Dan Hamhuis News

David Legwand and Patric Hornqvist each had a goal and an assist, and the Nashville Predators used a five-goal second period to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 7-4 on Tuesday night.

Steve Sullivan registered his seventh career hat trick, as the Nashville Predators earned a 5-3 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena.

The Predators spent parts of two periods clawing their way back into Saturday's game against Detroit.

Half of the players on the Predators' roster don't know what the size of their paychecks will be next season, and they don't know for certain what city they'll be calling home.

Entering any NHL season, if you told the players there would be fewer practices and a two-week break during the year, big smiles would cross most of their faces.

NASHVILLE PREDATORS vs. VANCOUVER CANUCKS Today at 7 p.m. at Sommet Center Season Totals PREDATORS CANUCKS Season Record 16-11-2 16-13-0 Last Game 5-3 L vs.

Dan Ellis' style is not necessarily one that soothes the nerves of an anxious Predators fan.

Season Totals PREDATORS WILD Season Record 16-10-2 12-12-3 Last Game 4-1 W at Chicago 5-4 W vs.

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 night, snapping the Blackhawks' eight-game home winning streak.

Forward Ryan Jones will get his second chance this season to make an impression on Nashville's NHL roster.

Someone should check the Predators' backs for tire tracks. They're the latest Calgary Flames' host to become road kill.

The Predators entered Monday with one of the best home records in the NHL. The Calgary Flames sported one of the best road records.

Predators right wing Jordin Tootoo hadn't dropped the gloves all season before Saturday, but he made up for lost time in Nashville's 4-1 win over Florida at Sommet Center.

The Predators lead the Florida Panthers 1-0 after the first period. Nashville failed to score on a couple of power plays, but still took a 1-0 lead when Jerred Smithson scored his fifth goal of the season with 1:32 left in the opening period.

When I first started writing here at MW , I told everyone that it would be a work in progress and that I would be making adjustments as necessary to make the blog efficient yet informative.

A tip for the Predators sales department: if the team continues playing like this, Master Lock may sign on as a new sponsor.

Discipline, restraint and turning the other cheek aren't words frequently associated with the emotional world of hockey.

Slowly but surely, the Predators' big-name players are starting to produce some points.

The Predators are overflowing with confidence. They are playing some of their best hockey of the season and have won six of their past eight games, including their past two.

Pekka Rinne made 20 stops to record his second shutout of the season as Nashville topped Montreal, 2-0, at Sommet Center.