All Entries Tagged With: "pekka rinne"
Blues Blast the Predators 3-0
The war that has been the Predators/Blues series continued for the final time in the regular season at the Scott Trade Center. 4 of the previous 5 contests had gone the way of the Predators, with their only loss occurring in overtime, and there was nothing that the league leading Blues would like to do [...]
Predators Put a Dagger Through the Blackhawks 6-1
The Nashville Predators were looking to win their second game in a row as they traveled to Chicago to face the Blackhawks. More importantly, the Predators were looking to put a little more breathing room between themselves and the Hawks, who were in hot pursuit of the Preds, just two points back in the standings. [...]
Predators Ground the Jets 3-1
Late in the third period of the Nashville Predators game with the Atlanta Thrashers Winnipeg Jets at the Bridgestone Arena, numerous Thrashers sweaters were tossed from the stands onto the ice. Perhaps symbolically, it was jilted Thrashers fans shedding the last vestiges of their star crossed relationship with their team that was relocated to Winnipeg. [...]
Predators Pummeled by the Penguins 5-1
So you want to play with the big boys? So you think you are a Stanley Cup contender? The Predators found out that they are wanting in both counts as the Penguins spanked them 5-1 at the Consol Energy Center. Perhaps the Predators have spent too much time reading their press clippings. Because the got [...]
Predators Embarrassed by the Oilers 6-3
The Nashville Predators were in the Bridgestone Arena for a game with the Edmonton Oilers. Unfortunately, the Predators were there in name only, as the Oilers embarrassed them by a 6-3 margin. First, kudos to the Oilers. The captured the season series 3-0-1 and the Predators never were in any of the contests except for [...]
Kings Club the Predators 4-2
The Nashville Predators continued their last west coast swing of the regular season with a tilt against the L.A. Kings. Once again, the Predators faced a team in the Kings that was fighting for their playoff life, as the Kings had 80 points, currently in 10th place but one point out of the 8th playoff [...]
Sharks Slip By the Predators in a SO 2-1
The Nashville Predators continued their west coast road trip with a stop at HP Pavilion to take on the San Jose Sharks. This game wan important game- as they all are at this time of season- as the Predators could leapfrog the Detroit Red Wings into 4th place in the Western Conference with a win. [...]
Predators Escape Phoenix With a 5-4 SO Win
With the season winding down, desperation time sets in for some teams. The Nashville Predators faced just such a team at Jobing.com Arena in the form of the Phoenix Coyotes. Phoenix is currently in 7th spot in the West with a tenuous 2 point lead over 4 teams that are chasing and battling for playoff [...]
Red Wings Late Rally Not Enough, Fall to Predators 3-2
The Detroit Red Wings already had a couple of factors going against them entering their Central Division clash with the Nashville Predators. They’re an average team away from the Joe Louis Arena and they are decimated with injuries. You add those two factors up, and you get a 3-2 loss to the Predators at the [...]
Predators Special K Too Much for Detroit
“To be the man, you have to beat the man” That quote by wrestling superstar Ric Flair sums up the Predators game with the Detroit Red Wings in Nashville at the Bridgestone Arena. The man- Detroit- was coming to town, a team the Predators have been chasing since their inception and were once again chasing [...]
Predators Defeat Desperate Avalanche 4-2
The Nashville Predators faced a desperate Colorado Avalanche team that was fighting for a playoff spot at the Bridgestone Arena. While the Predators may not have felt the same sense of desperation, being firmly ensconced in the 5th spot in the Western Conference, it was important for the the Predators to get back to their [...]
Panthers Become a Pelt on the Predators Wall
The Nashville Predators experienced a family reunion of sorts as they faced several old teammates now with the Florida Panthers in a contest at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise. Across the way, the Predators would see former line mates Marcel Goc, Mike Santorelli, and recently traded Jerred Smithson, as well as Scottie Upshall, who is [...]
Predators Grind Out a 2-1 Win Over the Kings
The Nashville Predators secured a workmanlike 2-1 victory over he Los Angeles Kings at the Bridgestone Arena to run their record to 37-19-7, good for 81 points. The first period was a spirited affair between the two teams as each had some good scoring chances. Pekka Rinne got the start in net for the Predators, [...]
Predators Turn the Sharks to Sushi 6-2
Gonna be brief on this blog as I am typing with one hand and the drugs are kicking in* The Nashville Predators defeated the San Jose Sharks 6-2 at the Bridgestone Arena to run their point total to 79 and firmly hold on to the fifth spot on the /western Conference. Pekka Rinne won his [...]
Blues Finally Beat the Predators in a Shootout
The St. Louis Blues finally defeated the Nashville Predators in a shootout by the score of 3-2 at the Bridgestone Arena. The Predators picked up a point, and remain 4 points behind the fourth place Blues. After the first period, it appeared as if the Predators were going to be run out of the building. [...]
Predators Vanquish Vancouver 3-1
The Nashville Predators continue through the Murderer’s Row segment of their schedule by facing the Vancouver Canucks at Bridgestone Arena, facing a Canucks team that had won four straight games and had not lost in regulation in their last 13 games. Daunting? No doubt. Impossible? No way. The Predators faced a tall task in attempting [...]
Predators Shoot Down the Stars 3-2
The Nashville Predators faced the Dallas Stars at the American Airlines Center looking to get back to their winning ways after dropping a disappointing game on Friday to the Detroit Red Wings. The Predators would be without Mike Fisher, absent because of an illness. Pekka Rinne got the start in net for the Predators, while [...]
Home Winning Streak Continues; Datsyuk’s Goal Lifts Red Wings Past Predators
Pavel Datsyuk had a flair for the dramatic tonight as he scored a highlight game-winning goal with five seconds left in regulation as the Detroit Red Wings (40-17-2) beat the visiting the Nashville Predators 2-1 at the Joe Louis Arena. With the win, the Red Wings extend their NHL record to 22 straight wins on [...]
Red Wings Eke Out a 2-1 Win Over the Predators
The Nashville Predators looked to end the Detroit Red Wings 21 game home winning streak at the Joe in a contest between two Central Division foes fighting for division and conference supremacy. The Wings home winning streak was nothing short of amazing, and the Predators faced a daunting task trying to derail the home juggernaut [...]
Bruins Beat the Predators in a Shootout 4-3
The Nashville Predators fell to the Boston Bruins in a shootout 4-3 at the TD Garden, picking up a point to go to 70 points on the season. Some observations about this contest… Boston gave Nashville a dose of their own medicine, as they forechecked the Predators relentlessly throughout the game. The Bruins used their [...]
