Ryan Kesler is finding his scoring touch, and that is very good news for the Vancouver
Canucks.
Kesler scored a pair of third period goals, leading the
Canucks to a 3-1 victory over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night.
Kesler has four goals in his last two games. With the game tied at 1 in the third, he scored twice from just outside the Nashville crease.
The Philadelphia Flyers have started their six-game, 13-day
road trip off in winning style even if they needed more than overtime to pull
out the victory.
Vincent Lecavalier scored the only goal in the shootout, and the Flyers edged the Nashville
Predators 3-2 Saturday night for their second straight win.
Claude Giroux scored in the first period, and Sean Couturier's goal at 13:06 of the third tied it up at 2-2 to help the Flyers reach the shootout.
Upon announcing that Ilya Bryzgalov would start Thanksgiving
night against the Nashville Predators, Edmonton Oilers coach Dallas Eakins
noted how Bryzgalov arrived with swagger.
Eleven days into his Oilers career after a seven-month
absence from the NHL, Bryzgalov's swagger showed in his game and rubbed off on
his teammates. Making his first NHL start since April 25 when he was with the
Philadelphia Flyers, Bryzgalov stopped all 33 shots to earn his 31st NHL
shutout and a 3-0 win in Nashville at Bridgestone Arena.
The Oilers have won four of their past five games.
While the Blue Jackets remain wildly inconsistent, the
Predators are rounding into form at the quarter mark of the season.
Rookie goalie Marek Mazanec made 19 saves for his second shutout, and Matt Cullen and Nick Spaling each had a goal and an assist as streaking Nashville beat Columbus 4-0 on
Wednesday night.
Nashville coach Barry Trotz likes his team's recent level of
commitment and attention to detail.
"It was a pretty easy night for him," Trotz said, referring to Mazanec. "It was sort of a team win. You need to make a couple of saves when needed and he did."
