| Final - 1.7.2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Hurricanes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Nashville Predators | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Despite assurance by Barry Trotz during last night's post-game press conference that Jason Arnott was "fine", we now hear that the Predators captain is questionable for tomorrow night's game vs. Anaheim.
"Win a game, lose a player" is how Nashville Predators coach Barry Trotz summed up last night.
The Carolina Hurricanes came into the Sommet Center fired up and jumped to an early 1-0 lead over the Nashville Predators, but their failure to take advantage of multiple powerplay chances, including a 4-on-3 advantage in the first period, eventually led to another loss as they fell to the Nashville Predators, 4-2.
Super Swedish sophomore Patric Hornqvist continued his hot play of late with two goals and an assist tonight to lead the Nashville Predators to a 4-2 victory over Carolina, giving him 15 points (10 goals, 5 assists) in his last 12 games. Pekka Rinne stopped 25 of 27 Hurricanes shots to earn the win.
Joel Ward has become one of the most important two-way forwards on the Nashville Predators, but will miss tonight's game against Carolina with a wrist injury.
The Carolina Hurricanes, (11-23-7) are in Nashville, Tennessee to take on the Predators, (25-15-3) tonight in a game starting at 8 p.m. Eastern. For those of you who have been hoping for the team to get younger, you should be very happy with tonight's lineup.
The Carolina Hurricanes recalled Jerome Samson from the Albany River Rats late yesterday, to fill in for Eric Staal who will be on personal leave for the next couple of games. This will be the first NHL recall for Samson, the leading scorer for the Rats this season.
The Nashville Predators will look to right the ship this evening against the Carolina Hurricanes after a disappointing loss to Calgary Monday night.
5 questions with a Hurricanes blogger before they play the Predators
Carolina Hurricanes General Manager Jim Rutherford was on 99.9 The Fan late yesterday afternoon with a brief update about the team.
The Carolina Hurricanes announced today that forward Scott Walker had shoulder surgery this morning and will be out of the lineup for 4-6 weeks. Walker has had an injury riddled season so far and has provided little offensive production to date.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Nashville | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| First Period |
|---|
| - 1, Carolina Goal - Rod Brind'amour (3), from Jerome Samson and Stephane Yelle at 2:52. 2, Nashville Short-Handed Goal - Jean-Pierre Dumont (8), from Alexander Sulzer and Francis Bouillon at 13:45. 3, Nashville Power-Play Goal - Patric Hornqvist (15), from Shea Weber and Steve Sullivan at 19:36. Penalties - Patric Hornqvist, Nashville (Roughing), 5:17; Jerome Samson, Carolina (Hooking), 9:47; Patric Hornqvist, Nashville (Hi stick - double minor), 9:58; Ryan Suter, Nashville (Cross checking), 10:20; Matt Cullen, Carolina (Tripping), 11:40; Matt Cullen, Carolina (Hooking), 19:17. |
| Second Period |
| - 4, Nashville Goal - Steve Sullivan (10), from Patric Hornqvist at 18:50. Penalties - Rod Brind`Amour, Carolina (Tripping), 3:23; Rod Brind`Amour, Carolina (Tripping), 8:52. |
| Third Period |
| - 5, Nashville Power-Play Goal - Patric Hornqvist (16), from Jean-Pierre Dumont and Shea Weber at 11:16. 6, Carolina Short-Handed Goal - Tom Kostopoulos (4), from Matt Cullen at 12:03. Penalties - Tuomo Ruutu, Carolina (Hi-sticking), 5:45; Steve Sullivan, Nashville (Elbowing), 7:10; Joni Pitkanen, Carolina (Holding), 10:03; Andrew Alberts, Carolina (Checking from behind (maj)), 11:03; Andrew Alberts, Carolina (Game misconduct), 11:03. |
