| Final - 3.17.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville Predators | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Los Angeles Kings | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
A shootout loss at San Jose, a tied game heading into the third period last night which went completely awry... are these last two losses by the Preds something to be concerned about, or just the by-product of playing against teams which are scratching & clawing for every possible victory these days?
Dustin Penner had a goal and an assist as the Los Angeles Kings topped the Nashville Predators, 4-2, at Staples Center on Saturday.
For 40 minutes, the Nashville Predators and Los Angeles Kings played a pretty tight affair, but in the third period, the wheels came off Nashville's proverbial wagon, and the Kings pulled away with a 4-2 win.
Fresh ice, anyone?
A quick look at the ten games since the Carter trade. Spoiler alert: more goals!
So far this season, the Predators are 1-2-0 against L.A.; can they even things up against a team which has found new life after their big trade for Jeff Carter?
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Los Angeles | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| First Period |
|---|
| - 1, Los Angeles Goal - Anze Kopitar (23), from Dustin Penner and Trevor Lewis at 7:53. Penalties - Jarret Stoll, Los Angeles (Roughing), 2:14. |
| Second Period |
| - 2, Nashville Power-Play Goal - Martin Erat (18), from Ryan Suter and Shea Weber at 13:43. Penalties - Dustin Brown, Los Angeles (Cross checking), 7:30; Dustin Brown, Los Angeles (Cross checking), 12:17; Jordin Tootoo, Nashville (Interference), 15:01. |
| Third Period |
| - 3, Los Angeles Goal - Dustin Penner (6), from Trevor Lewis and Rob Scuderi at 8:04. 4, Los Angeles Goal - Dwight King (4), from Jeff Carter at 13:02. 5, Los Angeles Goal - Kyle Clifford (5), from Jordan Nolan and Drew Doughty at 16:19. 6, Nashville Goal - Mike Fisher (22), from Kevin Klein and Martin Erat at 17:18. Penalties - Jack Hillen, Nashville (Hi-sticking), 2:02; Brandon Yip, Nashville (Holding), 18:21. |
