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NASHVILLE - It was quite a Friday night for Brentwood's Blake Geoffrion . On the same night that the Montreal Canadiens celebrated their 100th birthday, Geoffrion collected his first collegiate hat trick.

Andrew Brunette scored a power-play goal and added an assist as the Minnesota Wild beat the Nashville Predators 5-3 Saturday night for their fifth straight win.

Dan Ellis stopped 34 shots, and Dan Hamhuis, Martin Erat and Jordin Tootoo each had a goal and an assist to lead the Nashville Predators to a 4-1 win over Chicago on Friday to snap the Blackhawks' eight-game home winning streak.

Fans of the Nashville Predators may have noticed some of their favorite players are sporting extra facial hair these days.

There is a reason that patience is the first virtue in fantasy sports. We had Pekka Rinne ranked No.

J.P. Dumont and David Legwand scored early in the third period, and Dan Ellis made 23 saves to help the Nashville Predators beat the Florida Panthers 4-1 on Saturday night.

NASHVILLE - A victory is the first priority for the Predators tonight. But the new third jersey is a close second.

Also on the active roster : D Alexander Sulzer, LW Wade Belak, G Dan Ellis. Live Scoreboard Puck-rakers Blog Dispatch Blue Jackets beat reporters Aaron Portzline and Tom Reed keep you up to date with news and notes from on the ice and off.

The Predators put together a complete effort the last time out, recording a shutout while setting a franchise record for most shots in a single game.

The Nashville Predators, despite averaging around 2.1 goals per game, are staying afloat as they continue a West Coast road swing.

NASHVILLE PREDATORS at ST. LOUIS BLUES Today at 7 p.m. at Scottrade Center Season Totals PREDATORS BLUES Season Record 7-8-1 6-6-4 Last Game 4-3 L at San Jose 6-1 W vs.

The rust had been gathering on Devin Setoguchi since he was sidelined by a leg injury 18 days earlier.

San Jose defenseman Dan Boyle scored in the last minute to give the NHL-leading Sharks a 4-3 win over the Nashville Predators.

NASHVILLE PREDATORS at SAN JOSE SHARKS Today at 9:30 p.m. CT at HP Pavilion Season Totals PREDATORS SHARKS Season Record 7-7-1 12-4-2 Last Game 3-1 W at Los Angeles 5-0 W vs.

LOS ANGELES - Francis Bouillon, Cody Franson and Joel Ward scored to lead the Nashville Predators to a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.

A pair of teams that have been both going well as of late face off tonight at Nashville's Sommet Center, where the high-scoring Dallas Stars will attempt to knock off a Predators team in search of a third straight win.

Pekka Rinne made 22 saves Thursday and produced the eighth shutout of his career in carrying the Nashville Predators to a 2-0 victory over Chicago.

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Jerred Smithson scored a short-handed goal midway through the third period to give the Nashville Predators their second regulation victory of the season, 4-3 over the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday night.

There were times last season when defenseman Greg Zanon resembled a human bruise, times when he would walk through the Nashville locker room after games with three or four ice bags wrapped around injured limbs.

After a strong per for mance in Washing ton, Dan Ellis will be back bet ween the pipes tonight when the Pre da tors take on the Bos ton Bruins.