Wade Belak News

J.P. Dumont recognizes the line of questioning, because if there's one thing which has come to define the Nashville Predators over the years, it's not their win-loss record or their admirable ability to draft and develop players.

TRADING BLOWS: Calgary Flames forward Brian McGrattan and Nashville Predators forward Wade Belak exchange blows in their fight during the second period of their NHL hockey game in Calgary.

Scoring Summary 1ST PERIOD NSH CGY 4:22 1 0 12:30 2 0 13:41 2 1 2ND PERIOD NSH CGY 3:48 2 2 10:45 2 3 17:10 3 3 3RD PERIOD NSH CGY 4:14 4 3 19:34 Dave Scatchard Assists: Martin Erat, Kevin Klein 5 3 Associated Press CALGARY, Alberta -- Martin Erat had a goal and two assists to lead the Nashville Predators to a 5-3 win over the Calgary Flames on ...

On a night when the Predators surrendered two power-play goals, the team's penalty-kill was still one of the bigger reasons Nashville produced a 5-3 win over Columbus.

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Predators right wing Jordin Tootoo has a broken bone in his right foot and is expected to miss three to four weeks.

The Columbus Blue Jackets hadn't won in Nashville in more than three years heading into Thursday's game, but they had to feel like their chances of snapping the streak were pretty good entering the shootout.

Also on the active roster : RW Wade Belak, D Cody Franson, G Dan Ellis. Blue Jackets chat Aaron Portzline, Wednesday at noon, dispatch.com/cbjchat 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.

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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.

Predators' goalie Pekka Rinne fell just short of breaking Tomas Vokoun's team record of seven straight victories Friday.

Season Totals PREDATORS PANTHERS Season Record 14-9-1 10-10-4 Last Game 3-1 L vs.

The Predators and Columbus Blue Jackets are tied 3-3 after two periods. Trailing 2-1 after the first period, the Predators scored twice within the first four minutes of the second period to take a 3-2 lead.

It had been almost two weeks since they'd played a road game, but the Predators treated Colorado's Pepsi Center just like home on Wednesday.

It's a statistic that can't last forever, but more than a quarter of the way through the season, the Predators are still perfect when scoring a power-play goal.

As the Red Wings and Nashville Predators prepare to tangle tonight , the Tennessean's John Glennon reports that Pekka Rinne has received the nod to start against Detroit... November 23, Tennessean : Pekka Rinne will go for a sixth con se cu tive win in goal tonight when the Pre da tors play host to the Detroit Red Wings .

Predators forward Wade Belak didn't see the ice in the third period of Saturday's 4-3 shootout win over Columbus, after taking an undisciplined penalty that led to a Blue Jackets goal.

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.

There are plenty of ways to illustrate how well the Predators are playing these days: They've won four straight games.