Nashville Predators fall in Chicago, 4-1
by Dirk Hoag on Dec 22, 2010 11:32 PM EST
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The Nashville Predators dropped their 2nd straight lopsided game tonight in Chicago, a 4-1 affair that rarely seemed to be in doubt. Anders Lindback stopped 31 of 35 Blackhawks shots, while Sergei Kostitsyn scored the lone goal for the Preds, tipping home a Martin Erat shot on the power play.
Follow after the jump for all the gory details!
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First, your video highlights (might have to wait a few minutes until they become available) and Predators vs Blackhawks boxscore:
- I'm as big a critic of Kevin Klein as you'll find, but I give the black mark on that 1st goal to Lindback. He could have frozen that puck or sent it into the corner, but instead he threw it up the boards where it got intercepted. Of course, it didn't help that KK had no help on the play.
- All too often, this looked like a replay of Saturday night's pasting by the Kings. The Preds couldn't control the play for any length of time, and had great difficulty creating decent scoring chances. The lack of offensive punch up the middle really stood out tonight.
- Wade Belak skated a season-high 8 shifts, as Jordin Tootoo was a health scratch. Presumably that's because Chicago's John Scott (6'8" 258 lbs) was dressed, but you have to think Tootoo would at least have added a little zip to the lineup.
- Typically, about 50% of the shots that a team attempts get through to the net (the other half miss or get blocked). Tonight that was true of the Preds, but the Blackhawks got 35 of 51 through, as the Preds only blocked 6 shots to Chicago's 19.
- Jerred Smithson did a fine job on the dot, winning 11 of 16 draws.
- Were there some bogus calls there in the 2nd period? Sure, but that wasn't the difference in this game.
And for 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 |
| Cal O`Reilly | C | 16:33 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 17 | 11 | +6 |
| Patric Hornqvist | R | 16:32 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 18 | 9 | +9 |
| Martin Erat | R | 16:17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 11 | 18 | -7 |
| Sergei Kostitsyn | L | 15:59 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 11 | 17 | -6 |
| Marcel Goc | C | 15:36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 11 | 14 | -3 |
| Steve Sullivan | L | 15:03 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 15 | 10 | +5 |
| Joel Ward | R | 13:11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 11 | 7 | +4 |
| Colin Wilson | C | 13:11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 9 | +1 |
| Jerred Smithson | R | 12:24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| Nick Spaling | C | 11:27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 7 | 8 | -1 |
| J.P. Dumont | R | 11:26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 8 | 6 | +2 |
| Wade Belak | R | 4:39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Ryan Suter | D | 22:58 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 17 | -13 | 12 | 21 | -9 |
| Shea Weber | D | 21:55 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | -11 | 11 | 17 | -6 |
| Kevin Klein | D | 18:53 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 24 | 16 | +8 |
| Francis Bouillon | D | 17:58 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 24 | 12 | +12 |
| Shane O`Brien | D | 14:14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 9 | +1 |
| Cody Franson | D | 12:55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 7 | 8 | -1 |
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This could be the streakiest team ever.
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by Aditya T (smashville) on Dec 22, 2010 11:43 PM EST reply actions
Every season, it seems. I need to have a shirt printed...
Something like the Preds logo mixed with this:
Remember, the table above shows even-strength stats. That goal came on the PP.
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by Dirk Hoag on Dec 23, 2010 1:12 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Yep
If the goalie must do something to prevent to puck from going in the net, it is a SOG (even an errant pass that bounce off the boards, or a dump in that hits a players skate in the neutral zone with the goalie going behind the net and dents twine)
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by Toews-makes-funny-faces on Dec 23, 2010 7:09 AM EST up reply actions
Owwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww. It burrrrrrrrrrrrrns. :(
by Chris Burton on Dec 23, 2010 10:07 AM EST up reply actions
It was meant to be in fun
Not like we have a terrible amount of that this year
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by Toews-makes-funny-faces on Dec 23, 2010 10:52 AM EST up reply actions
That's what the terrorists say
Tell me, Toews-makes-funny-faces, why do you hate America? Is it because we love freedom? ;)
"Get to the Choppa!"
Toews-makes-funny-faces pouring salt in an open wound (2010 playoffs, series winning goal by Kane with an assist from Satan). Now he’s off to wait outside a hospital burn unit with water balloons filled with lemon juice.
"Get to the Choppa!"
If I had remembered it was the Series Clincher I would have not referenced it.
That would burn a little more than I would want to comment about on an opposing site (except say SCUM and the Douchebags from Philly and St. Looserville).
I just remember it being a fluke goal.
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by Toews-makes-funny-faces on Dec 23, 2010 1:14 PM EST up reply actions
Why would Klein need help? He only had Pisani and Bolland to deal with after the puck went to the boards. Cube and the forwards simply needed to get back on that play and didn’t do it in time.
We turned the puck over too many times in our end … got caught pinching repeatedly. I’m not sure what SOB was doing on that PPG allowed, but it wasn’t covering Skille. We put Belak in the lineup for some reason … started the game with lines that made little, if any, sense. It was painful to watch and a rough walk to the car and drive away after the game.
Tits got mitts.
That is all.
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Wade Belak skated a season-high 8 shifts, as Jordin Tootoo was a health scratch. Presumably that's because Chicago's John Scott (6'8" 258 lbs) was dressed, but you have to think Tootoo would at least have added a little zip to the lineup
Whenever Belak is in the lineup, Trotz shuffles the lines -→ crappy offense ====> a loss! I used to be a big Belak fan, and I like the guy, but when he plays, our chances of winning lessen.
More of that last night.
by Pekka for Predator Pontiff on Dec 23, 2010 10:00 PM EST reply actions
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