GDT: Blues @ Predators - 12/26/2006 7:00pm CST

PredDave · 12-26-2006, 08:15 AM

PREDATORS VS. ST. LOUIS BLUES

• Where: Gaylord Entertainment Center

• When: 7 p.m.

• TV: None

• Radio: 104.5-FM

• Season series: Predators lead 3-0.

• Blues storyline: St. Louis' win over Buffalo last Saturday gave the Blues their first three-game winning streak of the season. … The Blues are 3-2-2 under new Coach Andy Murray and have picked up at least a point in five consecutive games. … St. Louis has scored the game's opening goal in all seven games under Murray. … Left wing Keith Tkachuk (eight goals, 16 assists) and right wing Bill Guerin (15 goals, nine assists) are tied for the team lead with 24 points. … The Blues have surrendered a combined five goals in their past three games.

• Predators storyline: Nashville has defeated the Blues 11 consecutive times, including a pair of back-to-back games
Dec. 16-17. … All three of Nashville's wins over St. Louis this season have been by one goal. One victory has come in regulation, one in overtime and one in a shootout. … The Predators have won six of their last seven games overall and are 10-2-3 at home. … Left wing Paul Kariya has 10 points (four goals, six assists) in his last seven games and left wing Steve Sullivan has nine points (three goals, six assists) in his last six contests.

• Blues injuries: G Curtis Sanford (groin) and RW Vladimir Orszagh (knee) are out; RW Dallas Drake (upper body) is doubtful.

• Predators injuries: RW Scottie Upshall (groin), G Tomas Vokoun (thumb) and C Vern Fiddler (shoulder) are out.

PredDave · 12-26-2006, 08:17 AM

Tuesday, Dec. 26 - St. Louis Blues - 7:00 p.m.

On Dec. 26, the Nashville Predators host the St. Louis Blues for the fourth of eight meetings this season. In mid-December, the Predators defeated St. Louis in back-to-back home-and-home games, requiring extra time to secure both wins. Paul Kariya scored a shootout goal and goaltender Chris Mason stopped all three shootout attempts he faced as Nashville overcame a 2-0 deficit to defeat the Blues 3-2 on Dec. 16 at the Gaylord Entertainment Center. Then Kimmo Timonen scored a power-play goal in overtime the following night to lead the Predators to a 2-1 victory at the Scottrade Center.

The Predators enter this Tuesday night tilt having won 11 straight against the Blues. Though Nashville has taken the first three meetings this season, St. Louis has given the Preds all they could handle in each contest--all decided by just one goal.

PredDave · 12-26-2006, 08:28 AM

NHL - St. Louis Blues/Nashville Predators Preview Tuesday December 26, 2006 - Yahoo! Sports

St. Louis (10-19-6) at Nashville (24-9-3)

Behind new coach Andy Murray, the St. Louis Blues have put together their first three-game winning streak in almost a year. To extend that run, he needs to stop an 11-game slide against the Central Division's top team.

Murray will try for the third time to beat the Nashville Predators when the Blues visit Gaylord Entertainment Center on Tuesday.

The Blues haven't had a four-game winning streak since March 25-30, 2004, and they haven't beaten the Predators since April 3, 2004. Since then, St. Louis is 0-8-3 against Nashville and has been outscored 33-17 during that stretch.

Less than a week after taking over for the fired Mike Kitchen on Dec. 11, Murray led St. Louis (10-19-6) into a home-and-home series with the Predators. St. Louis fell 3-2 on Dec. 16 as Nashville's Paul Kariya scored the only goal of the shootout.

The next night in St. Louis, Kimmo Timonen's power-play goal with 1:49 left in overtime sent the Blues to a 2-1 loss.

Since then, St. Louis has turned it around and recorded its biggest win of the season with a 3-2 overtime victory over Eastern Conference-leading Buffalo on Saturday. Bill Guerin scored the tying goal with 10:32 to play in regulation, and added the game-winner 1:35 into the extra period.

That goal gave the Blues a third straight win for the first time since a three-game run from Feb. 2-8.

