Predators 5 - 2 Hurricanes
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Staal, Hurricanes look for fourth straight win

Nov 23, 2008 - 9:03 AM Nashville (9-9-1) at Carolina (11-7-2), 3:00 pm EST

RALEIGH, North Carolina (Ticker) -- It only seems fitting Eric Staal has reasserted himself as the Carolina Hurricanes' most prolific scorer during their season-high, three-game win streak.

Staal and the Hurricanes hope to continue their winning ways when they host the offensively dormant Nashville Predators on Sunday.

Staal recorded a hat trick in Carolina's 5-2 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Friday, completing the feat in the final minute of the second period. The 24-year-old had gone eight games without a goal - his longest drought since he went nine without one in the 2006-07 season.

After a 38-goal and 82-point campaign in 2007-08, Staal has just eight goals and 13 points through 20 games. Last season, it took him just 11 contests to reach eight tallies.

Prior to the Hurricanes' five-goal outburst, they had scored two goals or less in each of their previous seven games. Carolina defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning, 3-2, in a shootout last Sunday and edged the Montreal Canadiens, 2-1, two nights later.

Nashville has been hampered by offensive struggles as well, netting one goal in each of its last two games - a pair of 4-1 losses to the San Jose Sharks and Lightning, respectively, this week.

The Predators are 3-5-0 in their last eight games, seven of which have been played on the road.








  • NHL
    FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    NASHVILLE 1 3 1 5
    CAROLINA 0 0 2 2 FINAL
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: NAS - JASON ARNOTT 9 (JEAN-PIERRE DUMONT, GREG DE VRIES)
    13:59
    2ND PRD: NAS - SCOTT NICHOL 2 (GREG ZANON) 2:45
    NAS - (PP) SHEA WEBER 9 (RYAN SUTER, DAVID LEGWAND) 8:42
    NAS - JASON ARNOTT 10 (SHEA WEBER, MARTIN ERAT)

    Nov 23 5:27 PM


  • NHL
    NASHVILLE 5
    CAROLINA 2
    3RD PRD: NAS - SHEA WEBER 10 (MARTIN ERAT, RADEK BONK) 12:42

    Predators 5, Hurricanes 2  3rd - 7:18Nov 23 5:18 PM


  • NHL
    NASHVILLE 4
    CAROLINA 2
    3RD PRD: CAR - CHAD LAROSE 5 (MATT CULLEN, JOSEF MELICHAR) 6:26

    Predators 4, Hurricanes 2  3rd - 13:34Nov 23 5:04 PM


  • NHL
    NASHVILLE 4
    CAROLINA 1
    3RD PRD: CAR - MATT CULLEN 5 (RYAN BAYDA) 0:32

    Predators 4, Hurricanes 1  3rd - 19:28Nov 23 4:53 PM


  • NHL
    END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    NASHVILLE 1 3 4
    CAROLINA 0 0 0 END OF THE 2ND
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: NAS - JASON ARNOTT 9 (JEAN-PIERRE DUMONT, GREG DE VRIES)
    13:59
    2ND PRD: NAS - SCOTT NICHOL 2 (GREG ZANON) 2:45
    NAS - (PP) SHEA WEBER 9 (RYAN SUTER, DAVID LEGWAND) 8:42
    NAS - JASON ARNOTT 10 (SHEA WEBER,

    Nov 23 4:34 PM


  • NHL
    NASHVILLE 4
    CAROLINA 0
    2ND PRD: NAS - JASON ARNOTT 10 (SHEA WEBER, MARTIN ERAT) 14:12

    Predators 4, Hurricanes 0  2nd - 5:48Nov 23 4:24 PM


  • NHL
    NASHVILLE 3
    CAROLINA 0
    2ND PRD: NAS - (PP) SHEA WEBER 9 (RYAN SUTER, DAVID LEGWAND) 8:42

    Predators 3, Hurricanes 0  2nd - 11:18Nov 23 4:18 PM


  • NHL
    NASHVILLE 2
    CAROLINA 0
    2ND PRD: NAS - SCOTT NICHOL 2 (GREG ZANON) 2:45

    Predators 2, Hurricanes 0  2nd - 17:15Nov 23 4:05 PM


  • NHL
    END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    NASHVILLE 1 1
    CAROLINA 0 0 END OF THE 1ST
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: NAS - JASON ARNOTT 9 (JEAN-PIERRE DUMONT, GREG DE VRIES)
    13:59
    SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    NAS 5 5
    CAR 8 8
    GOALIES: NAS - DAN ELLIS

    Nov 23 3:42 PM


  • NHL
    NASHVILLE 1
    CAROLINA 0
    1ST PRD: NAS - JASON ARNOTT 9 (JEAN-PIERRE DUMONT, GREG DE VRIES)
    13:59

    Predators 1, Hurricanes 0  1st - 6:01Nov 23 3:34 PM

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