Nashville, TN – Nashville Predators President of Hockey Operations/General Manager David Poile announced today that the club has reassigned forwards Daniel Bång, Taylor Beck, Kevin Henderson, Chris Mueller and Joonas Rask, and defenseman Victor Bartley, to the Milwaukee Admirals (AHL).
The Admirals play Game Three of their best-of-five Calder Cup Playoff series with Texas on Wednesday (series tied 1-1). «Read the rest of this article»
Nashville Predators visit Columbus Blue Jackets
April 26, 2013 |
Nashville, TN - The Nashville Predators and Columbus Blue Jackets wrap up the 2012-13 season against one another on Saturday at Nationwide Arena, the fourth meeting between the clubs this season.
The last time these teams met on April 4th, Columbus broke a 1-1 tie with two goals in the third period to win a game in regulation at Bridgestone Arena for the first time since April 3rd, 2006.
 NHL-Nashville Predators, Mike Fisher. (Don McPeak-USA TODAY Sports)
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Nashville Predators play the Chicago Blackhawks at the United Center Friday
April 18, 2013 |
Nashville Predators vs. Chicago Blackhawks
Friday, April 19th, 2013 | 7:30pm (CT)
Chicago, IL | United Center
Nashville, TN - The Nashville Predators and Chicago Blackhawks wrap up their five-game 2012-13 season series on Friday at the United Center with their fourth meeting in the last three weeks.
Nashville has yet to beat Chicago this season, coming closest on April 1st.
 Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne (35). (Don McPeak – USA TODAY Sports)
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Nashville Predators recall Mathias Ekholm from Milwaukee Admirals
April 15, 2013 |
Nashville, TN - Nashville Predators President of Hockey Operations/General Manager David Poile announced today that the club has recalled defenseman Mattias Ekholm (mat-TEE-uhs EHK-hohlm) from Milwaukee (AHL) under emergency conditions. He will wear No. 42.
Ekholm, 22 (5/24/90), has 27 points (9g-18a) in 55 games for the Admirals in 2012-13, his first full North American campaign. The 6-4, 202-pound native of Borlange, Sweden began last season with the Predators – playing in two games – before returning to Brynas of the Swedish Elite League (Elitserien) where he won the 2012 Borje Salming Award as the league’s top defenseman, and helped Brynas claim the 2012 Le Mat Trophy as Elitserien champions. «Read the rest of this article»
Nashville Predators host Vancouver Canucks at Bridgestone Arena
April 15, 2013 |
Nashville, TN - The Nashville Predators and Vancouver Canucks meet for the third and final time this season on Monday night at Bridgestone Arena with the Predators in search of their first win of the season against British Columbia’s team.
Last time these teams met on March 14th, 2013, Vancouver used five goals in the first 35 minutes of play to claim a 7-4 win at Rogers Arena. Matt Halischuk posted a goal and an assist for the Predators, while Mike Fisher, Nick Spaling and Gabriel Bourque all found the back of the net. In their first matchup of 2012-13 on February 22nd, 2013, Pekka Rinne stopped 23-of-24 shots, but the Canucks prevailed, 1-0.
 Nashville Predators Hockey. (Rob Grabowski – USA TODAY Sports)
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Nashville Predators host Dallas Stars at Bridgestone Arena Friday
April 11, 2013 |
Dallas Stars vs. Nashville Predators
Friday, April 12th, 2013 | 7:00pm (CT)
Nashville, TN | Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, TN - The Nashville Predators and Dallas Stars wrap up their three-game 2012-13 set on Friday at Bridgestone Arena with the Predators having won each of the first two meetings.
Most recently on March 12th in Dallas, Pekka Rinne made 32 saves to record his league-leading fifth shutout of the season, Shea Weber and Gabriel Bourque scored power-play goals, and Rich Clune scored the eighth penalty-shot goal in franchise history on the 24th all-time attempt in a 4-0 Nashville win.
 Nashville Predators’ Pekka Rinne. (Photo by Don McPeak-USA TODAY Sports)
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Nashville Predators return to Bridgestone Area to take on the St. Louis Blues
April 8, 2013 |
St. Louis Blues vs. Nashville Predators
Tuesday, April 9th, 2013 | 7:00pm (CT)
Nashville, TN | Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, TN – The Nashville Predators return to the Bridgestone Arena, battered and bruised, and desperately trying to make the play-offs, when they host the St. Louis Blues Tuesday night at 7:00pm CT in “Smashville.”
The Predators are coming off two hard fought losses to the Chicago Blackhawks over the weekend.
 Chicago Blackhawks left wing Viktor Stalberg (25) is defended by Nashville Predators defenseman Shea Weber (6) and goalie Pekka Rinne (35) during the first period at the United Center Sunday night, April 7th, 2013. (Rob Grabowski – USA TODAY Sports)
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Nashville Predators host Chicago Blackhawks in Saturday matinee at Bridgestone Area
April 5, 2013 |
Chicago Blackhawks vs. Nashville Predators
Saturday, April 6th, 2013 | 2:00pm (CT)
Nashville, TN | Brigdestone Arena
Nashville, TN - The Nashville Predators and Chicago Blackhawks drop the puck on a good old fashioned home-and-home series on Saturday afternoon with the back-half to come Sunday evening at the United Center.
These two games are the second and third against Chicago in a seven-day span, as Nashville wrapped up a two-game road trip in the Windy City on Monday.
 Nashville Predators defenseman Shea Weber (6). (Mike DiNovo – USA TODAY Sports)
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Nashville Predators, Columbus Blue Jackets Thursday night at Bridgestone Arena
April 3, 2013 |
Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Nashville Predators
Thursday, March 4th, 2013 | 7:00pm (CT)
Nashville, TN | Bridgestone Area
Nashville, TN – The Nashville Predators and Columbus Blue Jackets meet for the third time in the last 17 days on Thursday night, April 4th, at Bridgestone Arena with one more game between the soon-to-be ex-Central Division rivals on the final day of the season – April 27th at Nationwide Arena. The game starts at 7:00pm.
Last time these teams met on March 23rd in Nashville, Taylor Beck scored his first career goal and added an assist to earn first star honors in a 5-2 victory at Bridgestone Arena.
 Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne stopped 25-of-26 shots against the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday, the 11th time this season he’s held the opposition to less than two goals. (Kelvin Kuo – USA TODAY Sports)
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Nashville Predators lose in shoot-out to Chicago Blackhawks 3-2
April 1, 2013 |
Chicago, IL- The Nashville Predators took the Chicago Blackhawks to a shoot-out before Michael Rozsival netted the winner past Nashville goalie Pekka Rinne to end the game and give Chicago the win.
Chicago scored first with 11 seconds left in the first period when Brandon Saad slapped a wrist shot past Rinne to end the period 1-o in favor of Chicago.
 Nashville Predators defenseman Shea Weber (6) skates with the puck past Chicago Blackhawks right wing Jimmy Hayes (39) during the first period at the United Center. (Mike DiNovo – USA TODAY Sports)
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