David Legwand News

There wasn't much of a preseason national buzz for the Predators. Prognosticators had Chicago as the sexy pick to supplant Detroit in the Western Conference's Central Division, and Nashville received little fanfare.

Predators forward Jerred Smithson will not play against the Blackhawks this weekend after suffering an upper-body injury at Vancouver on Tuesday, Coach Barry Trotz said.

The Nashville Predators will aim for their fifth consecutive victory when they visit the Vancouver Canucks for tonight's battle at General Motors Place.

The Nashville Predators will aim for their fifth consecutive victory when they visit the Vancouver Canucks for tonight's battle at General Motors Place.

One night they're trying to put the clamps on Calgary superstar Jarome Iginla and company, the next they're trying to silence Vancouver's highly talented twins, Daniel and Henrik Sedin.

The more responsibilities the Predators hand to Marcel Goc, the more he seems to thrive.

Martin Erat and Marcel Goc each had a goal and two assists, as the Nashville Predators edged the Calgary Flames, 5-3, at Pengrowth Saddledome.Cody Franson had a goal and an assist for the Predators, who have won four straight and six of seven.

The Detroit Red Wings head into Nashville to face the Predators tonight hoping to both avenge a 3-1 loss on November 23rd and hop off the win-one-lose-one win-one-lose-two script they've followed of late.

Patric Hornqvist #27 of the Nashville Predators celebrates his goal with Marcel Goc #9, J.P. Dumont #71 and Alexander Sulzer #52 against the Tampa Bay Lightning on December 15, 2009 at the Nashville Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.

One time after another after another, the Columbus Blue Jackets rallied against the Predators on Thursday.

David Legwand and Patric Hornqvist each had a goal and an assist, and the Nashville Predators used a five-goal second period to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 7-4 on Tuesday night.

NASHVILLE PREDATORS at COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS Today at 6 p.m. at Nationwide Arena Season Totals PREDATORS BLUE JACKETS Season Record 18-11-3 14-12-6 Last Game 3-2 L vs.

The Predators spent parts of two periods clawing their way back into Saturday's game against Detroit.

Todd Bertuzzi scored in regulation and overtime for the second straight night, giving the Detroit Red Wings a 3-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Saturday night.

When the Columbus Blue Jackets come to Nashville, everything seems to go right for the hometown Predators.

Steve Sullivan scored the winning goal in the fifth round of the shootout to give the Nashville Predators a 4-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night.

VAN NSH 4:19 0 1 VAN NSH 3:03 0 2 12:12 1 2 VAN NSH 11:27 1 3 16:25 2 3 18:54 Martin Erat Assists: David Legwand 2 4 NASHVILLE, Tenn.

The Predators' top offensive line had the shackles put on it Friday, but the team's other three lines all contributed points in Nashville's 4-1 win over Chicago.

Andrew Brunette scored a power-play goal and added an assist as the Minnesota Wild beat the Nashville Predators 5-3 Saturday night for their fifth straight win.

CHICAGO - Dan Ellis' style is not necessarily one that soothes the nerves of an anxious Predators fan.