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Those are two points that may come back to bite the Nashville Predators. Last night’s 3-2 loss to Colorado was disappointing on many levels. A flat start that led to a 2-0 Colorado lead, a good pushback to tie the game, then a greasy Colorado goal midway through the third and it was all she wrote given Av’s netminder Semyon Varlamov’s excellent play throughout the game.
Nashville’s response at the start of the game was a clear demonstration of the reason for the frustration being shown by Pred Nation. A stirring won on Thursday gave hope for the team to have finally turned the corner and be able to string a couple of wins together, but Colorado’s game plan of speed and physicality knocked the Preds off their game.
So, the elephant in the room remains, the Predators have not won back-to-back games since mid-November, special teams have been maddeningly inconsistent and the team is not playing to its potential and since the team returned from the CMA road trip they are 7-8-3. Not terrible… but certainly not the torrid 8-2-2 pace the team started the season with.
Calgary is in town on Tuesday… 7pm game time.
The highlights, from nhl.com…
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The IntelliCentrics Ice Rink at Bridgestone Winter Park had its official opening yesterday. Daily outdoor skating is available… go to the Preds website for information on session times.
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Random Notes
- All-Star Voting Update - Shea Weber is up to #24 (+2) in overall vote getters, but remains 6th in the Central race for captain of the team. Other Preds… Roman Josi is up to #48 (+2) , Pekka Rinne is up to #56 (+1) Filip Forsberg down to 87 (-3) and James Neal down to 99 (-1). You can vote up to 10 times a day at the NHL’s All-Star Voting Site
- Roman Josi was held scoreless for the first time in six games last night.
- The Predators power play went 0-5 last night, a key stat in the loss.
- Three NHL games tonight (all start times CT) – 4pm – NJD @ NYI. 5pm – COL @ STL. 6pm – VAN @ CHI.
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