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Despite getting much more power play time than St. Louis (8:41 to 3:32), the Nashville Predators were outshot handily by St. Louis.
Despite getting much more power play time than St. Louis (8:41 to 3:32), the Nashville Predators were outshot handily by St. Louis.
It's no surprise to see today's game go to a shootout, as three of the six meetings between these two teams last season ended up doing so.
After having to wait an extra 3 months for hockey at Bridgestone Arena, perhaps a little overtime and a shootout was due...
Sometimes the other team has a great goalie, too.
With Alexander Radulov and Andrei Kostitsyn watching on as scratches, the Nashville Predators came up with their weakest offensive effort of the season, getting shut out by Phoenix 1-0.
Pekka Rinne took command of Game Three, turning aside all 32 shots from the Phoenix Coyotes while leading the Nashville Predators to a 2-0 win.
The Predators lost to the Coyotes 5-3 and are now down 2-0 in the series heading back to Nashville
When it came down to overtime, the oldest guy on the ice, Ray Whitney, won it for the Phoenix Coyotes 4-3.
The Nashville Predators took a step forward as a franchise tonight, knocking off a Detroit Red Wings team which has, until now, always played King of the Hill against them.
Pekka Rinne held off a furious barrage of shots from Detroit to give the Predators a chance to close out the Red Wings Friday night at Bridgestone Arena.