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(14-14-2= 30)-------(18-12-2= 38)
5th Cen./13th West-------2nd NW/5th West
TV: FSN South
HD - - - - Radio: 104.5 FM
Predators take on the Wild at
7:00pm CDT.
TELEVISION INFORMATION
HD Channels
Dish Network: Channel 9514
Direct TV: Channel 664-1
Comcast: Huntsville, Ala. - Channel 408
Comcast: Greenville, Knoxville and Elizabethtown, Ky. - Channel 401
Comcast: Nashville - Channel 247
Comcast: Memphis - Channel 830
New Wave Communications: Fulton, Mayfield and Murray, Ky. - Channel 410
Alternates
Dish Network: 444
Direct TV: 664
WHO:
" ***** what are you looking at?"
"AAAHHH PREDS ARE SO GRREEEAAATTT!!!
WHERE:
Xcel Energy Center, Minnesota
Nashville is 6-8-1 on the road. Minnesota is 10-5 at home.
Preds team preview
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The Predators struggles seem to be rooted in their lack of production in the final period of regulation. In the last six games, Nashville has been outscored by an 8-3 margin in the third period. In the 16 games prior, the Preds dominated the third, winning the frame by a combined 28-12 score.
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Wild team preview
Quote:
The Wild have scored 80 goals through 32 games, an average of just 2.5. But when they've faced Nashville since the start of last season, their offense has thrived. Minnesota has won four of its five games against the Predators in that span, scoring 23 goals in the process.
The Wild's power play has thrived in those meetings, scoring on 10 of 22 chances with the man advantage - a 45.5 percent success rate. They matched a franchise record with five power-play goals in a 6-5 home win over the Predators on Oct. 7, 2006
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Last game
Preds:12-15-07 L 1-3 @ Colorado
Wild:12-15-07 W 2-1 @ Los Angeles
Last meeting:
Recap: 11-24-07 @ Nashville L 3-4 - Branko Radivojevic scored with under 2 minutes left in regulation to give the Wild a win.
Team Comparison
Preds ::: Wild
30 Points: 38
14 Wins: 18
3 Shutouts: 3
29 Power Play Rank: 13
13 Penalty Kill Rank: 11
.818 Win % When Leading After 1: .833
1.000 Win % When Leading After 2: 1.000
.200 Win % When Trailing After 1: .111
.143 Win % When Trailing After 2: .167
Team Leaders
Preds ::: Wild
GOALS: 10 R. Bonk 12 M. Gaborik
ASSISTS: 16 M. Erat 17 P. Bouchard
POINTS: 25 M. Erat 26 M. Gaborik
+/-: 7 A. Radulov 8 K. Carney
OT GOALS: 1 M. Erat 1 M. Gaborik
Injuries
Nashville – Steve Sullivan (back) is out, Erat (neck strain) is questionable (suposed to come off IR and meet team in MIN).
Wild- Mikko Koivu (leg), Petteri Nummelin are listed on IR
Alright, enough with this streaky losing crap. Arnott, Dumont, Legwand, Radulov, Erat, Mason, Zidlicky....all of you- get your **** together and start ****ing playing the way we all know you can! Just because one goes cold doesn't mean everyone else has to as well. And don't give me "we got chances/shots but faced a hot goalie" excuse either, find a way to get the pucks in the net!
There are 12 teams ahead of us. 11 have played 2-5 games more than us (StL has played the same amount)! In fact, we even have games in hand on all of the two whole teams below us. It's time to start gaining some points with these games-in-hand. And it needs to start with the logo stealers!
And play Klein.
GO PREDS!!!!!
