GAME THREAD: NHL: NASHVILLE (12-11) at MONTREAL (13-12)

NHL: NASHVILLE (12-11) at MONTREAL (13-12)

<h3>Predators look to get first win at Bell Centre</h3>

<div class="pre">Nashville (12-9-2) at Montreal (13-9-3) 7:00 pm EST</div>

MONTREAL (Ticker) - The Nashville Predators used a lot ofoffense to record their first win on their three-game road swingthrough eastern Canada. On Saturday, they will need toovercome history.


The Predators will look for their first win in the Bell Centrewhen they visit the Montreal Canadiens.


Nashville scored a season-high six goals on Thursday in its 6-5victory over the Ottawa Senators. They let a late lead get awaywith 45.4 seconds to play as the Senators tied the game, 5-5,but right wing Martin Erat provided the game-winning tally 23seconds later.


Erat also had two assists in the game and leads Nashville with16 assists and 24 points.


The Predators, who joined the league as an expansion team in1998, have notched a road win against each NHL team exceptMontreal. Nashville is 0-3-1 all-time here and haven't traveledto the Bell Centre since December 18, 2003.


Montreal will be looking to rid itself of the memory of Friday's4-0 loss to the New Jersey Devils. It marked the secondstraight game Montreal has been shutout and was the team's thirdloss in four contests.


Cristobal Huet figures to get the start Saturday over rookiegoaltender Carey Price, who allowed four goals on 29 shots inthe loss to the Devils.

 

NHL: NASHVILLE at MONTREAL

<div class="pre">NHL AT MONTREAL
STARTING GOALIES: NAS - CHRIS MASON
MON - CRISTOBAL HUET

OFFICIALS: REF - DON VAN MASSENHOVEN, GREG KIMMERLY
LIN - BRAD KOVACHIK, SCOTT DRISCOLL</div>

 

NHL: NASHVILLE at MONTREAL

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

NASHVILLE MONTREAL

D HORDICHUK HEALTHY S BEGIN HEALTHY
K KLEIN HEALTHY T KOSTOPOULOS HEALTHY
V KOISTINEN HEALTHY</div>

 

NHL: NASHVILLE at MONTREAL

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

 

NHL: NASHVILLE at MONTREAL

<div class="pre">NHL NASHVILLE 0
MONTREAL 0 17:55 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

NHL: NASHVILLE at MONTREAL

<div class="pre">NHL NASHVILLE 0
MONTREAL 0 15:42 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL NASHVILLE 0
MONTREAL 0 11:35 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL NASHVILLE 0
MONTREAL 1
1ST PRD: MON - CHRIS HIGGINS 10 (ALEXEI KOVALEV, TOMAS PLEKANEC) 9:02</div>

 

NHL: NASHVILLE at MONTREAL

<div class="pre">NHL NASHVILLE 0
MONTREAL 1 7:35 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL NASHVILLE 0
MONTREAL 2
1ST PRD: MON - TOMAS PLEKANEC 8 (ALEXEI KOVALEV, PATRICE BRISEBOIS)
13:39</div>

 

NHL: NASHVILLE at MONTREAL

<div class="pre">NHL AT MONTREAL
NAS GOALIE CHANGE
DAN ELLIS, 13:39 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL NASHVILLE 0
MONTREAL 2 4:02 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: MON - CHRIS HIGGINS 10 (ALEXEI KOVALEV, TOMAS PLEKANEC) 9:02
MON - TOMAS PLEKANEC 8 (ALEXEI KOVALEV, PATRICE BRISEBOIS)
13:39

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
NAS 13 13
MON 10 10

GOALIES: NAS - CHRIS MASON, DAN ELLIS (13:39,
1ST)
MON - CRISTOBAL HUET</div>

 

NHL: NASHVILLE at MONTREAL

<div class="pre">------------------------
Nashville 0 --0
Montreal 2 --2
------------------------

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Montreal, Chris Higgins 10 (Alexei Kovalev,
Tomas Plekanec), 9:02. 2, Montreal, Tomas Plekanec 8 (Alexei Kovalev,
Patrice Brisebois), 13:39. Penalties: R Suter, Nas (interference),
15:21.

Shots on goal:
-----------------------------
Nashville 13 --13
Montreal 10 --10
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Goalies : Nashville, Chris Mason (6 shots, 4 saves), Dan Ellis (13:39
of 1st period, 4, 4). Montreal, Cristobal Huet (13 shots, 13 saves).
Referees: Don Van Massenhoven, Greg Kimmerly. Linesmen: Brad Kovachik,
Scott Driscoll.</div>

 

NHL: NASHVILLE at MONTREAL

<div class="pre">NHL NASHVILLE 0
MONTREAL 2 19:55 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL NASHVILLE 0
MONTREAL 2 15:37 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL NASHVILLE 0
MONTREAL 2 11:37 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL NASHVILLE 0
MONTREAL 3
2ND PRD: MON - GUILLAUME LATENDRESSE 6 (KYLE CHIPCHURA, ROMAN HAMRLIK)
9:30</div>

 

NHL: NASHVILLE at MONTREAL

<div class="pre">NHL NASHVILLE 0
MONTREAL 3 3:43 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL NASHVILLE 0
MONTREAL 3 2:50 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>