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Nashville Predators lose 4-3 to Columbus Blue Jackets Tuesday night

March 20, 2013 | Print This Post
 

Nashville PredatorsColumbus, OH – The Nashville Predators found themselves down 4-1 to the Columbus Blue Jackets Tuesday night with three minutes remaining in the 3rd period.

Thats when Chris Mueller puts a wrist shot past Blue Jackets goalminder Sergei Bobrovsky at the 17:59 mark. Just 0.47 seconds later, Mike Fisher hits a backhand shot to bring the Predators within 1 with 1:13 remaining.

Buts thats as close as they got. Columbus was able to hold Nashville off to win 4-3 at Nationwide Arena. The Predators completed their five game road trip 1-4.

NHL-Nashville Predators, Mike Fisher. (Don McPeak-USA TODAY Sports)

NHL-Nashville Predators, Mike Fisher. (Don McPeak-USA TODAY Sports)

The scoring began in the second period when Fedor Tyutin knocked a wrist shot past Predators goalie Pekka Rinne to put the Blue Jackets up 1-0 at the 4:08 mark. Five minutes later, Mark Letestu gets a goal for Columbus.

Gabriel Bourque puts the Predators on the board at 14:45 to make it a 2-1 game at the end of two.

Columbus got in a groove in the third period getting a goal from Nikita Nikitin and then another 2 minutes later by Derick Brassard putting the Blue Jackets up 4-1.

A late Predators rally nets two scores but falls short at the end.

“I know some guys are playing over their heads,” Predators coach Barry Trotz said. “Some guys quite clearly can’t play at this level, that’s plain and simple. We’re going to sort that out and go from there. Some guys, I’m not happy with their game. They have to give us more. And I can go top to bottom. There’s some guys in that locker room who can give us a lot more, and that’s the part that bothers me.”

The Predators have little time to find answers if their going to get back in the playoff hunt. At 28 points, their on the outside looking in at the postseason top eight in the Western conference.

The Predators take on the Calgary Flames at Bridgestone Arena Thursday, March 21st. This will be the first of a four game homestand for the Preds. The game starts at 7:00pm

Box Score

Predators 3 – 4 Blue Jackets
Tuesday, March 19th, 2013

FINAL 1 2 3 T
Nashville Predators 0 1 2 3
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 2 2 4

 

Scoring Summary

1st Period
none
2nd Period
04:08 CBJ Fedor Tyutin (2) Wrist Shot – Assists: R. Umberger (6) & J. Johnson (9)
09:39 CBJ Mark Letestu (7) Wrist Shot – Assists: V. Prospal (7) & D. Prout (1)
14:45 NSH Gabriel Bourque (10) [GOALS_807] – Assists: R. Josi (8) & D. Legwand (8)
3rd Period
10:00 CBJ PPG – Nikita Nikitin (3) Slap Shot – Assists: V. Prospal (8) & J. Johnson (10)
12:41 CBJ Derick Brassard (5) Wrist Shot – Assists: M. Letestu (9) & V. Prospal (9)
17:59 NSH Chris Mueller (1) Wrist Shot – Assists: R. Clune (3) & S. Weber (12)
18:46 NSH Mike Fisher (7) Backhand – Assists: B. Yip (4) & S. Weber (13)

Penalty Summary

1st Period
12:47 NSH Rich Clune : Hooking – 2 min
17:59 NSH Zach Boychuk : Hi-sticking – 2 min
2nd Period
11:27 CBJ Cam Atkinson : Slashing – 2 min
3rd Period
08:29 NSH David Legwand : Cross checking – 2 min

 

Shots on Goal

1st 2nd 3rd T
Nashville Predators 9 11 15 35
Columbus Blue Jackets 14 10 7 31

Saves

Goalies EV PP SH Total Sv% TOI
Nashville Predators 35 P. Rinne (L) 22 – 25 5 – 6 0 – 0 27 – 31 0.871 58:21
Columbus Blue Jackets 72 S. Bobrovsky (W) 31 – 34 1 – 1 0 – 0 32 – 35 0.914 59:30

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