Alexander Sulzer News

COLUMBUS, Ohio - There's never a good time for an injury, but for Jordin Tootoo, his broken right foot comes during a strong stretch of hockey for the rugged right wing.

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Along with the familiar concerns about offense heading into this season, the Predators had at least one other question to answer: Who would fill the sizable hole left by fourth defenseman Greg Zanon, the shot-blocker/penalty-killer extraordinaire? He departed for Minnesota last summer after averaging nearly 21 minutes of ice time ...

The Predators lost right wing Jordin Tootoo to a foot injury Saturday, and the team is likely to find out today how long he'll be out of action.

Predators forward Martin Erat continued his red-hot offensive touch Thursday, as he briefly moved into a tie for the team lead in goals during Nashville's 4-3 shootout victory over Columbus.

The surprise on Jerred Smithson's face was still there, even though the game had ended 15 minutes earlier.

The top prospect in the Predators organization is feeling a little better about the remainder of his first professional season.

ST. PAUL, Minn. - One game after a near-invisible showing against the Calgary Flames, the Predators' top offensive line made quite an impression in Minnesota.

Entering any NHL season, if you told the players there would be fewer practices and a two-week break during the year, big smiles would cross most of their faces.

The Predators entered Monday with one of the best home records in the NHL. The Calgary Flames sported one of the best road records.

David Legwand scored at 3:07 of overtime to give Nashville a 4-3 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday night, the Predators' seventh straight victory.

Predators' goalie Pekka Rinne fell just short of breaking Tomas Vokoun's team record of seven straight victories Friday.

The Predators have made a couple of moves as they prepare to play three home games in four nights.

Goalie Pekka Rinne tied the franchise record with his seventh straight victory as the Predators beat the Avalanche in overtime, 4-3. He matched the record set by Tomas Vokoun, who won seven straight games during both the 2003-04 and 2005-06 seasons.

The Predators have reassigned defenseman Alexander Sulzer to Milwaukee of the American Hockey League.

In constructing a five-game winning streak heading into Monday, the Predators had primarily bullied their opponents, controlling puck possession for long stretches and raining shots on the enemy goal.

Only hours after David Legwand's wife delivered, Legwand did so himself. The Predators' veteran center became a first-time father about 5:30 p.m. Saturday, when his wife, Lindsey, gave birth to a baby boy.

Also on the active roster : D Alexander Sulzer, LW Wade Belak, G Dan Ellis. Live Scoreboard Puck-rakers Blog Dispatch Blue Jackets beat reporters Aaron Portzline and Tom Reed keep you up to date with news and notes from on the ice and off.

There are plenty of ways to illustrate how well the Predators are playing these days: They've won four straight games.

The last time Nashville and San Jose played, the Predators believed they should have won.

Ahead by a goal more than halfway through the third period, the Predators had every reason to believe they would come away from Tuesday's game against San Jose with at least a point.