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NHL : ATS Matchup
Thursday 10/3/2013Line$ LineOU LineScore
NASHVILLE
 
ST LOUIS
PK  

PK  


5
 
2
Final
4

NASHVILLE (0-0-0-0, 0 pts.) at ST LOUIS (0-0-0-0, 0 pts.)
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Thursday, 10/3/2013 8:35 PM
#1 GOALTENDERS: NASHVILLE - PEKKA RINNE, ST LOUIS - JAROSLAV HALAK
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
7NASHVILLE+165Ov 5,-110+175Ov 5,-120
8ST LOUIS-190Un 5,-110-205Un 5,+100
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
NASHVILLE - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-L-TUnitsW-LUnitsO-UScoreShotsScoreShots
All Games0-0-000-000-00000
Team Stats (Road Games)0-0-000-000-00000
Last 5 Games0-0-000-000-00000
vs. Division0-0-000-000-00000
NASHVILLE Team Statistics
 Scoring    Shots On GoalPower Plays 
 GamesGoals1rst2nd3rdOTENShotsPctNumConvPctAst
Team Stats (All Games)000000000.0%000.0%0
Team Stats (Road Games)000000000.0%000.0%0
Team Stats (Last 5 Games)000000000.0%000.0%0
Team Stats (vs. Division)000000000.0%000.0%0
Stats Against (All Games) 00000000.0%000.0%0
Stats Against (Road Games) 00000000.0%000.0%0
Stats Against (Last 5 Games) 00000000.0%000.0%0
Stats Against (vs. Division) 00000000.0%000.0%0
NASHVILLE - Goalie Statistics
 Goalie StatisticsTeam's record in starts
GoalieGamesStartsShotsSavesPCTSHOATSUnitsSUUnitsO-U
CARTER HUTTON (All Games)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
CARTER HUTTON (Road Games)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
CARTER HUTTON (vs. Division)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
CARTER HUTTON (Last 4 Games)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
PEKKA RINNE (All Games)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
PEKKA RINNE (Road Games)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
PEKKA RINNE (vs. Division)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0

ST LOUIS - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-L-TUnitsW-LUnitsO-UScoreShotsScoreShots
All Games0-0-000-000-00000
Team Stats (Home Games)0-0-000-000-00000
Last 5 Games0-0-000-000-00000
vs. Division0-0-000-000-00000
ST LOUIS Team Statistics
 Scoring    Shots On GoalPower Plays 
 GamesGoals1rst2nd3rdOTENShotsPctNumConvPctAst
Team Stats (All Games)000000000.0%000.0%0
Team Stats (Home Games)000000000.0%000.0%0
Team Stats (Last 5 Games)000000000.0%000.0%0
Team Stats (vs. Division)000000000.0%000.0%0
Stats Against (All Games) 00000000.0%000.0%0
Stats Against (Home Games) 00000000.0%000.0%0
Stats Against (Last 5 Games) 00000000.0%000.0%0
Stats Against (vs. Division) 00000000.0%000.0%0
ST LOUIS - Goalie Statistics
 Goalie StatisticsTeam's record in starts
GoalieGamesStartsShotsSavesPCTSHOATSUnitsSUUnitsO-U
BRIAN ELLIOTT (All Games)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
BRIAN ELLIOTT (Home Games)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
BRIAN ELLIOTT (vs. Division)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
BRIAN ELLIOTT (Last 4 Games)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
JAROSLAV HALAK (All Games)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
JAROSLAV HALAK (Home Games)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
JAROSLAV HALAK (vs. Division)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
Average power rating of opponents played: NASHVILLE 0,  ST LOUIS 0
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
NASHVILLE - Schedule
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTotalO/U
10/3/2013at ST LOUIS 
10/4/2013at COLORADO 
10/8/2013MINNESOTA 
10/10/2013TORONTO 
10/12/2013NY ISLANDERS 

