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Predators look to remain red-hot in November

Nov 24, 2007 - 3:43 PM Minnesota (11-9-2) at Nashville (11-8-2) 8:00 pm EST

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Ticker) - The month of November has again been good for the Nashville Predators.

Nashville looks to improve on its 7-1-2 record when it hosts the Minnesota Wild on Saturday. Last November, the Predators went 10-2-1 on the way to an overall record of 51-23-8.

Nashville went 4-7-0 last month, but has since lost only once in regulation - 2-1 at St. Louis on Monday. The Predators rebounded on Thursday with a 3-2 win over Detroit, the team that finished above them in both the Central Division and the conference in 2006-07.

Minnesota started the season on fire at 7-0-1, but is 4-9-1 since October 21. The Wild have lost five of their last seven, including a 4-0 defeat at home to Columbus on Friday.

Minnesota's power play, which had converted 20.4 percent of its chances - one of the league's top 10 units - coming into Friday's game, went 0-for-9 against the Blue Jackets. The Wild were 3-1-0 against the Predators last year, winning both games in Nashville.