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| 53 | NASHVILLE | -120 | Ov 5.5,+110 | -110 | Ov 5.5,+100 | | 54 | EDMONTON | +100 | Un 5.5,-130 | -110 | Un 5.5,-120 |
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| All Games | 5-3-0 | +1.4 | 5-3 | +1.4 | 1-6 | 2.4 | 27.0 | 2.0 | 28.5 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 1-1-0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0-2 | 1.5 | 23.5 | 1.0 | 34.0 | | Last 5 Games | 3-2-0 | +1.2 | 3-2 | +1.2 | 1-3 | 2.0 | 25.0 | 2.0 | 32.4 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 8 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 216 | 8.8% | 26 | 2 | 7.7% | 33 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 6.4% | 8 | 1 | 12.5% | 6 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 125 | 8.0% | 18 | 1 | 5.6% | 16 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 16 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 228 | 7.0% | 26 | 6 | 23.1% | 25 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 2.9% | 8 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 162 | 6.2% | 17 | 4 | 23.5% | 15 |
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| CARTER HUTTON (All Games) | 1 | 1 | 37 | 35 | 94.6% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 0-1 | | CARTER HUTTON (Road Games) | 1 | 1 | 37 | 35 | 94.6% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 0-1 | | CARTER HUTTON (Last 4 Games) | 1 | 1 | 37 | 35 | 94.6% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 0-1 | | PEKKA RINNE (All Games) | 7 | 7 | 191 | 178 | 93.2% | 0 | 5-2 | +2.4 | 5-2-0 | +2 | 1-5 | | PEKKA RINNE (Road Games) | 1 | 1 | 31 | 31 | 100.0% | 0 | 1-0 | +1 | 1-0-0 | +1 | 0-1 | | PEKKA RINNE (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 125 | 117 | 93.6% | 0 | 3-1 | +2.2 | 3-1-0 | +2 | 1-2 |
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| All Games | 4-5-0 | -0.6 | 4-5 | -0.6 | 5-4 | 2.9 | 27.4 | 3.6 | 30.2 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 4-2-0 | +2.4 | 4-2 | +2.4 | 2-4 | 2.8 | 26.5 | 2.3 | 28.8 | | Last 5 Games | 4-1-0 | +3.8 | 4-1 | +3.8 | 1-4 | 3.0 | 23.8 | 1.8 | 29.4 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 9 | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 247 | 10.5% | 29 | 5 | 17.2% | 37 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 6 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 159 | 10.7% | 21 | 4 | 19.0% | 23 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 119 | 12.6% | 18 | 2 | 11.1% | 19 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 32 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 272 | 11.8% | 28 | 6 | 21.4% | 54 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 173 | 8.1% | 14 | 2 | 14.3% | 25 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 147 | 6.1% | 12 | 1 | 8.3% | 15 |
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| VIKTOR FASTH (All Games) | 2 | 2 | 54 | 47 | 87.0% | 0 | 0-2 | -2 | 0-2-0 | -2 | 2-0 | | VIKTOR FASTH (Home Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | VIKTOR FASTH (Last 4 Games) | 2 | 2 | 54 | 47 | 87.0% | 0 | 0-2 | -2 | 0-2-0 | -2 | 2-0 | | BEN SCRIVENS (All Games) | 8 | 7 | 216 | 194 | 89.8% | 1 | 4-3 | +1.4 | 4-3-0 | +1 | 3-4 | | BEN SCRIVENS (Home Games) | 6 | 6 | 172 | 159 | 92.4% | 1 | 4-2 | +2.4 | 4-2-0 | +2 | 2-4 | | BEN SCRIVENS (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 117 | 110 | 94.0% | 1 | 4-0 | +4.8 | 4-0-0 | +4 | 1-3 |
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| 10/9/2014 | OTTAWA | 3-2 | W | 0, -140 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 10/11/2014 | DALLAS | 4-1 | W | 0, -115 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 10/14/2014 | CALGARY | 2-3 | L | 0, -175 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 10/17/2014 | at WINNIPEG | 2-0 | W | 0, -105 | W | 5 ov | U | | 10/18/2014 | at CHICAGO | 1-2 | L | 0, +200 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 10/21/2014 | ARIZONA | 4-3 | W | 0, -160 | W | 5 ov | O | | 10/23/2014 | CHICAGO | 3-2 | W | 0, +115 | W | 5 ov | P | | 10/25/2014 | PITTSBURGH | 0-3 | L | 0, +100 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 10/29/2014 | at EDMONTON | | | 10/31/2014 | at CALGARY | | | 11/2/2014 | at VANCOUVER | | | 11/4/2014 | at WINNIPEG | | | 11/6/2014 | at DALLAS | | | 11/8/2014 | at ST LOUIS | |
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| 10/9/2014 | CALGARY | 2-5 | L | 0, -140 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 10/11/2014 | at VANCOUVER | 4-5 | L | 0, +165 | L | 5 ov | O | | 10/14/2014 | at LOS ANGELES | 1-6 | L | 0, +205 | L | 5 ov | O | | 10/15/2014 | at ARIZONA | 4-7 | L | 0, +175 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 10/17/2014 | VANCOUVER | 0-2 | L | 0, +130 | L | 5.5 ev | U | | 10/20/2014 | TAMPA BAY | 3-2 | W | 0, +140 | W | 5.5 ov | U | | 10/22/2014 | WASHINGTON | 3-2 | W | 0, +125 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 10/24/2014 | CAROLINA | 6-3 | W | 0, -160 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 10/27/2014 | MONTREAL | 3-0 | W | 0, +110 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 10/29/2014 | NASHVILLE | | | 11/1/2014 | VANCOUVER | | | 11/4/2014 | at PHILADELPHIA | | | 11/6/2014 | at BOSTON | | | 11/7/2014 | at BUFFALO | | | 11/9/2014 | at NY RANGERS | |
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| |  | NASHVILLE: LAST SEASON: 38-32-12, 88 points. Missed the playoffs by finishing 10th in the Western Conference.
