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.
| Final - 10.15.2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | SO | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey Devils | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Nashville Predators | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
One of the more remarkable stories of this Nashville Predators season has been the wild popularity of enforcer Brian McGrattan.
The Nashville Predators' struggles in even-strength situations continued on Saturday night against the Devils, But there were a few players who stood out.
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.
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.
The Nashville Predators look to bounce back from their 5-2 loss to Phoenix as the New Jersey Devils come to town.
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?
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.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | 2OT | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Nashville | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 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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