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Big Ern Wows the Crowd: Stories Of The Season

One of the more remarkable stories of this Nashville Predators season has been the wild popularity of enforcer Brian McGrattan.

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Preds/Devils advanced stats demonstrate a continuing trend

The Nashville Predators' struggles in even-strength situations continued on Saturday night against the Devils, But there were a few players who stood out.

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Sunday's notes: Stu Grimson gets his apology from Don Cherry

This morning's notes feature former Predators leading their team's to victory last night as part of a busy NHL schedule, the story behind the 1st period scrap between Brian McGrattan and Cam Janssen, and in a surprising move, a full, 100% apology by Don Cherry to Stu Grimson and the two other enforcers whom he criticized on Coach's Corner on Opening Night.

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New Jersey Devils Win First Road Game in Dramatic Fashion Over Nashville Predators, 3-2 via Shootout

The New Jersey Devils won their first road game of the 2011-12 season over the Nashville Predators in a game full of action and intrigue. This recap goes over as much of what happened tonight, how the Devils made their comeback, and how well Ilya Kovalchuk performed.

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New Jersey Devils @ Nashville Predators Preview: Back To Business

The Nashville Predators look to bounce back from their 5-2 loss to Phoenix as the New Jersey Devils come to town.

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Saturday's notes: Let's try this again

Tonight marks the first Saturday night home game of the season, so let's just pretend that it's a second chance for a home opener, OK?

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Game 4 Preview: New Jersey Devils at Nashville Predators

Tonight, the New Jersey Devils go on the road to take on the Nashville Predators. This preview highlights the Devils' goaltending situation, the Elias line, the dominance of the Weber and Suter pairing, and other points about both teams.

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Boxscore

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New Jersey002013
Nashville200002
First Period
- 1, Nashville Power-Play Goal - Colin Wilson (2), from Sergei Kostitsyn and David Legwand at 12:22. 2, Nashville Goal - Jerred Smithson, from Jordin Tootoo and Kevin Klein at 13:53. Penalties - Jerred Smithson, Nashville (Hooking), 1:10; David Clarkson, New Jersey (Boarding (maj)), 8:51; Shea Weber, Nashville (Roughing), 8:51; Sergei Kostitsyn, Nashville (Hooking), 9:26; Brian McGrattan, Nashville (Fighting (maj)), 16:32; Cam Janssen, New Jersey (Fighting (maj)), 16:32; Jordin Tootoo, Nashville (Unsportsmanlike conduct), 16:32; Eric Boulton, New Jersey (Unsportsmanlike conduct), 16:32; Sergei Kostitsyn, Nashville (Slashing), 19:50.
Second Period
- No scoring. Penalties - Blake Geoffrion, Nashville (Roughing), 16:18; Bradley Mills, New Jersey (Roughing), 16:18; Petr Sykora, New Jersey (Too many men/ice - bench), 18:53; Patric Hornqvist, Nashville (Hi-sticking), 19:23; Shea Weber, Nashville (Cross checking), 19:46.
Third Period
- 3, New Jersey Power-Play Goal - Ilya Kovalchuk (2), from Henrik Tallinder and Patrik Elias at 1:00. 4, New Jersey Goal - David Clarkson, from Mattias Tedenby and Mark Fayne at 7:57.
Overtime
- No scoring.
Shootout
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Shots on Goal:  New Jersey 13 + 11 + 14 + 3 = 41. Nashville 12 + 6 + 11 + 2 = 31.
Power Play Conversion:  New Jersey 1-5. Nashville 1-3.
Goaltenders:  New Jersey, Johan Hedberg 2-31-.935. Nashville, Pekka Rinne 2-41-.951.
Referees:  Mike Leggo, Brian Pochmara
Linesmen:  Tim Nowak, Scott Driscoll
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