hallmark of the Nashville Predators, a big lead evaporates and they find themselves scrambling to get back in the game. Ahead 2-0 at the end of the first period last night against Minnesota on goals by [...]
