GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NHL: MINNESOTA (11-11) at NASHVILLE (11-10)

NHL: MINNESOTA (11-11) at NASHVILLE (11-10)

<h3>Predators look to remain red-hot in November</h3>

<div class="pre">Minnesota (11-9-2) at Nashville (11-8-2) 8:00 pm EST</div>

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Ticker) - The month of November has againbeen good for the Nashville Predators.


Nashville looks to improve on its 7-1-2 record when it hosts theMinnesota Wild on Saturday. Last November, the Predators went10-2-1 on the way to an overall record of 51-23-8.

Nashville went 4-7-0 last month, but has since lost only once inregulation - 2-1 at St. Louis on Monday. The Predatorsrebounded on Thursday with a 3-2 win over Detroit, the team thatfinished above them in both the Central Division and theconference in 2006-07.


Minnesota started the season on fire at 7-0-1, but is 4-9-1since October 21. The Wild have lost five of their last seven,including a 4-0 defeat at home to Columbus on Friday.

Minnesota's power play, which had converted 20.4 percent of itschances - one of the league's top 10 units - coming intoFriday's game, went 0-for-9 against the Blue Jackets. The Wildwere 3-1-0 against the Predators last year, winning both gamesin Nashville.

 

NHL: MINNESOTA at NASHVILLE

<div class="pre">NHL AT NASHVILLE
STARTING GOALIES: MIN - NIKLAS BACKSTROM
NAS - CHRIS MASON

OFFICIALS: REF - KELLY SUTHERLAND, MIKE HASENFRATZ
LIN - DON HENDERSON, SCOTT DRISCOLL</div>

 

NHL: MINNESOTA at NASHVILLE

<div class="pre">NHL MINNESOTA 0
NASHVILLE 0 19:55 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

NHL: MINNESOTA at NASHVILLE

<div class="pre">MINNESOTA VS NASHVILLE - SCRATCHES

MINNESOTA NASHVILLE

S HILL HEALTHY D HORDICHUK HEALTHY
D BOOGAARD HEALTHY M ZIDLICKY BACK INJURY
J HARDING HEAD INJURY</div>

 

NHL: MINNESOTA at NASHVILLE

<div class="pre">NHL MINNESOTA 0
NASHVILLE 0 15:49 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

NHL: MINNESOTA at NASHVILLE

<div class="pre">NHL MINNESOTA 0
NASHVILLE 0 12:03 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

NHL: MINNESOTA at NASHVILLE

<div class="pre">NHL MINNESOTA 1
NASHVILLE 0
1ST PRD: MIN - AARON VOROS 3 (BRENT BURNS, MATT FOY) 11:08</div>

 

NHL: MINNESOTA at NASHVILLE

<div class="pre">NHL MINNESOTA 1
NASHVILLE 1
1ST PRD: NAS - (PP) MARTIN ERAT 7 (VILLE KOISTINEN, RYAN SUTER) 12:49</div>

 

NHL: MINNESOTA at NASHVILLE

<div class="pre">NHL MINNESOTA 1
NASHVILLE 2
1ST PRD: NAS - MARTIN GELINAS 2 (GREG ZANON) 13:12</div>

 

NHL: MINNESOTA at NASHVILLE

<div class="pre">NHL MINNESOTA 2
NASHVILLE 2
1ST PRD: MIN - MATT FOY 2 (JAMES SHEPPARD) 14:50</div>

 

NHL: MINNESOTA at NASHVILLE

<div class="pre">NHL END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
MINNESOTA 2 2
NASHVILLE 2 2 END OF THE 1ST

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: MIN - AARON VOROS 3 (BRENT BURNS, MATT FOY) 11:08
NAS - (PP) MARTIN ERAT 7 (VILLE KOISTINEN, RYAN SUTER) 12:49
NAS - MARTIN GELINAS 2 (GREG ZANON) 13:12
MIN - MATT FOY 2 (JAMES SHEPPARD) 14:50

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
MIN 11 11
NAS 15 15

GOALIES: MIN - NIKLAS BACKSTROM
NAS - CHRIS MASON</div>

 

