J.P. Dumont News

SAN JOSE, Calif. - What one organization deems as the end of the line for a player is another organization's chance to grant a fresh start.

Faceoff: 7:30 p.m. at HP Pavilion. TV: CSNCA. Radio: 98.5-FM, 92.1-FM. Head to head: This is the first meeting of the season between the teams.

LOS ANGELES - No one has to tell the Predators about the significance of injuries in the NHL these days.

Francis Bouillon, Cody Franson and Joel Ward scored to lead the Nashville Predators to a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.

JP Dumont #71, Shea Weber #6, Dave Scatchard #38 and Steve Sullivan #26 of the Nashville Predators celebrate a goal against the Ottawa Senators during a game at Scotiabank Place on October 22, 2009 in Ottawa, Canada.

Jason Arnott was glancing at the NHL standings a few days ago. He couldn't believe what he saw.

Injuries are a way of life in hockey, and every team copes with them during the course of a season.

Just when the Predators appeared to be healthy, the injury bug flashed its fangs again Monday.

The Predators and Dallas Stars are tied 1-1 after the first period. The Stars opened the scoring with 16:29 left in the opening period, when Steve Ott scored a power-play goal.

The Predators hadn't won a game all season when trailing after two periods, but a sense of calm prevailed in the team's locker room after 40 minutes Saturday.

Predators forwards have struggled to produce points all season long. So Thursday, Nashville turned to its defensemen.

Pekka Rinne made 22 saves for his first shutout of the season and fifth overall, and Joel Ward scored on a second-period power play in the Nashville Predators' 2-0 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night.

The Nashville Predators hope to beat the Chicago Blackhawks tonight , but the hockey game is already a winner for the Monroe Carell Jr.

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Jerred Smithson scored a short-handed goal midway through the third period to give the Nashville Predators their second regulation victory of the season, 4-3 over the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday night.

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Defencemen Alex Picard and Matt Carkner were in recovery mode yesterday. Trying to forget what can only be described as a brutal night by the duo in Ottawa's 6-5 OT loss to the Predators on Thursday, Picard and Carkner have to put the mess behind them and move on with the Bruins in town tonight at Scotiabank Place.

Cristobal Huet made 27 saves for his first shutout of the season, and Dustin Byfuglien and Andrew Ladd scored on rebounds 56 seconds apart in the second period in the Chicago Blackhawks' 2-0 win over Nashville on Saturday night.

CHICAGO - One Predator collected his career high in points, another posted his first point in two years and yet another notched the first NHL point of his career.

Shea Weber scored his second goal of the game on a power play in overtime to give the Nashville Predators a 6-5 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night.

NSH WAS 5:27 0 1 18:15 0 2 NSH WAS 14:29 1 2 16:04 J.P. Dumont Unassisted 2 2 NSH WAS 2 2 OT NSH WAS 2 2 Shootout Summary Start of Shootout period Shootout attempt by Nicklas Backstrom SAVED by Dan Ellis Shootout attempt by Steve Sullivan MISSES over net Shootout GOAL scored by Alex Ovechkin on Dan Ellis Shootout attempt by David Legwand MISSES ...