COACH: Peter Laviolette, 1st season with Predators, 389-282-25-63 overall.
ADDED: F James Neal, F Olli Jokinen, F Mike Ribeiro, F Derek Roy.
LOST: Coach Barry Trotz, goaltenders coach Mitch Korn, F Patric Hornqvist, F Nick Spaling.
PLAYER TO WATCH: G Pekka Rinne. Even with Ribeiro needing to prove his personal issues have been handled, Rinne is the two-time Vezina Trophy finalist who anchors Nashville's defense. He only played 24 games last season after an infection in his surgically-repaired hip needed more surgery, keeping him on crutches for weeks. Rinne went 3-0-1 in his final four games and was the MVP of the World Championships.
OUTLOOK: The Predators missed the playoffs by three points with Rinne missing much of last season. Laviolette is expected to boost the Predators' offense and take advantage of the experienced forwards added during the offseason, and general manager David Poile has made it clear they must reach the playoffs. | | EDMONTON: LAST SEASON: 29-44-7, 67 points, finished 14th in the Western Conference and missed the playoffs.
COACH: Dallas Eakins, second season with the Oilers, 29-44-7.
ADDED: D Mark Fayne, D Nikita Nikitin, F Benoit Pouliot, F Teddy Purcell.
LOST: D Anton Belov, C Sam Gagner, LW Ryan Smyth.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Justin Schultz: The Oilers signed the defenseman to a one-year, $3,675,000 deal on Aug. 29. Why one year? ''Justin is going to be a great player and a great Oiler. What we wanted to do as an organization is buy ourselves a little bit of time to negotiate a long-term deal,'' general manager Craig MacTavish said. ''We as an organization wanted a little more information, fully aware information can be expensive.''
OUTLOOK: Six straight years of drafting in the top 10 and stockpiling high-end young talent without showing tangible on-ice improvement tends to create skepticism. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER HOCKEY PREVIEW (NASHVILLE-EDMONTON) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Predators-Oilers Preview* ==========================
By KEVIN CHROUST STATS Writer
Nashville (5-1-2) at Edmonton (4-4-1), 10:00 p.m. EDT
The Nashville Predators are coming off their first regulation loss of the season, and bouncing back will take some improvement against an opponent that has given them some unlikely trouble.
The Edmonton Oilers also happen to be on one of their most impressive runs in recent seasons, which they'll try to extend Wednesday night as the Predators begin a six-game road trip.
Nashville (5-1-2) completed a three-game homestand with Saturday's 3-0 loss to Pittsburgh, while the Oilers (4-4-1) were on the other end of a 3-0 final Monday against Montreal. It was their fourth straight win as they enter their sixth date on a seven-game homestand.
The Oilers last won five straight from March 26-April 3, 2013. They haven't won five in a row at home since a seven-game run from Feb. 4-March 2, 2008, so plenty of the team has never been a part of such success on their own ice.
"It feels good," said Nail Yakupov, who scored along with Benoit Pouliot and Taylor Hall. "I think it's the best moment I've had with the team in the last three years. It's a really good feeling when the team is winning, especially here at Rexall Place with our fans."
All of that success, though, has come against Eastern Conference foes while Edmonton remains winless (0-4-1) against the West.
Hall has four goals and three assists in his last seven games, and has 12 points in 11 career games against the Predators. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, who assisted on Hall's empty-netter, has 11 points in 10 games against Nashville, including goals in the last three.
That's led Edmonton to plenty of success in the series, winning all three meetings last season by a 13-2 score while going 7-3-0 in the series since the beginning of the 2011-12 season.
The Nashville power play continued to struggle against the Penguins, going 0 for 3 and dipping to 2 for 26 (7.7 percent) for the season.
Despite its strong start, Nashville has allowed the first goal in six of eight games.
"You're going to lose games in this league," defenseman Roman Josi told the team's official website. "We had a pretty good start (to the season) but we weren't happy with the game against Pittsburgh. We didn't think we played our best game, but they're a good team and have a lot of skilled players. You just need to find a way to get back on track and hopefully win the next game. You're going to lose some games, but you've got to get right back to work and win the next one."
Falling behind again might be difficult to overcome if Ben Scrivens is in net. The Edmonton goaltender has shouldered the team's entire workload with Viktor Fasth (groin) on injured reserve. After the 29-save shutout against the Canadiens, he's 4-1-0 with a 1.61 goals-against average and .945 save percentage in his last five starts.
Against the Predators, Scrivens is 1-2-0 with a 2.37 GAA in three starts.
Counterpart Pekka Rinne has been strong all season, going 5-1-1 with a 1.81 GAA and .932 save percentage. Rinne, however, 2-4-0 with a 3.30 GAA and .872 save percentage in his last seven games against Edmonton.
Newcomer Mike Ribeiro could help reverse the Predators' fortunes against the Oilers. The forward has three goals and five assists in his last three game in Edmonton.
Nashville will have Matt Cullen available for the first time this season. The forward has been activated from injured reserve after missing the first eight games with an upper-body injury.
The Predators also sent forward Viktor Stalberg to AHL Milwaukee for a conditioning assignment.
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| | Last Updated: 4/20/2024 7:36:42 AM EST. |
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