NHL: MINNESOTA at NASHVILLE

<div class="pre">------------------------
Minnesota 2 --2
Nashville 2 --2
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Minnesota, Aaron Voros 3 (Brent Burns, Matt
Foy), 11:08. 2, Nashville, Martin Erat 7 (power play) (Ville
Koistinen, Ryan Suter), 12:49. 3, Nashville, Martin Gelinas 2 (Greg
Zanon), 13:12. 4, Minnesota, Matt Foy 2 (James Sheppard), 14:50.
Penalties: M Skoula, Min (delay of game), 5:35; M Foy, Min (holding),
11:16; J Tootoo, Nas (unsportsmanlike cond), 20:00.

Shots on goal:
-----------------------------
Minnesota 11 --11
Nashville 15 --15
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Goalies : Minnesota, Niklas Backstrom (15 shots, 13 saves). Nashville,
Chris Mason (11 shots, 9 saves). Referees: Kelly Sutherland, Mike
Hasenfratz. Linesmen: Don Henderson, Scott Driscoll.</div>

 

NHL: MINNESOTA at NASHVILLE

<div class="pre">NHL MINNESOTA 2
NASHVILLE 2 19:55 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

NHL: MINNESOTA at NASHVILLE

<div class="pre">NHL MINNESOTA 2
NASHVILLE 2 15:46 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

NHL: MINNESOTA at NASHVILLE

<div class="pre">NHL MINNESOTA 2
NASHVILLE 2 11:35 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

NHL: MINNESOTA at NASHVILLE

<div class="pre">NHL MINNESOTA 2
NASHVILLE 2 7:49 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

NHL: MINNESOTA at NASHVILLE

<div class="pre">NHL MINNESOTA 2
NASHVILLE 2 4:41 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

NHL: MINNESOTA at NASHVILLE

<div class="pre">NHL MINNESOTA 3
NASHVILLE 2
2ND PRD: MIN - MARIAN GABORIK 8 (MARK PARRISH, DOMINIC MOORE) 18:49</div>

 

NHL: MINNESOTA at NASHVILLE

<div class="pre">NHL END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
MINNESOTA 2 1 3
NASHVILLE 2 0 2 END OF THE 2ND

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: MIN - AARON VOROS 3 (BRENT BURNS, MATT FOY) 11:08
NAS - (PP) MARTIN ERAT 7 (VILLE KOISTINEN, RYAN SUTER) 12:49
NAS - MARTIN GELINAS 2 (GREG ZANON) 13:12
MIN - MATT FOY 2 (JAMES SHEPPARD) 14:50
2ND PRD: MIN - MARIAN GABORIK 8 (MARK PARRISH, DOMINIC MOORE) 18:49

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
MIN 11 6 17
NAS 15 15 30

GOALIES: MIN - NIKLAS BACKSTROM
NAS - CHRIS MASON</div>

 

NHL: MINNESOTA at NASHVILLE

<div class="pre">------------------------------
Minnesota 2 1 --3
Nashville 2 0 --2
------------------------------

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Minnesota, Aaron Voros 3 (Brent Burns, Matt
Foy), 11:08. 2, Nashville, Martin Erat 7 (power play) (Ville
Koistinen, Ryan Suter), 12:49. 3, Nashville, Martin Gelinas 2 (Greg
Zanon), 13:12. 4, Minnesota, Matt Foy 2 (James Sheppard), 14:50.
Penalties: M Skoula, Min (delay of game), 5:35; M Foy, Min (holding),
11:16; J Tootoo, Nas (unsportsmanlike cond), 20:00.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 5, Minnesota, Marian Gaborik 8 (Mark Parrish,
Dominic Moore), 18:49. Penalties: T Fedoruk, Min (holding), 15:05.

Shots on goal:
----------------------------------
Minnesota 11 6 --17
Nashville 15 15 --30
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Goalies : Minnesota, Niklas Backstrom (30 shots, 28 saves). Nashville,
Chris Mason (17 shots, 14 saves). Referees: Kelly Sutherland, Mike
Hasenfratz. Linesmen: Don Henderson, Scott Driscoll.</div>