Nashville Predators News

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) _ The Nashville Predators aren't going anywhere. Owner Craig Leipold signed a letter of intent Wednesday to sell the team to a local group of investors trying to keep the NHL franchise from leaving town. The group of eight partners plan to pay US$193 million, according to Leipold. One of the partners, David Freeman, chief executive officer of 36 Venture Capital LLC, has put down a $10-million deposit to make sure the deal is ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) _ Predators general manager David Poile picked up the option Friday on coach Barry Trotz and his assistants for next season as a reward for the best campaign in franchise history. The Predators had chosen not to pick up that option before the 2006-07 season and Poile said last week the move was to let everyone focus on the task at hand. The Predators responded with 110 ...

Nashville Predators centre Jason Arnott is expected to miss up to six weeks because of a knee injury. The team also placed defenceman Mikko Lehtonen on injured reserve with a concussion. The Predators recalled forward Alexander Radulov, the team's 2004 first-round draft pick, from Milwaukee of the American Hockey League. Arnott, fourth on the team with 16 points, will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his right knee Wednesday. He was hurt ...

Lukas Krajicek's first goal of the season lifted the Vancouver Canucks to a 4-3 victory in overtime over the Nashville Predators on Saturday night. Krajicek took a shot from the left circle that went over the glove and shoulder of Nashville goalie Tomas Vokoun 2:32 into the extra period. Jan Bulis, Taylor Pyatt, and Brendan Morrison scored for Vancouver, which won for the third time in four games. Roberto Luongo stopped 37 shots for the Canucks. Scott Hartnell, J.P. ...

Alexander Radulov's first stint in the American Hockey League didn't last very long. The rookie was called up to the NHL's Nashville Predators on Friday after scoring seven points in three games with the Milwaukee Admirals. The 20-year-old was named the AHL's first player of the week. The Predators placed defenceman Greg Zanon on injured reserve to make room for Radulov. Radulov was selected 15th overall by Nashville in the ...

When it comes to shootouts, Chris Mason of the Nashville Predators is perfect. Mason stopped all three New Jersey attempts in the shootout and Martin Erat scored the only goal to lead the Nashville Predators to a 4-3 win over the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night. ``I've only been involved in three shootouts, two last year, and I haven't allowed a goal in yet,'' Mason said after leading the Predators to their fourth straight win. ``I ...

Tomas Vokoun's slow start has quickly become a distant memory. After allowing 13 goals in Nashville's opening two losses, the Predators' goalie has roared back during an impressive three-game winning streak. His latest effort was a 38-save performance that produced his 17th NHL shutout and gave the Predators a 3-0 victory over the New York Rangers on Wednesday night. ``My job is to stop the puck,'' said Vokoun, who has turned away 91 of the past 93 he's faced. ...

According to Nashville Predators forward Steve Sullivan, it was luck that earned his team two points. Sullivan scored in regulation and a shootout to help the Predators win their second straight game, 2-1 over the New York Islanders on Monday night. Paul Kariya ended the shootout with a goal after the Islanders chose to shoot first and had misses by Miroslav Satan and Viktor Kozlov. ``We're not that excited about our game tonight,'' Sullivan said. ``We got away with ...

The Nashville Predators weren't about to let their worst start in franchise history go any longer. Having opened the season with three losses, Scott Hartnell and Paul Kariya each scored a goal to help Nashville beat the Phoenix Coyotes 4-1 on Saturday night. The Coyotes have just one win in their first five games. ``We played a team that was very desperate,'' said Nashville coach Barry Trotz. ``I thought we had a lot of urgency to our ...

Scott Hartnell and Paul Kariya scored to help the Nashville Predators beat the Phoenix Coyotes 4-1 on Saturday night. It was the first victory of the season for the Predators. The Coyotes have lost four games in a row. Kariya stared the scoring for the Predators at 6:49 of the first period. Jason Arnott took a shot from just inside the top of the left circle, which Kariya re-directed into the net behind Phoenix goaltender Curtis Joseph. Martin Erat ...

Jeff Hamilton scored on a tip-in with 7:40 left in the third period to snap a tie as the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Nashville Predators 3-1 on Thursday night. Hamilton redirected Bryan Smolinski's cross-ice pass just under the outstretched glove of Nashville goalie Chris Mason. Chicago's Martin Havlat scored into an empty net with 36 seconds left. Michal Handzus also scored for Chicago (2-1-0), while Nikolai Khabibulin made 37 saves. ...

Brian Rolston scored the winning goal with 1:11 remaining and Minnesota tied a team record with five power-play goals in the Wild's 6-5 victory over the Nashville Predators on Saturday night. Minnesota improved to 2-0-0 for the first time in franchise history, while Nashville dropped to 0-2-0. The Predators have allowed 14 goals in the two losses. Pavol Demitra, Marian Gaborik, Mikko Koivu, Todd White and Mark Parrish, a Minnesota native who signed with the Wild as a ...

Martin Havlat, Chicago's biggest off-season acquisition, had two goals and two assists to lead the Blackhawks to an 8-6 victory over the Nashville Predators on Thursday night in the teams' season opener. The Blackhawks ended a six-game winless skid in Nashville, winning for the first time here since Nov. 7, 2003. Havlat's empty-net goal with 54.8 seconds left came after David Legwand and Steve Sullivan had scored in a four-minute ...

Defenceman Kimmo Timonen set up three power-play goals in a 3:19 span to help the Nashville Predators beat the Atlanta Thrashers 5-1 on Saturday night in the final exhibition game for both teams. Tomas Vokoun made 25 saves to finish the pre-season 3-0. Scott Hartnell began the power-play streak with 2 seconds left in the first period, Steve Sullivan scored 37 seconds into the second and David Legwand capped the ...