PredDave · 12-26-2006, 03:05 PM

GAMEDAY: Preds host Blues, 7PM

TONIGHT'S MATCH-UP

WHO: Nashville Predators (24-9-3) vs. St. Louis Blues (10-19-6)

WHEN: 7 p.m. CT

WHERE: The HOP, Nashville, TN

TONIGHT THE PREDS WEAR: Blue

TONIGHT'S ANTHEM PERFORMER: Crystal Shawanda

TONIGHT'S INTERMISSION BAND: Change

TELEVISION: no local coverage

RADIO: WGFX 104.5-FM; XM Channel 206

The Nashville Predators host the St. Louis Blues tonight at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in the fourth of eight meetings between the two Central Division rivals this season. Nashville is 3-0-0 vs. St. Louis this season after sweeping a back-to-back home-and-home series vs. the Blues on December 16th and 17th. The Predators needed extra time in both victories, knocking off the Blues 3-2 in a shootout in Nashville on December 16 before winning in overtime 2-1 at the Scottrade Center on December 17. The Predators entered last season with an 8-19-6 record all-time vs. St. Louis but have now won 11 straight to even the all-time series at 19-19-6.

Game time tonight is 7:00 p.m. CT. Tickets are still available and can be purchased by ordering online, calling 615-770-PUCK, or visiting any Ticketmaster outlet. The action will not be televised locally but will be broadcast on WGFX 104.5-FM. Fans who have a holiday gift to return can bring it to the game, donate it to the Predators Foundation and receive a coupon for a discount on a future game.

Nashville (24-9-3) enters tonight's game having won 7 of its last 9 matches. Forwards Steve Sullivan and Paul Kariya remain tied as the Predators' leading scorers with 36 points each and goaltender Chris Mason has started 15 straight games for the Predators with a record of 10-4-1.

St. Louis (10-19-6) has won three in a row and has points in each of its last five game (3-0-2), including a 3-2 overtime win vs. the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday. Forward Doug Weight has assists in three straight games and a total of four points (1g-3a) in that span.

Predators Notes: Saturday's 7-0 win vs. the Kings was the Predators' largest margin of victory in franchise history. Nashville has defeated teams by six goals on four occasions... The Predators are 6-1-0 in their last seven games… Nashville has scored at least one power-play goal in seven straight games (10-49)… The Predators did not allow a power-play goal on Saturday vs. Los Angeles and have now killed of 21 of their last 23 penalties… Nashville has outscored opponents 52-21 in the second period this season. J.P. Dumont posted a season-high four points (2g-2a) in Saturday's win vs. Los Angeles. It was his first four-point game as a Predator and the third of his career. Dumont has nine points (2g-5a) in his last seven games… David Legwand posted his third three-point game of the season with two goals and an assist on Saturday. Legwand's first goal was on a penalty shot, improving him to 2-for-3 on penalty shots in his career… Paul Kariya scored a goal and an assist and missed on a penalty shot vs. the Kings. Kariya leads the team in assists (26) and is tied (with Steve Sullivan) for the team lead in scoring (10g-26a-36pts). He has 10 points (4g-6a) in his last seven games and the Predators are now 9-0-0 this season when he scores… Sullivan had three assists vs. the Kings, giving him nine points (3g-6a) in his last six games. He is tied with Kariya for the team lead in points (11g-25a-36pts) and now has five three-point games this season… Jason Arnott scored two goals Saturday, giving him three tallies in his last two games. It was also Arnott's third two-goal game of the season… Chris Mason made 34 saves to register a career-high third shutout of the season Saturday. Mason is 6-1-0 in his last seven starts… Rookie Alexander Radulov notched a career-high in points/assists with three helpers Saturday night… Kimmo Timonen has a goal and four assists in his last four games… Defenseman Greg Zanon blocked a team-high five shots in Saturday's win.

PredDave · 12-26-2006, 07:30 PM

Here's a tidbit that I read over on another board:

"since Andy Murray has become the coach for the Blues, they have scored first in each of the last 7 games and were able to dictate a neutral zone trap -- therefore, slowing down the flow of the game, etc"

here's to the Predators scoring first tonight!

PredDave · 12-26-2006, 08:59 PM

Kariya makes it 1-0 Preds at 1:21 of the 2nd period....

