All Entries Tagged With: "Marcel Goc"
Analyzing One Predators Power Play Vs Carolina
Saturday night, Pekka Rinne played another solid game allowing the Predators to squeeze out a tough 2-1 shootout win on the road against the Carolina Hurricanes. Without two of their best defensive players in Ryan Suter and David Legwand, the Predators were able to limit the Hurricanes to 22 shots on net for the night. [...]
Le Bleu Blanked by the Predators 3-0
How do you get rid of the stench of a horrid loss to Toronto two nights ago? More importantly, will the Predators regroup after an effort that could be generously characterized as weak? The Predators emphatically answered those questions with a solid 3-0 shutout of the Montreal Canadiens in the Bell Centre. Nashville netminder Pekka [...]
Predators Stink Up the Joint in a 5-4 Loss to Toronto
There are losses and then there are losses. Tonight, the Nashville Predators stunk up a game against the Toronto Maple Leafs with their worst period of hockey in the history of the franchise, giving up four- count ‘em FOUR- power play goals to blow a game in a 5-4 loss. The Predators jumped all over [...]
Predators Win Second in a Row With a 4-3 SO Win Over Chicago
When a team endures a losing streak, one of two things can happen. They can hang their heads and limp along; or the losses can be extremely clarifying, causing a team to focus on what it takes to win games and get back to those fundamentals. For the Nashville Predators, the latter has occurred, as [...]
Predators End Losing Streak With a 3-2 SO Win Over the Blues
The Nashville Predators showed much better spunk and fight in a 3-2 shootout win over the St. Louis Blues to end a horrid five game losing streak. With the win, the Predators run their record to 2-1 against the Blues in their season series. This game was more like the style of hockey that wins [...]
Predators Let One Get Away in the Desert
Last night in Phoenix, inopportune penalties, untimely turnovers, defensive lapses, lack of urgency, and less than typical goaltending from Pekka Rinne allowed one to get away from the Predators as they end up with their third consecutive regulation loss. All that obscured some really solid things that the Predators and their fans can take away [...]
Predators Place Goc and Lombardi on IR, Erat and Rinne Back
The Nashville Predators placed forward Marcel Goc on IR today. Goc seperated his shoulder in Saturday night’s contests against the Washington Capitals when he was slammed into the boards from behind by the Caps Niklas Backstrom. Backstrom received a two minute penalty for the illegal hit, but was not ejected from the game. Goc is [...]
Predators Survive the Blues 4-3
In their first back to back game of the season, the Nashville Predators came out flying in the first period, building a 3-1 lead against the St. Louis Blues, then held on for a 4-3 victory at the Bridgestone Arena. With this win, the Predators have won five consecutive contests against the Blues. Marcel Goc [...]
Predators Best Blackhawks 3-2
So you want to play the defending Stanley Cup champs in your first road game of the year. And you want to do it with two rookie goaltenders. Certainly doesn’t sound like a formula for success, does it? Even without starting netminder Pekka Rinne, who stayed back in Nashville nursing an injury, the Predators prevailed [...]
Predators Pound the Ducks; Rinne Injured
The Nashville Predators pounded the Anaheim Ducks 4-1 in their season opener. The thrill of that victory was tempered by an injury to starting goaltender Pekka Rinne early in the third period. Rinne was injured when Troy Bodie of the Ducks and Francis Buillon collided with Rinne as Bodie drove the net. Several players piled [...]
Predators Beat Their Mirror Image, Down Coyotes 4-3
For the Nashville Predators, playing the Phoenix Coyotes is like looking in the mirror. The Coyotes and Predators are both hard working teams that can roll four lines, play sound defense, and have solid goaltending. Tonight, the mirror images decided that regulation play and overtime was not enough, and once again went to a shootout [...]
Preds Gone Wild, Down Minnesota 5-0
The Nashville Predators whipped the Minnesota Wild 5-0 at the Bridgestone Arena in a totally dominating effort. With the win, the Predators go to 85 points and have won four straight games. Pekka Rinne recorded his fifth shutout of the season, making 17 saves in the win. The Predators jumped out to a 3-0 lead [...]
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 Stink Up The Joint in 4-3 Loss
When you play a bottom feeder, you have to come out strong, put the hammer down, and put them in a hole. Apparently, that message was lost on the Predators as they fell to the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 on home ice. Another slow, and frankly inexcusable, start doomed the Predators. Look guys, if you [...]
Game 45 review – Another lousy effort, another loss
It was the same the same old story for Oiler fans last night at Rexall Place. The Oilers play, the Oilers lose. Last nights decision – a 5-3 loss to the Predators – marked the tenth loss in the Oilers last 11 games on home ice. With a record like that it’s only a matter of time until the Oilers manage to sit in the basement of the NHL.
Slick Win for the Predators
In recent games, the Predators have shown an annoying habit of starting slow, falling behind, and scrambling like mad to get back in the game. In tonight’s game against Edmonton, the Preds reversed that trend, jumping out to a 3-0 first period lead en route to a a 5-3 road win. The Predators opened the [...]
Sharks Forward Depth: Best in franchise history?
The San Jose Sharks have become notorious regular season studs. Then comes the even more well-known playoff duds label. Each year the excuse is different, but one trend in particular stayed the same. The team never had secondary scoring, nor did it’s third and fourth lines have much of an identity. Last season the Sharks [...]
Predators Defeat Blues 4-3 In a Chippy Contest
The Nashville Predators snapped a three game losing streak, outlasting the St. LouiS Blues 4-3 in a contest marked by chippiness and cheap shots by the Blues. With this win, the Predators have now tallied 23 wins and 49 points for the season and maintained their hold on second place in the Central Division. St. [...]
Defensive Lapses Cost Predators a Critical Victory
The Predators lost a heartbreaker to Chicago 5-4 as Patrick Kane scored the game winner with :43 seconds remaining in the third period. While the Predators showed more heart and a much better effort in this contest than in the one the night before, defensive breakdowns cost this team two vital points. John Madden scored [...]
Predators On Fire, Down Flames 5-3
On November 30th, the Flames came to Nashville and dominated the Predators 5-0. Yesterday, the Predators returned the favor at the Pengrowth Saddle Dome, besting the Flames by a 5-3 margin to continue their torrid play of late. Since that loss in Nashville, the Predators are 7-1-2, and 22-11-3 overall. The Predators have shown an [...]
