Wednesday's notes: Alexander Radulov walks through that door
Alexander Radulov is back, folks, and the Nashville Predators' drive to the playoffs can now well and truly get underway.
| Final - 3.20.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton Oilers | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Nashville Predators | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Stories
Radulov My Czech Zadek: Hemsky Pots Hat Trick In Oilers Win Over Predators
Ales Hemsky goes off
Oilers 6, Predators 3: Ales with the malice
The Edmonton Oilers sure know how to live it up in Music City.
Oilers @ Predators 3rd Period Game Thread
Fresh ice, fresh luck, eh?
Oilers v. Predators - Hebrews 5:7-10
A preview of tonight's game between the Oilers and Predators
Tuesday afternoon notes: Preds fight off Radulov distraction before facing Oilers
Hmm... I wonder what the topic of the day might be around the Nashville Predators this afternoon. A game against the 29th-ranked Edmonton Oilers? I didn't think so.
Edmonton Oilers @ Nashville Predators preview: Oh yeah, there's a game tonight
While the attention of Predators fans has been on the pending arrival of You-Know-Who (no, not Lord Voldemort), Nashville has a game to win tonight, as they seek to consolidate their hold on 4th place in the Western Conference.
GameThreads
Predators Fans GameThread on On the Forecheck
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Oilers Fans GameThread on The Copper & Blue
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Boxscore
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Nashville | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| First Period |
|---|
| - 1, Edmonton Goal - Darcy Hordichuk, from Ben Eager and Eric Belanger at 12:50. 2, Edmonton Goal - Ales Hemsky (7), from Jeff Petry and Teemu Hartikainen at 16:22. 3, Nashville Goal - David Legwand (17), from Gabriel Bourque and Shea Weber at 19:53. |
| Second Period |
| - 4, Edmonton Goal - Ales Hemsky (8), from Teemu Hartikainen and Sam Gagner at :28. 5, Edmonton Power-Play Goal - Ryan Jones (15), from Jeff Petry and Ryan Whitney at 5:51. 6, Nashville Power-Play Goal - Patric Hornqvist (24), from Mike Fisher and Martin Erat at 12:35. 7, Edmonton Goal - Ales Hemsky (9), unassisted at 14:03. Penalties - Shea Weber, Nashville (Hi-sticking), 4:09; Ben Eager, Edmonton (Roughing), 10:28; Ladislav Smid, Edmonton (Hi-sticking), 10:54. |
| Third Period |
| - 8, Nashville Goal - David Legwand (18), from Patric Hornqvist and Gabriel Bourque at 4:18. 9, Edmonton Empty Net Goal - Sam Gagner (16), from Ales Hemsky at 18:19. Penalties - Teemu Hartikainen, Edmonton (Interference), :32; Jeff Petry, Edmonton (Interference), 8:42; Shawn Horcoff, Edmonton (Roughing), 14:28; Francis Bouillon, Nashville (Roughing), 14:28. |
Shots on Goal:
Edmonton 5 + 9 + 6 = 20.
Nashville 9 + 16 + 19 = 44.
Power Play Conversion: Edmonton 1-1. Nashville 1-4.
Goaltenders: Edmonton, Devan Dubnyk 3-44-.932. Nashville, Pekka Rinne 3-7-.571; Anders Lindback 2-12-.833.
Referees: Paul Devorski, Gord Dwyer
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, Pierre Racicot
Power Play Conversion: Edmonton 1-1. Nashville 1-4.
Goaltenders: Edmonton, Devan Dubnyk 3-44-.932. Nashville, Pekka Rinne 3-7-.571; Anders Lindback 2-12-.833.
Referees: Paul Devorski, Gord Dwyer
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, Pierre Racicot
