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Kariya battles former club as Blues face Predators

Nov 17, 2007 - 3:00 PM St Louis (9-7-0) at Nashville (10-7-1) 8:00 pm EST

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Ticker) - Paul Kariya's old team stands in the way of his new team winning its third consecutive contest.

Kariya looks to lead the St. Louis Blues to another win when they visit the Nashville Predators on Saturday night in a matchup of Central Division foes.

The 33-year-old left wing, who spent the previous two seasons with Nashville, scored a goal and set up another in St. Louis' 3-2 triumph over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday.

Kariya leads the club with 14 assists and 18 points this season. He scored 55 goals in his two seasons with the Predators. Throughout his 13-year career, Kariya has tallied 10 goals and 24 points in 21 games against Nashville.

The Blues biggest surprise has been the play of Brad Boyes, who leads the squad with 10 goals this season.

The Predators enter the contest on a three-game winning streak and have enjoyed an excellent month, going 6-0-1 during November.

Nashville has gotten a boost from backup goaltender Dan Ellis, who is 4-0-0 with a 1.35 goals-against average and two shutouts.