PredDave · 12-26-2006, 09:25 PM

lots of chances for both sides, but the shots are 15-13 Nashville after 35 minutes of play....

PredDave · 12-26-2006, 09:35 PM

Preds lead 1-0 after 40 minutes...

shots: 16-15 in favor of Nashville

PredDave · 12-26-2006, 09:56 PM

1-1

Dvorak scores on the PP

PredDave · 12-26-2006, 10:08 PM

my God! what a melee!

Tootoo's big hit sparks a huge fight behind the net.... wow! Zidlicky is beating the *$#% out of Stempniak!

PredDave · 12-26-2006, 10:09 PM

wooohooo!!! Kariya nice pass to Hartnell....

Power Play Goal!!!!!!!!!!!!

its 2-1 Predators...

PredDave · 12-26-2006, 10:13 PM

Guerin made it 2-2....

PredDave · 12-27-2006, 12:04 AM

Radu!

what a beautiful deke to beat Legace in the 5th round of the shootout!

I was getting worried after Sullivan, Kariya, and Erat all missed their shootout attempts. But, Guerin, Rucinsky, Tkachuk and Weight all missed theirs as well.

PredDave · 12-27-2006, 12:28 AM

NHL - St. Louis Blues/Nashville Predators Recap Tuesday December 26, 2006 - Yahoo! Sports

Alexander Radulov converted his first NHL shootout attempt to lift the Nashville Predators over the St. Louis Blues 3-2 Tuesday night.

Predators goalie Chris Mason stopped four shootout attempts before Radulov skated in and fired a backhander high to beat Manny Legace.

Paul Kariya had a goal and an assist, and Scott Hartnell scored in the third period for Nashville.

It was the third time in as many meetings that Nashville and St. Louis have gone to overtime and the second time in the last three games that the outcome was decided by a shootout.

PredDave · 12-27-2006, 07:50 AM

News - Preds defeat Blues 3-2 in shootout - Nashville Predators

Preds defeat Blues 3-2 in shootout

Rookie Alexander Radulov scored the game-deciding shootout goal and Chris Mason stopped all four St. Louis Blues shooters he faced as the Nashville Predators defeated the St. Louis Blues 3-2 Tuesday night at the Gaylord Entertainment Center.

Mason stopped Bill Guerin, Martin Rucinsky, Keith Tkachuk and Doug Weight in succession whille Blues goaltender Manny Legace turned aside chances by Steve Sullivan, Paul Kariya, and Martin Erat before Radulov lifted a backhander past the netminder in the fourth round of the tie-breaking session.

"In a shootout you have to have a little bit of composure," Predators head coach Barry Trotz said when asked why he chose Radulov as his team's fourth shooter. "Some guys like [Sullivan] and [Kariya] have that sort of ice in their veins when it comes to that. And I think this kid does. It was just a gut feeling. His dad's in town. I said, 'What the heck.' "

In the locker room, Radulov admitted to being a bit nervous when he took the ice for his shootout attempt. "A little bit," he said. "As soon as I started skating it was OK."

The win improves Nashville's record to 25-9-3 for the season. The Predators have now won 12 straight meetings with the Blues dating back to Oct. 15, 2005. They widen their Central Divison lead to six points over the Detroit Red Wings, who were idle Tuesday.

The game was scoreless after a well-played and penalty-free first period. Erat set up Kariya for a goal 1:21 into the second period to give Nashville a 1-0 lead, but the Blues outscored the Predators 2-1 in the third to knot the game at 2-2. With less than seven minutes left, Nashville failed to convert on a 5-on-3 advantage that lasted 1:27. As a result the tie remained through the end of regulation to force the five-minute overtime session. The Predators had another great chance to win the game in OT, with two full minutes of a 4-on-3 power play, but again came up empty.

"Obviously you need to score on a 5-on-3 and also a 4-on-3 in overtime, but we still won the game," Kariya said. "We'll make some adjustments and go from there."

Still tied at the overtime buzzer, the game went to a shootout where Radulov converted on his first ever shootout attempt to secure the win. Nashville is now 4-1 in shootouts this season.

