Predators crowned by Kings 6-1

by Dirk Hoag on Dec 19, 2010 12:21 AM EST in Nashville Predators Game Recaps

All good things must come to an end, and Nashville's 10-game point earning streak came to a screeching halt tonight with a 6-1 thumping by a well-rested and talented L.A. Kings squad.

Follow after the jump, ye masochists...

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First, your video highlights (viewer discretion advised) and Kings vs Predators boxscore:

Thoughts on this one? I don't have many. Thankfully, the Preds only play 13 back-to-back sets this season, among the fewest in the NHL. There were so many ugly moments in this one it's tough to focus on specifics, although (since I mentioned it in the game thread), Shane O'Brien's play behind the net which lead to L.A.'s 5th goal was particularly egregious, he just hesitated far too long and got his pocket picked.

Bottom line, the Kings jumped the Preds right from the start, just as I feared this afternoon. Do we blame the Game Operations staff for returning to the Jay-Z intro? Sure, sounds good enough for me...

You can listen to post-game audio from Barry Trotz, Ryan Suter, Kevin Klein, Anders Lindback, and Mark Dekanich, who made his NHL debut and then got sent back to Milwaukee. Sergei Kostitsyn's scoring streak also came to an end.

And for some numbers, here are your advanced even-strength stats...

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
Martin Erat	R	19:57	4	1	0	0	9	9	0	15	11	+4
Marcel Goc	C	19:07	2	1	1	0	8	7	+1	14	10	+4
Jerred Smithson	R	17:57	0	1	0	0	5	8	-3	7	10	-3
Colin Wilson	C	15:13	0	0	1	0	6	4	+2	13	7	+6
Jordin Tootoo	R	14:34	3	1	0	0	7	8	-1	9	11	-2
Nick Spaling	C	14:09	0	0	0	0	6	9	-3	7	11	-4
Cal O`Reilly	C	14:06	0	0	1	0	7	4	+3	13	8	+5
Joel Ward	R	13:46	1	0	0	0	6	8	-2	11	11	0
Steve Sullivan	L	13:31	3	0	0	0	3	2	+1	6	4	+2
Sergei Kostitsyn	L	13:13	2	1	2	0	9	8	+1	16	10	+6
Steve Begin	L	12:50	2	0	0	0	7	9	-2	7	12	-5
J.P. Dumont	R	10:32	0	0	0	0	6	8	-2	6	12	-6
Alexander Sulzer	D	18:58	0	1	0	2	2	8	-6	5	14	-9
Francis Bouillon	D	11:15	4	0	0	2	8	8	0	12	13	-1
Kevin Klein	D	10:24	1	0	0	2	6	6	0	10	11	-1
Shane O`Brien	D	10:23	0	0	0	1	9	10	-1	10	14	-4
Ryan Suter	D	8:59	2	2	0	0	14	11	+3	22	12	+10
Shea Weber	D	1:25	2	0	2	0	12	13	-1	22	14	+8

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by Aditya T (smashville) on Dec 19, 2010 1:10 AM EST reply actions

Kings are for real, yo.

They did manhandle Detroit too.

by DonBorvio on Dec 19, 2010 1:59 AM EST reply actions

They did manhandle Detroit at the Joe, what was the score like 5-0. Kings are a very good team whose time may be here.. look for them to win their division.

by tnranger on Dec 19, 2010 11:21 AM EST up reply actions

I wish Kosti could've continued his streak.

I kind of anticipated us losing this one. We were playing a back-to-back which was the 5th in 8 days and I think all their players are well now. The Preds were missing too many key pieces to match up with the Kings under these circumstances.

by preds4ever on Dec 19, 2010 12:50 PM EST reply actions

The Predators are still way too tentative with the puck in all 3 zones, especially on the pp. Move it, move it, move it.

by shoot the puck on Dec 19, 2010 1:43 PM EST reply actions

Bernier has played a total of 15 games in his NHL career. The Preds sure make him look good—3 games, 2 goals on 90 shots.

by shoot the puck on Dec 19, 2010 2:28 PM EST reply actions

I have never seen...

so many lucky bounces go to one team. The Kings got every bounce. Most of those goals weren’t even scoring chances. They got a lucky bounce 15 seconds in and it never stopped, ever!

by 29thWard on Dec 19, 2010 11:04 PM EST reply actions 1 recs

Completely Agree

I wasn’t all that disappointed with the way the Preds played. I know that people tend to let the final score skew their judgment sometimes, but what I saw was a Preds team that hustled to the puck and played hard for the most part. The Kings were the incredibly lucky beneficiaries of some really flukey goals. That’s just how it goes sometimes.

I was a lot more pleased with this effort, despite the outcome, than I was with the San Jose effort.

Oh well, back at it on Wednesday.

by Predaceous on Dec 20, 2010 9:07 AM EST up reply actions

Meh...

I think everyone was expecting this one to be at best a tough loss. Felt bad for Lindback, but it was inevitable that he would have a bad game. I just can’t find it in me to be really upset about this game, cards were stacked against us and we knew it.

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Go Predators!!!

by Poiju on Dec 20, 2010 4:38 PM EST reply actions