ST LOUIS - Schedule
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTotalO/U
10/3/2013NASHVILLE 
10/5/2013FLORIDA 
10/9/2013CHICAGO 
10/12/2013NY RANGERS 
KEY GAME INFORMATION
NASHVILLE: NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Making the playoffs has become so automatic for the Nashville Predators that they didn't react well to finishing below .500 for the first time in a decade.
They went shopping in a very big way hoping to make sure thatdoesn't happen again.
The Predators opened free agency signing five of the seven players they added on the first day. Right wing Viktor Stalberg from Stanley Cup champ Chicago is the key addition, and they also added Eric Nystrom, and Matt Hendricks and center Matt Cullen, who helped Carolina win the Stanley Cup in 2006.
"It shows all the commitment," captain Shea Weber said. "They made those moves, and they addressed the needs we have. They filled some spots, and obviously everyone's going to see what those guys are capable of. And we're going to see what they can do in the locker room as well."
Nashville will be looking for its eighth playoff berth in a decade this season trying to bounce back from a 16-23-9 record that put them 14th in the Western Conference.
"We feel like we're back to having the depth and the pieces to do what we need to do," Nashville coach Barry Trotz said.
The Predators will need scoring from the new players.
They averaged just 2.27 goals per game last season, tying Florida for the worst scoring average in the NHL. Stalberg is expected to be the biggest addition if he can prove that all he needed was more playing time after struggling to find ice time behind the offensive stars in Chicago. He tied for fifth in goals in Chicago despite ranking 20th in minutes per game last season.
"All the guys in the locker room expect us to be back in the playoffs this year and to make a run," Stalberg said. "We got what it takes in here. It's a matter of putting it all together and finding a way to win hockey games."
ST LOUIS: ST. LOUIS (AP) - Signing cornerstone defenseman Alex Pietrangelo to a seven-year contract extension was just a matter of time for the St. Louis Blues. Two days into training camp, it was a done deal.
The Blues believe the ice-hogging, offensive-minded Pietrangelo is the guy who'll lead the way on teams built to go deep into the playoffs.
The Blues won two then dropped four in a row against the Los Angeles Kings in the first round of the playoffs last season. The Blues open the regular season at home Oct. 3 against Nashville.
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER HOCKEY PREVIEW (NASHVILLE-ST LOUIS) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Predators-Blues Preview* =========================

Nashville (0-0-0) at St. Louis (0-0-0), 8:30 p.m. EDT

The St. Louis Blues have won more games than any team that has never lifted the Stanley Cup. They believe this could be the season to end that distinction.

The Nashville Predators reacted to their first last-place finish in four years by adding numerous pieces to bolster a virtually non-existent offense.

The Blues look to get their 2013-14 season off to a fast start with their first five games at home, beginning with Thursday night against the new-look Predators.

St. Louis (29-17-2) finished with the Western Conference's third-highest point total a season ago with 60 before a first-round postseason loss to Los Angeles in six games marked its second straight exit at the hands of the Kings.

The Blues want to take the next step, and they also want the tag of favorites in the West after an offseason that saw general manager Doug Armstrong make few key changes. St. Louis has won 1,717 games including the postseason without winning the Cup.

"Are we the favorites? I don't know. Do other people view us that way? I don't know," Armstrong said. "That's the way I view us and that's what I want to impress upon our players."

St. Louis was one of the league's most balanced teams a season ago with 11 players tallying at least 19 points, led by Chris Stewart's 36.

That's a figure Nashville (16-23-9) could only envy with five such players. The Predators averaged 2.27 goals last season, tying Florida for the worst average in the NHL.

Captain Shea Weber became the fifth defenseman since 1991-92 to lead his team in points (28) and shots (124), highlighting the scoring woes for a club that finished at the bottom of the Central Division for the first time since 2008-09.

The Predators had reached the playoffs in seven of the previous eight seasons. The 2012-13 season resulted in the additions of key free agents in Viktor Stalberg, Eric Nystrom, Matt Hendricks and Matt Cullen.

"It shows all the commitment," Weber said. "They made those moves, and they addressed the needs we have. They filled some spots, and obviously everyone's going to see what those guys are capable of. And we're going to see what they can do in the locker room as well."

The Predators were led in goals last season by 15-year veteran David Legwand, who had 12 as he enters the final season of his current contract.

"We feel like we're back to having the depth and the pieces to do what we need to do," coach Barry Trotz said.

Weber is a two-time runner-up for the Norris Trophy and his partners in defense will again likely be Roman Josi and Kevin Klein.

Rookie Seth Jones, the No. 4 overall draft pick and son of former NBA player Popeye Jones, will also see time among Trotz's defensemen. Jones turns 19 on Thursday.

The Nashville defense will protect two-time Vezina Trophy finalist Pekka Rinne, who posted a 2.43 goals-against average a season ago and had surgery May 9 to repair his hip. He was in net for all four games against St. Louis last season, going 1-2-1 with a 1.97 GAA.

Blues coach Ken Hitchcock will likely start Jaroslav Halak, who played in only 16 games last season due to a groin injury.

Veteran St. Louis newcomer Brenden Morrow's status is unclear due to an issue with a work visa. That means it is likely that Thursday will mark the Blues debut of fourth-year winger Magnus Paajarvi, acquired July 10 from Edmonton in a deal that sent David Perron to the Oilers.


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