12-26-2006, 08:15 AM	#1 (permalink)
PredDave Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 832	GDT: Blues @ Predators - 12/26/2006 7:00pm CST PREDATORS VS. ST. LOUIS BLUES • Where: Gaylord Entertainment Center • When: 7 p.m. • TV: None • Radio: 104.5-FM • Season series: Predators lead 3-0. • Blues storyline: St. Louis' win over Buffalo last Saturday gave the Blues their first three-game winning streak of the season. … The Blues are 3-2-2 under new Coach Andy Murray and have picked up at least a point in five consecutive games. … St. Louis has scored the game's opening goal in all seven games under Murray. … Left wing Keith Tkachuk (eight goals, 16 assists) and right wing Bill Guerin (15 goals, nine assists) are tied for the team lead with 24 points. … The Blues have surrendered a combined five goals in their past three games. • Predators storyline: Nashville has defeated the Blues 11 consecutive times, including a pair of back-to-back games Dec. 16-17. … All three of Nashville's wins over St. Louis this season have been by one goal. One victory has come in regulation, one in overtime and one in a shootout. … The Predators have won six of their last seven games overall and are 10-2-3 at home. … Left wing Paul Kariya has 10 points (four goals, six assists) in his last seven games and left wing Steve Sullivan has nine points (three goals, six assists) in his last six contests. • Blues injuries: G Curtis Sanford (groin) and RW Vladimir Orszagh (knee) are out; RW Dallas Drake (upper body) is doubtful. • Predators injuries: RW Scottie Upshall (groin), G Tomas Vokoun (thumb) and C Vern Fiddler (shoulder) are out.

12-26-2006, 08:17 AM	#2 (permalink)
PredDave Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 832	Tuesday, Dec. 26 - St. Louis Blues - 7:00 p.m. On Dec. 26, the Nashville Predators host the St. Louis Blues for the fourth of eight meetings this season. In mid-December, the Predators defeated St. Louis in back-to-back home-and-home games, requiring extra time to secure both wins. Paul Kariya scored a shootout goal and goaltender Chris Mason stopped all three shootout attempts he faced as Nashville overcame a 2-0 deficit to defeat the Blues 3-2 on Dec. 16 at the Gaylord Entertainment Center. Then Kimmo Timonen scored a power-play goal in overtime the following night to lead the Predators to a 2-1 victory at the Scottrade Center. The Predators enter this Tuesday night tilt having won 11 straight against the Blues. Though Nashville has taken the first three meetings this season, St. Louis has given the Preds all they could handle in each contest--all decided by just one goal.

12-26-2006, 08:28 AM	#3 (permalink)
PredDave Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 832	NHL - St. Louis Blues/Nashville Predators Preview Tuesday December 26, 2006 - Yahoo! Sports St. Louis (10-19-6) at Nashville (24-9-3) Behind new coach Andy Murray, the St. Louis Blues have put together their first three-game winning streak in almost a year. To extend that run, he needs to stop an 11-game slide against the Central Division's top team. Murray will try for the third time to beat the Nashville Predators when the Blues visit Gaylord Entertainment Center on Tuesday. The Blues haven't had a four-game winning streak since March 25-30, 2004, and they haven't beaten the Predators since April 3, 2004. Since then, St. Louis is 0-8-3 against Nashville and has been outscored 33-17 during that stretch. Less than a week after taking over for the fired Mike Kitchen on Dec. 11, Murray led St. Louis (10-19-6) into a home-and-home series with the Predators. St. Louis fell 3-2 on Dec. 16 as Nashville's Paul Kariya scored the only goal of the shootout. The next night in St. Louis, Kimmo Timonen's power-play goal with 1:49 left in overtime sent the Blues to a 2-1 loss. Since then, St. Louis has turned it around and recorded its biggest win of the season with a 3-2 overtime victory over Eastern Conference-leading Buffalo on Saturday. Bill Guerin scored the tying goal with 10:32 to play in regulation, and added the game-winner 1:35 into the extra period. That goal gave the Blues a third straight win for the first time since a three-game run from Feb. 2-8.

