Jason Arnott News

Shea Weber plays a key role in so many facets of the Predators' game that it's hard to figure where the team most will miss the injured defenseman.

NASHVILLE - 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.

At 2-6-1, the Predators looked to be digging a hole that would be difficult to overcome.

The Predators reassigned center Cal O'Reilly to Milwaukee of the American Hockey League on Friday.

The Nashville Predators are starting to find ways to win games. Their familiarity with the Dallas Stars may be able to help them continue their recent success.

There were times last season when defenseman Greg Zanon resembled a human bruise, times when he would walk through the Nashville locker room after games with three or four ice bags wrapped around injured limbs.

The Nashville Predators will try to avoid matching their longest losing streak in franchise history tonight in a matchup with the Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Place.

PREDATORS AT OTTAWA SENATORS When. 6:30 p.m. TV/radio. Fox SN/104.5-FM. Season series.

Cristobal Huet earned his first shutout of the season - and a measure of redemption.

Cal O'Reilly practiced on Nashville's top line on Monday. He took injured center Jason Arnott's spot between Steve Sullivan and J.P. Dumont after being recalled from the minors on Friday.

The Predators take a four-game losing streak and the NHL's worst offense - averaging just 1.17 goals per game - into Saturday night's game at Washington.

The Nashville Predators will try to avoid matching their longest losing streak in franchise history tonight in a matchup with the Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Place.

When, where: Tonight, 7, TD Garden. TV, radio: NESN, WBZ-FM . Goals: Jason Arnott 3, Patric Hornqvist 2. Assists: Hornqvist 4, Ryan Suter 3, Arnott 2, Shea Weber, 2. Goaltending: Dan Ellis , Pekka Rinne .

The Nashville Predators have placed captain Jason Arnott on injured reserve and recalled two players from Milwaukee in the AHL.

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Foward Jason Arnott #19 of the Nashville Predators skates during a pre-season NHL Hockey game at the Sommet Center on September 26, 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee.

After a so-so tour through western Canada, the Dallas Stars return home this evening to battle the Nashville Predators at American Airlines Center.

If Cristobal Huet has lost any confidence, he didn't show it Thursday night. He was as cool as the ice under his skates.