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Arnott looks to spark Predators

Oct 17, 2007 - 2:25 PM Nashville (2-3-0) at Anaheim (3-4-1) 10:00 pm EDT

ANAHEIM, California (Ticker) -- Jason Arnott has not missed a beat from last season. Unfortunately, his team has not been able to follow his lead.

The Nashville Predators will attempt to snap a three-game losing streak when they head to the Honda Center on Wednesday to face the Anaheim Ducks.

Arnott, whose 54 points last season was 22 fewer that the career-high 76 points he scored in 2005, has been a bright spot for the Predators, leading the team with seven points. On the other hand, Nashville, which had a franchise-record 110 points last season, has been outscored, 17-8, over its last three contests.

After Chris Mason yielded just one goal over the first 63 shots he faced this season - both wins - the 31-year-old goaltender has allowed 15 goals over the previous 64 shots, including six goals in Saturday's 7-4 loss to the Calgary Flames. His 3.75 goals-against average ranks 30th in the league.

Unlike the Predators, the defending Stanley Cup champion Ducks have righted themselves after a three-game skid, winning two out of their last three. That turnaround has been helped by the play of netminder Ilya Bryzgalov, who has stopped 50 of the 54 shots he has faced while regular goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere recovers from a hernia surgery.

Anaheim has dominated the series since Nashville entered the NHL in 1998-99, going 19-7-4 with two ties.