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				<title><![CDATA[Cheechoo's hat trick lifts Sharks past Predators]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[SAN JOSE, California (Ticker) -- Jonathan Cheechoo's ninth 
career hat trick netted Ron Wilson his 500th coaching victory.

Cheechoo scored three goals, including the game-winner with just
under five minutes remaining in the third period, and also
added an assist as the San Jose Sharks edged the Nashville
Predators, 4-3, on Saturday.

Wilson became the 11th NHL coach to reach 500 wins, tying
legendary Montreal Canadiens coach Toe Blake and moving one
behind Pat Burns, who guided Montreal, Toronto, Boston and New
Jersey.

"It's hard to talk about," said Wilson, who improved to
500-440-124 in 1,064 career games with the Anaheim Ducks,
Washington Capitals and Sharks.  "It's hard for me to believe
that Toe Blake had 500 wins, and I have 500 wins."

The 52-year-old Wilson has 188 victories with the Sharks, moving
him within four of tying Darryl Sutter for the most in
franchise history.

Wilson can thank Cheechoo for his latest triumph.

With the game tied at 3-3, Cheechoo backhanded the puck past
goaltender Chris Mason with 4:55 remaining in the third for his
14th goal of the season and ninth in 11 games.

"It's a special milestone for him to reach 500.  It's pretty
amazing," Cheechoo said.  "It's nice to help that out."

"It was a heck of a play," Mason said.  "(All-Star Joe) Thornton
chipped it right through and (Milan) Michalek touch-passed it
back door, then Cheechoo spun off and got the puck in.  It was a
great play."

Michalek also scored for San Jose, which won for the sixth time
in its last eight games.

Vernon Fiddler had two goals and an assist and Scott Nichol also
scored for Nashville, which fell to 7-3-2 over its last 12
contests.

Cheechoo opened the scoring 4:48 into the first period.

After Mason mishandled the puck behind the net, Thornton gained
possession and fed Cheechoo just outside the crease.  The former
Maurice Richard Trophy winner deflected the puck between
Mason's pads and into the net for a 1-0 lead.

"We did not play very well," Mason said.  "We have a tough time
in this building.  If you're not going to come in here and be
willing to work, it is going to be tough to get a lot of shots
and a lot of pressure."

Fiddler leveled the game just 2:12 later, blasting a slap shot
from the right faceoff circle over All-Star goaltender Evgeni
Nabokov's outstretched glove, off the crossbar and into the net.

"Nabokov did not come out on me," Fiddler said.  "So I was
trying to get the puck up, and it went in."

Fiddler gave Nashville a 2-1 lead by launching a low shot that
went under Nabokov's pad at 7:12 of the second period.  But
Cheechoo drew San Jose even with his second goal just over six
minutes later.

Thornton brought the puck from behind the net and snapped a pass
to Marc-Edouard Vlasic at the left point.  Cheechoo deflected
the defenseman's one-timer past Mason for his 13th of the
season.

Michalek's goal 7:17 into the third period gave San Jose a 3-2
lead.

Cheechoo chipped the puck forward at the blue line and Michalek
corralled it before skating in and beating Mason for his 18th
goal.

"The drop to Milan is something you try every once in a while,"
Cheechoo said.  "He's got so much speed.  With 1-on-1, it's hard
for a defenseman who is moving, let alone standing still, to
contain him."

Nashville tied the game at 11:41, when Fiddler found Nichol in
the right circle for a slapper that beat Nabokov.

"When it was tied, 3-3, I thought we had good momentum,"
Nashville coach Barry Trotz said.  "I thought we had gotten to a
position where we could get a point tonight."

The game was the 1,300th of veteran Sharks center Jeremy
Roenick's career.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2008 07:00:47 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Nabokov, Sharks set to host Predators]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Nashville (28-21-6) at San Jose (30-17-7)          10:00 pm EST

SAN JOSE, California (Ticker) - The San Jose Sharks have leaned
on Evgeni Nabokov all season.

Even though he has started the previous 10 games, there's no
reason to expect that Nabokov will get a day off Saturday when
the Sharks host the Nashville Predators.

Nabokov, who has started 53 of San Jose's 54 contests and leads
the league with 30 wins, made 31 saves in Friday's 2-1 overtime
triumph over the Columbus Blue Jackets.

"The only reason we got two points is because of Nabby," Sharks
coach Ron Wilson said of Friday's game.  "He was unbelievable.
We got thoroughly outplayed, but we found a way to get that
extra point."

San Jose is tied with the Anaheim Ducks for second place in the
Pacific Division and sits just four points behind the
division-leading Dallas Stars.

While the Sharks are in a dog fight in their division, the
Predators have virtual no chance of catching the Detroit Red
Wings in the Central Division.  Nashville sits 24 points back of
Detroit but does maintain a two-point edge over Columbus for
second.

The Predators had a three-game winning streak snapped Thursday
with a 2-1 overtime loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Nashville is 7-2-2 over its last 11 contests and has allowed
just 20 goals over that stretch.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 13:02:53 GMT</pubDate>
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