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Predators look to continue dominance over Oilers

Mar 4, 2008 - 1:09 PM Nashville (33-25-8) at Edmonton (31-30-5) 9:00 pm EST

EDMONTON, Alberta (Ticker) - The Nashville Predators go for their eighth straight victory over the Edmonton Oilers when the teams clash on Tuesday.

Nashville swept the four-game season series last campaign and has won the first three contests between the teams this season by a combined score of 14-7.

Another win would be key for the Predators, who are tied with Vancouver (32-23-10) and Colorado (34-26-6) for the seventh seed in the Western Conference.

Nashville got its first win in four games on Saturday, posting a 3-1 victory over the red-hot Dallas Stars.

David Legwand, Jordin Tootoo and J.P. Dumont all scored for Nashville, which will be playing the third game of a six-game road trip against the Oilers.

Edmonton has matched a season high with four straight victories - all of them coming by one goal.

Andrew Cogliano had a goal and an assist and goaltender Mathieu Garon stopped all three shootout attempts in a 4-3 shootout victory for the Oilers over Columbus on Sunday.

The win increased Edmonton's league record for shootout wins in a season to 14 and also extended its home winning streak to seven games.