Saturday, January 15, 2011

Predators Plan To Start Another Streak With Home And Home Against Chicago

     The Predators ended their winning streak at six games with a 3-2 loss in Florida on Thursday night, and the team plans to start rolling again with a Home and Home against Chicago.  For Thursday night, Nashville appeared as if thy were riding a bicycle with a flat tire.  Their play wasn't horrible by any means, but they weren't on their game.  Losing 3-2 always hurts, and the game wasn't all bad.  David Legwand made a beautiful goal in the third period, and also had an assist in the first.  And while I naturally assumed that Tomas Vokoun would get the start against Nashville in goal, it turned out that backup Scott Clemmensen would get the win for Florida.  He played his 13th game of the season against Nashville.

     For tonight, Chicago comes to town with 51 points, which is only one point behind Nashville.  The reigning Stanley Cup Champions have slumped a little more this year than in recent past, and Nashville has won two of the three previous meetings this season.  After the game, both teams will board their respective airplanes and travel to Chicago, to do it all over again at the United Center on Sunday night.

     When either team goes on the power play, pay attention.  Penalty killing and power play numbers for these teams are drastically different, and chances are sure to arise when mistakes are made tonight.  Nashville's penality kill is up to an 86% success rate, while Chicago's is only 77.6%.  On the other hand, Chicago's power play  is at an 24.4% success rate, while Nashville's is only 14.5%.  As fans, we will either see a lot of exciting chances, or a total defensive lockup during the man advantage.  When either team goes a man down, I'll be on the edge of my seat for sure.

     I will be spending the afternoon at Bridgestone Arena catching a college matchup between the University of Alabama Huntsville and Merrimack College.  Tickets are cheap, and there is a 1:00PM Central Time puck drop.  If you call me, tickets are REALLY CHEAP.  And when I say REALLY CHEAP, I mean $0.82 for a lower level seat.  Let me know if you want me to get you tickets. 

     For Nashville and Chicago, the puck drops at 7:00PM Central Time, and you can catch the game on FSTN.  If you are planning on attending, and don't have tickets...get them quick.  The Bridge is sure to sold out tonight.  SOLD OUT!

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