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12-16-2006, 12:30 PM
WHO: St. Louis Blues (7-19-4) @<hidden> Nashville Predators (20-8-3)
WHEN: 7:00 p.m. CT
TONIGHT THE PREDS WEAR: Blue
TELEVISION: None
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The Nashville Predators host the Central Division rival the St. Louis Blues tonight at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in the first tilt of a back-to-back home-and-home series. Game time tonight is 7:00 p.m. CT
Nashville will travel to St. Louis after tonight’s game for the third of eight contests vs. the Blues this season. Game time Sunday is 5:00 p.m. CT. The Predators entered last season with a 8-19-6 record all-time vs. St. Louis but have now won nine straight to pull within three wins (16-19-6) of .500. Tonight is the second meeting this season between the two clubs after a 5-4 Nashville victory at Scottrade Center on November 30.
QUICK HITS
The Predators are 8-0-3 in their last 11 games at home… Nashville improved to 5-0-0 vs. Eastern Conference opponents this season with Thursday’s win… The Predators penalty kill was 3-3 vs. the Senators and is now 51-56 (91.1%) over the last 13 games… Nashville has the fifth-ranked power-play in the NHL on home ice (16-70, 22.9%)… Paul Kariya, who is tied with Steve Sullivan for the team scoring lead (6g-24a-30pts), registered his eighth multi-point contest of the season with three assists on Thursday… J.P. Dumont set up all three of Sullivan's goals on Thursday night and now has five assists in his last two games… Martin Erat notched two assists in Thursday's win, giving him six helpers in his last four games… Jason Arnott returned to the lineup Thursday and posted two assists after missing the previous 11 games with a knee injury… Chris Mason is 9-3-2 in his last 14 starts. The netminder has started 10 straight games for Nashville and appeared in the club's last 11 games.
HATS OFF TO SULLY
Steve Sullivan, who had missed the previous two games with a groin injury, scored his sixth career hat trick in Thursday’s win vs. Ottawa. It was the franchise's second natural hat trick and set a team record for the fastest three goals by an individual (5:56). Sullivan is tied for the club lead in points (11g-19a-30pts) and leads the Preds with a +12 rating. Thursday’s game was Sullivan’s fourth three-point game this season.
RAD ROOKIE
Rookie Alexander Radulov has a goal in each of his last two games, eight goals in his last 11 games and 10 tallies in his first 18 NHL contests. The 20-year-old leads the Predators with a 40.0 shooting percentage, having scored 10 goals on only 25 shots. He ranks third on the team in goals and is tied for both the team lead and the lead among NHL rookies in game-winning goals (3). Radulov also ranks third among NHL rookies in goals and second in plus/minus rating (+8). Adam Hall, who had 16 goals in 2002-03, holds the franchise record for goals in a season by a rookie.
HARTNELL LEADING THE WAY
Scott Hartnell increased his team-leading goal total to 13 with a couple of tallies vs. the Senators on Thursday. Hartnell, who also leads the club in power-play goals (8) and shots (89), has 12 points (8g-4a), including eight goals, in his last 11 games.
HOME ICE IS NICE
The Predators are a combined 40-9-4 on home ice over the past two seasons. The Predators are now 8-1-3 this season at home after going 32-8-1 at the GEC in 2005-06.
WHEN: 7:00 p.m. CT
TONIGHT THE PREDS WEAR: Blue
TELEVISION: None
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The Nashville Predators host the Central Division rival the St. Louis Blues tonight at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in the first tilt of a back-to-back home-and-home series. Game time tonight is 7:00 p.m. CT
Nashville will travel to St. Louis after tonight’s game for the third of eight contests vs. the Blues this season. Game time Sunday is 5:00 p.m. CT. The Predators entered last season with a 8-19-6 record all-time vs. St. Louis but have now won nine straight to pull within three wins (16-19-6) of .500. Tonight is the second meeting this season between the two clubs after a 5-4 Nashville victory at Scottrade Center on November 30.
QUICK HITS
The Predators are 8-0-3 in their last 11 games at home… Nashville improved to 5-0-0 vs. Eastern Conference opponents this season with Thursday’s win… The Predators penalty kill was 3-3 vs. the Senators and is now 51-56 (91.1%) over the last 13 games… Nashville has the fifth-ranked power-play in the NHL on home ice (16-70, 22.9%)… Paul Kariya, who is tied with Steve Sullivan for the team scoring lead (6g-24a-30pts), registered his eighth multi-point contest of the season with three assists on Thursday… J.P. Dumont set up all three of Sullivan's goals on Thursday night and now has five assists in his last two games… Martin Erat notched two assists in Thursday's win, giving him six helpers in his last four games… Jason Arnott returned to the lineup Thursday and posted two assists after missing the previous 11 games with a knee injury… Chris Mason is 9-3-2 in his last 14 starts. The netminder has started 10 straight games for Nashville and appeared in the club's last 11 games.
HATS OFF TO SULLY
Steve Sullivan, who had missed the previous two games with a groin injury, scored his sixth career hat trick in Thursday’s win vs. Ottawa. It was the franchise's second natural hat trick and set a team record for the fastest three goals by an individual (5:56). Sullivan is tied for the club lead in points (11g-19a-30pts) and leads the Preds with a +12 rating. Thursday’s game was Sullivan’s fourth three-point game this season.
RAD ROOKIE
Rookie Alexander Radulov has a goal in each of his last two games, eight goals in his last 11 games and 10 tallies in his first 18 NHL contests. The 20-year-old leads the Predators with a 40.0 shooting percentage, having scored 10 goals on only 25 shots. He ranks third on the team in goals and is tied for both the team lead and the lead among NHL rookies in game-winning goals (3). Radulov also ranks third among NHL rookies in goals and second in plus/minus rating (+8). Adam Hall, who had 16 goals in 2002-03, holds the franchise record for goals in a season by a rookie.
HARTNELL LEADING THE WAY
Scott Hartnell increased his team-leading goal total to 13 with a couple of tallies vs. the Senators on Thursday. Hartnell, who also leads the club in power-play goals (8) and shots (89), has 12 points (8g-4a), including eight goals, in his last 11 games.
HOME ICE IS NICE
The Predators are a combined 40-9-4 on home ice over the past two seasons. The Predators are now 8-1-3 this season at home after going 32-8-1 at the GEC in 2005-06.