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NHL: Nashville 3, Los Angeles 1

Sun, 11/08/2009 - 10:43 by shalini.bahadur

Los Angeles -- Dan Ellis made 27 saves Saturday, backstopping the Nashville Predators' 3-1 road victory over the Los Angeles Kings.

Cody Franson, Francis Bouillon (power play) and Joel Ward punched in goals for the Predators. Franson also notched an assist.

Dustin Brown scored for the Kings.

Jon Quick gave up all three Nashville goals on 25 shots.

Nashville has won four of its last five and stopped the Kings' two-game win streak.

The game was scoreless until 3:22 remained in the second period. That's when Bouillon scored on a blast from the point. Franson scored less than 5 minutes into the third for a 2-0 Nashville edge.

NHL: Nashville 4, Minnesota 3

Thu, 10/29/2009 - 09:37 by shalini.bahadur

St. Paul, Minn. -- Jerred Smithson's shorthanded goal put Nashville in front midway through the third period Wednesday and the Predators held on to defeat Minnesota 4-3.

Nashville won for the fourth time in 11 games this year despite blowing a two-goal lead. The Predators have captured two out of three after losing six in a row.

Pekka Rinne got the win in relief by stopping all 12 shots he saw over the final 37 minutes. Dan Ellis was replaced in the second period after giving up three goals in a span of less than 2 minutes.

Those goals by Brent Burns, Cal Clutterbuck and Owen Nolan gave Minnesota a 3-2 lead but Nashville tied it 6:44 into the second on Mike Santorelli's first goal of the season.