12-26-2006, 03:05 PM	#4 (permalink)
PredDave Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 832	GAMEDAY: Preds host Blues, 7PM TONIGHT'S MATCH-UP WHO: Nashville Predators (24-9-3) vs. St. Louis Blues (10-19-6) WHEN: 7 p.m. CT WHERE: The HOP, Nashville, TN TONIGHT THE PREDS WEAR: Blue TONIGHT'S ANTHEM PERFORMER: Crystal Shawanda TONIGHT'S INTERMISSION BAND: Change TELEVISION: no local coverage RADIO: WGFX 104.5-FM; XM Channel 206 The Nashville Predators host the St. Louis Blues tonight at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in the fourth of eight meetings between the two Central Division rivals this season. Nashville is 3-0-0 vs. St. Louis this season after sweeping a back-to-back home-and-home series vs. the Blues on December 16th and 17th. The Predators needed extra time in both victories, knocking off the Blues 3-2 in a shootout in Nashville on December 16 before winning in overtime 2-1 at the Scottrade Center on December 17. The Predators entered last season with an 8-19-6 record all-time vs. St. Louis but have now won 11 straight to even the all-time series at 19-19-6. Game time tonight is 7:00 p.m. CT. Tickets are still available and can be purchased by ordering online, calling 615-770-PUCK, or visiting any Ticketmaster outlet. The action will not be televised locally but will be broadcast on WGFX 104.5-FM. Fans who have a holiday gift to return can bring it to the game, donate it to the Predators Foundation and receive a coupon for a discount on a future game. Nashville (24-9-3) enters tonight's game having won 7 of its last 9 matches. Forwards Steve Sullivan and Paul Kariya remain tied as the Predators' leading scorers with 36 points each and goaltender Chris Mason has started 15 straight games for the Predators with a record of 10-4-1. St. Louis (10-19-6) has won three in a row and has points in each of its last five game (3-0-2), including a 3-2 overtime win vs. the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday. Forward Doug Weight has assists in three straight games and a total of four points (1g-3a) in that span. Predators Notes: Saturday's 7-0 win vs. the Kings was the Predators' largest margin of victory in franchise history. Nashville has defeated teams by six goals on four occasions... The Predators are 6-1-0 in their last seven games… Nashville has scored at least one power-play goal in seven straight games (10-49)… The Predators did not allow a power-play goal on Saturday vs. Los Angeles and have now killed of 21 of their last 23 penalties… Nashville has outscored opponents 52-21 in the second period this season. J.P. Dumont posted a season-high four points (2g-2a) in Saturday's win vs. Los Angeles. It was his first four-point game as a Predator and the third of his career. Dumont has nine points (2g-5a) in his last seven games… David Legwand posted his third three-point game of the season with two goals and an assist on Saturday. Legwand's first goal was on a penalty shot, improving him to 2-for-3 on penalty shots in his career… Paul Kariya scored a goal and an assist and missed on a penalty shot vs. the Kings. Kariya leads the team in assists (26) and is tied (with Steve Sullivan) for the team lead in scoring (10g-26a-36pts). He has 10 points (4g-6a) in his last seven games and the Predators are now 9-0-0 this season when he scores… Sullivan had three assists vs. the Kings, giving him nine points (3g-6a) in his last six games. He is tied with Kariya for the team lead in points (11g-25a-36pts) and now has five three-point games this season… Jason Arnott scored two goals Saturday, giving him three tallies in his last two games. It was also Arnott's third two-goal game of the season… Chris Mason made 34 saves to register a career-high third shutout of the season Saturday. Mason is 6-1-0 in his last seven starts… Rookie Alexander Radulov notched a career-high in points/assists with three helpers Saturday night… Kimmo Timonen has a goal and four assists in his last four games… Defenseman Greg Zanon blocked a team-high five shots in Saturday's win.

12-26-2006, 07:30 PM	#5 (permalink)
PredDave Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 832	Here's a tidbit that I read over on another board: "since Andy Murray has become the coach for the Blues, they have scored first in each of the last 7 games and were able to dictate a neutral zone trap -- therefore, slowing down the flow of the game, etc" here's to the Predators scoring first tonight!

12-26-2006, 08:59 PM	#6 (permalink)
PredDave Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 832	Kariya makes it 1-0 Preds at 1:21 of the 2nd period....

12-26-2006, 09:25 PM	#7 (permalink)
PredDave Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 832	lots of chances for both sides, but the shots are 15-13 Nashville after 35 minutes of play....

