Wade Belak News

It had been almost two weeks since they'd played a road game, but the Predators treated Colorado's Pepsi Center just like home on Wednesday.

It's a statistic that can't last forever, but more than a quarter of the way through the season, the Predators are still perfect when scoring a power-play goal.

As the Red Wings and Nashville Predators prepare to tangle tonight , the Tennessean's John Glennon reports that Pekka Rinne has received the nod to start against Detroit... November 23, Tennessean : Pekka Rinne will go for a sixth con se cu tive win in goal tonight when the Pre da tors play host to the Detroit Red Wings .

Predators forward Wade Belak didn't see the ice in the third period of Saturday's 4-3 shootout win over Columbus, after taking an undisciplined penalty that led to a Blue Jackets goal.

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 Predators are overflowing with confidence. They are playing some of their best hockey of the season and have won six of their past eight games, including their past two.

Almost all of the Predators had a hand in breaking the franchise's shots-on-goal record during Saturday's 2-0 win over Montreal.

The more the clock ticked down in the third period on Thursday, the more the Predators had to be feeling a sense of deja vu.

With 11-and-a-half minutes left in Saturday's game, a sluggish early afternoon Staples Center crowd finally came to life.

Just like any rookie, Predators center Colin Wilson is likely to go through ups and downs during his adjustment process to the NHL.

The Predators welcomed a couple of players back into the goal-scoring column in Saturday's 4-2 win over Dallas.

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

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The Predators received an improved offensive showing against the Washington Capitals on Saturday.

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.

Through three games, the Predators have produced five regulation goals - all from the team's first line.

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.

Nashville Predators President of Hockey Operations/General Manager David Poile announced today several transactions to set the club's roster for Game One of the 2009-10 season, which comes Saturday, Oct.

The Predators packed a couple of surprises into their personnel moves Tuesday as the team moved closer to today's 2 p.m. deadline to submit an opening-night roster.