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PredDave · December 28th, 2006, 06:24 AM

News - GAMEDAY: Predators at Stars, 7:30PM - Nashville Predators

TONIGHT'S MATCH-UP

WHO: Nashville Predators (25-9-3) vs. Dallas Stars (24-14-0)

WHEN: 7:30 p.m. CT

WHERE: America Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas

TONIGHT THE PREDS WEAR: White

TELEVISION: FSN South (Comcast cable Ch. 28 in Davidson and Williamson counties; DirecTV regional sports network alternate Ch. 664)

RADIO: WNSR 560-AM, XM Radio channel 208

The Nashville Predators will put their No. 2 road record on the line and forward Jason Arnott will get to renew some old acquaintances tonight when the Predators travel to Dallas to face the Stars in a 7:30 p.m. CT game at American Airlines Center. The game will be broadcast locally on FSN South and WNSR 560-AM.

The Predators (25-9-3), who have won seven of their last eight games, will be looking to avenge a 1-0 loss to the Stars at American Airlines Center on Nov. 22. Jeff Halpern scored 4:11 into Period 3 to break a 0-0 deadlock in that game. Dallas put the Predators on their heels in the opening minutes of that contest, but Nashville tilted the ice in the other direction over the final half of the first period. The second and third periods were similarly back and forth, with goaltenders Tomas Vokoun and Mike Smith making key saves to cover for teammates' mistakes.

Tonight the Predators will be without Vokoun but will have the services of Arnott, who will face his former club for the first time since signing with Nashville as a free agent last summer. The 6'4", 220-pound center has made a big impact on the Predators and has 21 points in 25 games with his new team this season. In six games since returning from a knee injury, Arnott has 3 goals and 5 assists, with one of those goals counting as the game winner against Los Angeles on Dec. 23.

Dallas (24-14-0) has won four of its last six entering tonight's game but a slew of injuries have hit the club. Captain Brendan Morrow is out indefinitely with a wrist injury while centers Mike Modano, Eric Lindros and Steve Ott are all day-to-day with lower body injuries. Defenseman Philippe Boucher leads the Stars in scoring with 27 points in 37 games, while fellow blueliner Sergei Zubov and center Mike Ribeiro are tied at second with 24 points each.

Predators Notes: Goaltender Chris Mason has started 16 straight games and has appeared in the club's last 17 contests. Mason is currently ranked second in the NHL in save percentage (.927) and ninth in goals-against average (2.35). Mason, who is 7-1-0 in his last eight starts and 14-4-2 in his last 20 starts, is currently one game shy of tying his career-high in games played. He played in 23 games in 2005-06… Paul Kariya has four points in his last two games (2g-2a) and 12 points (5g-7a) over his last eight contests. Nashville is 10-0-0 this season when Kariya scores… Martin Erat posted two assists in Tuesday's win vs. St. Louis and now has 11 points (1g-10a) in his last 10 games. Erat is ranked second on the club in assists (24) and is ranked third in scoring (7g-26a-33pts). Erat will skate in his 300th career NHL game tonight… David Legwand (10g-16a-26pts) has already surpassed his goal total and has equaled his point total of 2005-06. He had 26 points (7g-19a) in 44 games last season… Scott Hartnell scored his team-leading 14th goal of the season on Tuesday. Hartnell also leads the team in power-play goals (9) and shots (102)… Alexander Radulov scored the game-deciding shootout goal in his first NHL shootout attempt vs. St. Louis on Tuesday… Kimmo Timonen is on a five-game point streak (1g-5a-6pts).

December 28th, 2006, 06:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
PredDave Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 832	GDT: Predators @ Stars - 12/29/2006 7:30pm CST News - GAMEDAY: Predators at Stars, 7:30PM - Nashville Predators TONIGHT'S MATCH-UP WHO: Nashville Predators (25-9-3) vs. Dallas Stars (24-14-0) WHEN: 7:30 p.m. CT WHERE: America Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas TONIGHT THE PREDS WEAR: White TELEVISION: FSN South (Comcast cable Ch. 28 in Davidson and Williamson counties; DirecTV regional sports network alternate Ch. 664) RADIO: WNSR 560-AM, XM Radio channel 208 The Nashville Predators will put their No. 2 road record on the line and forward Jason Arnott will get to renew some old acquaintances tonight when the Predators travel to Dallas to face the Stars in a 7:30 p.m. CT game at American Airlines Center. The game will be broadcast locally on FSN South and WNSR 560-AM. The Predators (25-9-3), who have won seven of their last eight games, will be looking to avenge a 1-0 loss to the Stars at American Airlines Center on Nov. 22. Jeff Halpern scored 4:11 into Period 3 to break a 0-0 deadlock in that game. Dallas put the Predators on their heels in the opening minutes of that contest, but Nashville tilted the ice in the other direction over the final half of the first period. The second and third periods were similarly back and forth, with goaltenders Tomas Vokoun and Mike Smith making key saves to cover for teammates' mistakes. Tonight the Predators will be without Vokoun but will have the services of Arnott, who will face his former club for the first time since signing with Nashville as a free agent last summer. The 6'4", 220-pound center has made a big impact on the Predators and has 21 points in 25 games with his new team this season. In six games since returning from a knee injury, Arnott has 3 goals and 5 assists, with one of those goals counting as the game winner against Los Angeles on Dec. 23. Dallas (24-14-0) has won four of its last six entering tonight's game but a slew of injuries have hit the club. Captain Brendan Morrow is out indefinitely with a wrist injury while centers Mike Modano, Eric Lindros and Steve Ott are all day-to-day with lower body injuries. Defenseman Philippe Boucher leads the Stars in scoring with 27 points in 37 games, while fellow blueliner Sergei Zubov and center Mike Ribeiro are tied at second with 24 points each. Predators Notes: Goaltender Chris Mason has started 16 straight games and has appeared in the club's last 17 contests. Mason is currently ranked second in the NHL in save percentage (.927) and ninth in goals-against average (2.35). Mason, who is 7-1-0 in his last eight starts and 14-4-2 in his last 20 starts, is currently one game shy of tying his career-high in games played. He played in 23 games in 2005-06… Paul Kariya has four points in his last two games (2g-2a) and 12 points (5g-7a) over his last eight contests. Nashville is 10-0-0 this season when Kariya scores… Martin Erat posted two assists in Tuesday's win vs. St. Louis and now has 11 points (1g-10a) in his last 10 games. Erat is ranked second on the club in assists (24) and is ranked third in scoring (7g-26a-33pts). Erat will skate in his 300th career NHL game tonight… David Legwand (10g-16a-26pts) has already surpassed his goal total and has equaled his point total of 2005-06. He had 26 points (7g-19a) in 44 games last season… Scott Hartnell scored his team-leading 14th goal of the season on Tuesday. Hartnell also leads the team in power-play goals (9) and shots (102)… Alexander Radulov scored the game-deciding shootout goal in his first NHL shootout attempt vs. St. Louis on Tuesday… Kimmo Timonen is on a five-game point streak (1g-5a-6pts). Last edited by PredDave; December 29th, 2006 at 09:04 AM.