12-26-2006, 09:35 PM	#8 (permalink)
PredDave Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 832	Preds lead 1-0 after 40 minutes... shots: 16-15 in favor of Nashville

12-26-2006, 09:56 PM	#9 (permalink)
PredDave Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 832	1-1 Dvorak scores on the PP

12-26-2006, 10:08 PM	#10 (permalink)
PredDave Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 832	my God! what a melee! Tootoo's big hit sparks a huge fight behind the net.... wow! Zidlicky is beating the *$#% out of Stempniak!

12-26-2006, 10:09 PM	#11 (permalink)
PredDave Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 832	wooohooo!!! Kariya nice pass to Hartnell.... Power Play Goal!!!!!!!!!!!! its 2-1 Predators...

12-26-2006, 10:13 PM	#12 (permalink)
PredDave Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 832	Guerin made it 2-2....

12-27-2006, 12:04 AM	#13 (permalink)
PredDave Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 832	Radu! what a beautiful deke to beat Legace in the 5th round of the shootout! I was getting worried after Sullivan, Kariya, and Erat all missed their shootout attempts. But, Guerin, Rucinsky, Tkachuk and Weight all missed theirs as well.

12-27-2006, 12:28 AM	#14 (permalink)
PredDave Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 832	NHL - St. Louis Blues/Nashville Predators Recap Tuesday December 26, 2006 - Yahoo! Sports Alexander Radulov converted his first NHL shootout attempt to lift the Nashville Predators over the St. Louis Blues 3-2 Tuesday night. Predators goalie Chris Mason stopped four shootout attempts before Radulov skated in and fired a backhander high to beat Manny Legace. Paul Kariya had a goal and an assist, and Scott Hartnell scored in the third period for Nashville. It was the third time in as many meetings that Nashville and St. Louis have gone to overtime and the second time in the last three games that the outcome was decided by a shootout.

12-27-2006, 07:50 AM	#15 (permalink)
PredDave Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 832	News - Preds defeat Blues 3-2 in shootout - Nashville Predators Preds defeat Blues 3-2 in shootout Rookie Alexander Radulov scored the game-deciding shootout goal and Chris Mason stopped all four St. Louis Blues shooters he faced as the Nashville Predators defeated the St. Louis Blues 3-2 Tuesday night at the Gaylord Entertainment Center. Mason stopped Bill Guerin, Martin Rucinsky, Keith Tkachuk and Doug Weight in succession whille Blues goaltender Manny Legace turned aside chances by Steve Sullivan, Paul Kariya, and Martin Erat before Radulov lifted a backhander past the netminder in the fourth round of the tie-breaking session. "In a shootout you have to have a little bit of composure," Predators head coach Barry Trotz said when asked why he chose Radulov as his team's fourth shooter. "Some guys like [Sullivan] and [Kariya] have that sort of ice in their veins when it comes to that. And I think this kid does. It was just a gut feeling. His dad's in town. I said, 'What the heck.' " In the locker room, Radulov admitted to being a bit nervous when he took the ice for his shootout attempt. "A little bit," he said. "As soon as I started skating it was OK." The win improves Nashville's record to 25-9-3 for the season. The Predators have now won 12 straight meetings with the Blues dating back to Oct. 15, 2005. They widen their Central Divison lead to six points over the Detroit Red Wings, who were idle Tuesday. The game was scoreless after a well-played and penalty-free first period. Erat set up Kariya for a goal 1:21 into the second period to give Nashville a 1-0 lead, but the Blues outscored the Predators 2-1 in the third to knot the game at 2-2. With less than seven minutes left, Nashville failed to convert on a 5-on-3 advantage that lasted 1:27. As a result the tie remained through the end of regulation to force the five-minute overtime session. The Predators had another great chance to win the game in OT, with two full minutes of a 4-on-3 power play, but again came up empty. "Obviously you need to score on a 5-on-3 and also a 4-on-3 in overtime, but we still won the game," Kariya said. "We'll make some adjustments and go from there." Still tied at the overtime buzzer, the game went to a shootout where Radulov converted on his first ever shootout attempt to secure the win. Nashville is now 4-1 in shootouts this season.