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| Mason leads the way as Jackets inch closer to first playoff berth |
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03/31/2009 |
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| Columbus, OH (Sportsbooks) - Steve Mason continued his stellar rookie season with a 21-save performance and moved Columbus one step further to its first playoff appearance in franchise history as he helped the Blue Jackets to a 2-1 win over the Nashville Predators. The potential Calder and Vezina trophy candidate won his 32nd game of the season and the Blue Jackets, who had lost three of four coming into the game, got goals from R.J. Umberger and Raffi Torres to win the game. "I was just happy with the way we |
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| Blue Jackets host Preds in key playoff race battle |
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03/31/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - A crucial battle in the Western Conference playoff race is on tap tonight in the Buckeye State, as the Columbus Blue Jackets host the Nashville Predators at Nationwide Arena. The Blue Jackets are currently sixth in the West standings with 86 points, but are just two points ahead of seventh-seeded Nashville. St. Louis, which swept Columbus this weekend in a home-and-home series, is holding onto the conference's eighth and final postseason berth with 83 points. Columbus has never qualified for th |
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| Red Wings hope to find offense against Predators |
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03/29/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - Possessing the highest-scoring offense in the league, the Red Wings have only been shutout twice this season. Detroit will face one of the clubs it has failed to score against tonight, as the Nashville Predators visit Joe Louis Arena. The Red Wings are averaging an NHL-best 3.60 goals per game and had scored at least three goals in each of their last eight contests before getting blanked by the New York Islanders, 2-0, on Friday. Detroit failed to get any of its 42 shots passed Joey MacDonald a |
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| Preds aim to extend point streak versus Kings |
NHL Hockey |
03/28/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - With a three-game losing streak behind them, the playoff- hopeful Nashville Predators will shoot for a seventh straight game with a point when they host the Los Angeles Kings tonight at Sommet Center. The Predators are 3-0-3 over their last six games and ended a three-game slide with Thursday's home victory over San Jose. Nashville has suffered just a pair of regulation losses in their last 16 games and has posted a 9-2-5 record in that span. Nashville has 80 points on the year and is tied with |
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| Sharks visit Nashville with shot at club record |
NHL Hockey |
03/26/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The San Jose Sharks can establish a new franchise record for points in a season when the Western Conference co-leaders visit the playoff-hopeful Nashville Predators tonight at the Sommet Center. After getting a point in last night's 6-5 shootout loss at Chicago, the Sharks now have 107 on the season, one shy of the club's all-time best set during the 2007-08 campaign. San Jose finished with 107 points the previous season. The Sharks are also in a heated battle with Detroit for home-ice advantag |
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| Selanne gets SO winner, Ducks top Preds in clash of playoff hopefuls |
NHL Hockey |
03/25/2009 |
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| Nashville, TN (Sportsbooks) - Teemu Selanne netted the decisive goal in the fourth round of the shootout, as the Anaheim Ducks edged the Nashville Predators, 2-1, in a clash at Sommet Center between clubs battling for a playoff spot in the tightly-bunched Western Conference. Drew Miller lit the lamp for the Ducks, who have won four games in a row. Jean-Sebastien Giguere made 31 saves in the win. "It feels good to be able to close it out and get the big win at the end of the game," said Giguere. "It was obvious |
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| Ducks, Predators meet for key matchup in Music City |
NHL Hockey |
03/24/2009 |
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| ntee that the Anaheim Ducks will be making the playoffs this season, the club is making a strong case for inclusion with its recent play. Anaheim shoots for its fourth consecutive victory when it opens a brief road trip with tonight's clash with the Nashville Predators, a team that stands just above the Ducks in the Western Conference standings. The Predators are currently holding down the eighth and final playoff seed in the West with 77 points, but the Ducks have gained significant ground with their current win |
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| Sharks edge Predators in shootout |
NHL Hockey |
03/20/2009 |
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| San Jose, CA (Sportsbooks) - Jonathan Cheechoo scored the game-winner in the shootout as the San Jose Sharks slipped past the Nashville Predators, 3-2, at HP Pavilion. Cheechoo gave his team the lead in the shootout as he lifted a backhand past Pekka Rinne. David Legwand was the last chance for the Predators, but he missed the net with his backhand offering. Rob Blake and Milan Michalek each had a goal for the Sharks, who have won three of their last four. Evgeni Nabokov made 24 saves in the win for San Jose, |
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| Sharks try to regain groove in tilt with Predators |
NHL Hockey |
03/19/2009 |
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| orts Network) - Even though they have already locked up their second straight Pacific Division title, the San Jose Sharks know they are not playing their best hockey right now. San Jose will attempt to reverse that trend in tonight's battle with the Nashville Predators at HP Pavilion. Despite just a 3-5-1 record over their last nine games, the Sharks secured a playoff spot on Sunday with a win over Anaheim -- the team's second consecutive victory -- and then claimed a division title on Tuesday night despite a 4-3 |
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| Selanne's milestone point lifts Ducks past Predators in OT |
NHL Hockey |
03/19/2009 |
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| Anaheim, CA (Sportsbooks) - Teemu Selanne's 1,200th career point turned out to be a good one, as he scored the game-winning goal 34 seconds into overtime to lift the Anaheim Ducks to a 4-3 win over the Nashville Predators. Selanne, with 574 career goals and 626 career assists, became the 45th player in NHL history to reach the milestone. Bobby Ryan had a goal and an assist, and Corey Perry and Andrew Ebbett each scored in Anaheim's second win in three games. "I try not to think about the individual stuff," sai |
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