Pekka Rinne holds off the Hurricanes in 2-1 shootout win

by Dirk Hoag on Nov 21, 2010 12:44 AM EST in Nashville Predators Game Recaps

Despite missing both David Legwand and Ryan Suter, the Nashville Predators hung on for a gritty shootout victory at Carolina tonight, their 3rd in the last five games. Rinne stopped 21 of 22 Hurricanes shots, including a wide open breakaway to keep the game close, and two out of three chances in the shootout. Jerred Smithson got the lone Predators goal during regulation, while Cal O'Reilly and Martin Erat scored in the shootout to earn the win.

Follow after the jump for the video highlights and advanced stats, and click the photo above for more shots from tonight's game...

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First, the video highlights and the Predators vs Hurricanes boxscore...

Even Strength		Individual Totals					Team Totals While Player Is On Ice
Player	Pos	EV TOI	Shots	Shts Blkd	Missed Shts	Blocks	SOG For	SOG Ag	SOG +/-	Tot SF	Tot SA	Corsi
Cal O'Reilly	C	18:29	1	0	0	1	6	9	-3	13	12	+1
Steve Sullivan	L	16:01	1	0	1	1	6	9	-3	13	11	+2
Marcel Goc	C	15:49	2	0	1	1	5	5	0	11	14	-3
Patric Hornqvist	R	15:25	3	4	1	0	6	9	-3	13	11	+2
Martin Erat	R	14:49	0	1	2	0	5	6	-1	11	13	-2
Joel Ward	R	13:11	0	0	3	0	6	4	+2	16	7	+9
J-P Dumont	R	12:50	1	0	1	0	5	5	0	11	12	-1
Jordin Tootoo	R	12:18	1	1	0	1	7	4	+3	17	8	+9
Jerred Smithson	R	10:08	3	1	1	0	6	2	+4	16	4	+12
Nick Spaling	C	8:51	2	0	0	0	3	2	+1	5	4	+1
Colin Wilson	C	8:19	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	4	4	0
Sergei Kostitsyn	L	7:41	1	0	0	0	3	3	0	5	5	0
Shea Weber	D	24:10	2	1	3	0	8	10	-2	22	20	+2
Francis Bouillon	D	19:57	0	0	0	0	9	8	+1	19	12	+7
Kevin Klein	D	19:35	1	0	2	0	6	9	-3	13	13	0
Alexander Sulzer	D	17:23	0	0	1	1	4	4	0	14	13	+1
Shane O'Brien	D	15:22	1	0	0	0	7	7	0	12	9	+3
Cody Franson	D	9:51	1	0	0	0	6	2	+4	10	3	+7

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Slow, grinding game, but good to get the W. I’ve got this feeling that soon we’ll see a Horny hat trick. He’s been kinda quiet lately.

by DonBorvio on Nov 21, 2010 2:29 AM EST reply actions

Maybe so

but I think another 30 goal season is not going to happen.

by shoot the puck on Nov 21, 2010 12:10 PM EST up reply actions

He is only on pace to get about 23 goals so far. However, he has been all around that basket. IF we get the PP going at a half way decent rate, i don’t see why he can’t get 30.

In other news, I noticed Santorelli has 6 goals for Florida this season. He potted 2 last night. He only has 2 assists though.

by 29thWard on Nov 21, 2010 12:45 PM EST up reply actions

Third shootout win in the past five games

by Hockey Hillbilly on Nov 21, 2010 10:03 AM EST reply actions

GREAT FOR POINTS

bad for that tiebreaker we may need later

by predswilrule on Nov 21, 2010 12:29 PM EST up reply actions

Speaking of Pekka...

Just saw this, and I know if he could ever be more consistent – he would be elite:

Rinne Is Nhl Shutout Leader Over Last 24 Months

From Elias: Pekka Rinne posted the 16th shutout of his NHL career with a 3-0 win at Montreal on Thursday. Since Dec. 1, 2008, the date of Rinne’s first clean sheet (2-0 at Buffalo), he’s recorded more shutouts than any other NHL goaltender. Martin Brodeur and Tomas Vokoun are tied for second with 14 shutouts over that span.

by DonBorvio on Nov 21, 2010 4:56 PM EST reply actions

that's the trick, consistency

It’s the same for goalies, defensemen, and forwards. So many guys can show flashes of brilliance, but putting in a dependable effort night in, night out is what makes someone a valuable NHL player.

Unfortunately, I wouldn’t say Rinne’s quite there yet.

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by Dirk Hoag on Nov 21, 2010 9:18 PM EST up reply actions

How many Preds fans were at RBC?

by preds4ever on Nov 21, 2010 8:07 PM EST reply actions

There were 70 that went with Slap Shot...

But there were at least 30-40 more that I saw sprinkled throughout the arena. We definitely kicked their asses when it came to cheering. They were intimidated enough to try to out cheer us…they even tried to copy the goalie cheer. We showed ’em how its done when Smitty scored though. Fun time was certainly had by all!!!

by TitanPredBearFan on Nov 21, 2010 10:31 PM EST up reply actions