Red Wings end Predators' winning streak
Posted: January 18, 2015
Strange bounces and bad breaks are two ways
to look at the Predators’ 5-2 loss to the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night
at Joe Louis Arena.
Kyle Quincey scored one of three Detroit
goals in the first period off a series of deflections. And in the second
period, Henrik Zetterberg put the Red Wings up 4-1 when his shot from behind
the goal line banked off goaltender Marek Mazanec’s head.
"Sometimes with a game like that, it's
more mental than physical,” Predators coach Peter Laviolette said. "I
thought there were some mistakes that we made tonight. We made them too
frequently, and it ended up costing us."
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Predators spoil Trotz' return
Posted: January 17, 2015
Barry Trotz put his hand over his heart and
then took a few bows.
After that tender exchange with the
Bridgestone Arena crowd, there was still an entire game to play.
The Predators needed a late rally to beat
Trotz and the Capitals 4-3 on Friday night in his return to Nashville for the
first time as an opponent.
Mattias Ekholm and James Neal scored in the
final five minutes of the third period to give the Predators their season-high
fifth-straight win. Ekholm tied it on the power play with 4:29 remaining, and
Neal stole Matt Niskanen's pass to beat Washington goalie Braden Holtby with
1:40 left.
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Rinne injured in win against Canucks
Posted: January 13, 2015
Nashville Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne left with 17:05 remaining in the third period of a 5-1 win against the
Vancouver Canucks at Bridgestone Arena on Tuesday.
The Predators announced after the game the
Rinne is day-to-day with a lower-body injury and there will be an update at
practice Thursday. The Predators are off Wednesday.
Rinne left the game after Nashville
defenseman Anton Volchenkov and Vancouver forward Chris Higgins collided into the
net. Rinne was knocked backward into the boards along with the net. He
stretched on the ice after the play and then went to the locker room and did
not return.
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Predators edge Wild
Posted: January 11, 2015
The Predators’ winning formula this season
is built on outshooting opponents and shutdown performances from goalie Pekka
Rinne.
The first part of the equation was a
struggle in a defensive 3-1 win over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday at Xcel
Energy Center.
"Even though it wasn't our best game
tonight, and I think everyone is willing to admit that, we still got the
'W,'" Predators forward Colin Wilson said.
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