Jerred Smithson News

Though the Devils' nine-game road winning streak is over, starting a new one in Nashville shouldn't be too much of a problem.

Joel Ward and David Legwand each had a goal and two assists, and the Nashville Predators beat the San Jose Sharks 4-3 Tuesday night for their third straight win and seventh in nine games.

Dan Ellis made 27 stops and Cody Franson added a goal and one assist, as Nashville downed Los Angeles, 3-1, at Staples Center.

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

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

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – 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 against the Blackhawks on Thursday night.

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.

The Predators lead the Boston Bruins 1-0 after the first period. The Preds jumped out to the lead 5:55 into the contest, when Jerred Smithson scored his first goal of the season.

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.

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.

BOSTON - Steve Begin got his first goal with Boston, getting the tiebreaker at 8:33 of the third period Wednesday night to lift the short-handed Bruins to a 3-2 victory over the Nashville Predators.

The Predators have recalled forward Triston Grant, who will take the place of Joel Ward in the lineup tonight against Colorado.

NASHVILLE - Predators forward Jordin Tootoo missed a second straight day of practice with a groin strain on Thursday and is questionable for Saturday's season opener in Dallas.

If the power play has long been a source of discontent for the Predators, the penalty kill has been every bit the source of pride.

The Predators lost some of their lower-line grit from last season with the departures of Vern Fiddler and Scott Nichol over the summer.

It's three games into the season and all the Blackhawks have to show is one point and a search for positives.

The Predators gained one forward Tuesday but might have lost another. Nashville signed forward Ben Guite to a one-year, two-way contract worth $550,000 on the NHL level and $105,000 on the American Hockey League level.