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Predators look to keep playoff hopes alive vs. Blackhawks

Mar 22, 2008 - 10:24 AM Chicago (35-32-7) at Nashville (36-31-8) 3:00 pm EDT

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Ticker) - With the top eight teams in the Western Conference beginning to separate themselves from the competition, the Nashville Predators are running out of time to get involved in the postseason.

The Predators will attempt to keep their playoff hopes alive when they host the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday.

Nashville is four points behind the Colorado Avalanche (39-30-6) for the eighth and final playoff spot in the West with seven games remaining.

The Predators, however, have struggled putting pucks in the net, scoring just 13 goals while going 1-5-0 in their last six games.

The Blackhawks are hanging by a thread in the playoff race as well - three points behind Nashville and seven points shy of Colorado with eight games to play.

They posted a 5-0 win over the Washington Capitals on Wednesday and have won two of their last three games. Chicago scored 11 goals in the two victories.

Nikolai Khabibulin, who missed nearly a month with back spasms, made 25 saves to earn his second shutout of the season.

The Blackhawks have dominated the series this season, going 4-1-1 while outscoring Nashville 19-7 in the four wins.








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    FINAL IN SHOOTOUT 1ST 2ND 3RD OT TOTAL
    --- --- --- --- -----
    CHICAGO 1 0 0 0 (1) 1
    NASHVILLE 1 0 0 0 (2) 2 FINAL IN SHOOTOUT
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: NAS - JASON ARNOTT 27 (SHEA WEBER, JEAN-PIERRE DUMONT) 5:24
    CHI - ANDREW LADD 13 (DAVE BOLLAND, PATRICK SHARP) 14:42
    2ND PRD: NONE
    3RD PRD: NONE
    OT: NONE
    SO: CHI - PATRICK

    Blackhawks 1, Predators 2  Final - 2OTMar 22 5:46 PM


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    END OF OT 1ST 2ND 3RD OT TOTAL
    --- --- --- --- -----
    CHICAGO 1 0 0 0 1
    NASHVILLE 1 0 0 0 1 END OF OT
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: NAS - JASON ARNOTT 27 (SHEA WEBER, JEAN-PIERRE DUMONT) 5:24
    CHI - ANDREW LADD 13 (DAVE BOLLAND, PATRICK SHARP) 14:42
    2ND PRD: NONE
    3RD PRD: NONE
    OT: NONE
    SHOTS ON GOAL: 1S

    Mar 22 5:40 PM
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    Blackhawks 1, Predators 1  End of Reg.Mar 22 5:33 PM
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    RUWTbot Added 67 roots (Overtime)

    Blackhawks 1, Predators 1  OT - 4:55Mar 22 5:32 PM


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    END OF THE 3RD GOING INTO OT
    1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    CHICAGO 1 0 0 1
    NASHVILLE 1 0 0 1 GOING INTO OT
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: NAS - JASON ARNOTT 27 (SHEA WEBER, JEAN-PIERRE DUMONT) 5:24
    CHI - ANDREW LADD 13 (DAVE BOLLAND, PATRICK SHARP) 14:42
    2ND PRD: NONE
    3RD PRD: NONE
    SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- ---

    Mar 22 5:30 PM
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    Blackhawks 1, Predators 1  3rd - 4:25Mar 22 5:21 PM


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    END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    CHICAGO 1 0 1
    NASHVILLE 1 0 1 END OF THE 2ND
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: NAS - JASON ARNOTT 27 (SHEA WEBER, JEAN-PIERRE DUMONT) 5:24
    CHI - ANDREW LADD 13 (DAVE BOLLAND, PATRICK SHARP) 14:42
    2ND PRD: NONE
    SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    CHI 7

    Mar 22 4:39 PM


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    END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    CHICAGO 1 1
    NASHVILLE 1 1 END OF THE 1ST
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: NAS - JASON ARNOTT 27 (SHEA WEBER, JEAN-PIERRE DUMONT) 5:24
    CHI - ANDREW LADD 13 (DAVE BOLLAND, PATRICK SHARP) 14:42
    SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    CHI 7

    Mar 22 3:44 PM


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    CHICAGO 1
    NASHVILLE 1
    1ST PRD: CHI - ANDREW LADD 13 (DAVE BOLLAND, PATRICK SHARP) 14:42

    Blackhawks 1, Predators 1  1st - 5:18Mar 22 3:36 PM


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    CHICAGO 0
    NASHVILLE 1
    1ST PRD: NAS - JASON ARNOTT 27 (SHEA WEBER, JEAN-PIERRE DUMONT) 5:24

    Blackhawks 0, Predators 1  1st - 14:36Mar 22 3:15 PM

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