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Found February 01, 2012 on Section 303: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Dany Heatley,  Pekka Rinne,  Jed Ortmeyer,  Brandon Yip,  Matt Halischuk,  Mike Fisher,  Shea Weber,  Kyle Brodziak,  Cal Clutterbuck
TEAMS: Nashville Predators,  Minnesota Wild

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Nashville Predators 5, Minnesota Wild 4 Xcel Energy Center; St. Paul, Minnesota January 31, 2012 *** LEFTOVER THOUGHTS: * Thank God hockey is back. * The two-goal effort by Minnesota sniper Dany Heatley was his first multi-goal night of the season. * Nashville amassed 10 shots on goal in the opening frame. Minnesota had 11 and they buried two. * Pekka Rinne hadn’t allowed more than two goals during his nine-game win streak. He allowed four on Tuesday night. * It was the first time since January 5 that Rinne has allowed more than two. * Former Predator Jed Ortmeyer, whose spent the majority of the past two seasons in the AHL, played against his old club, finishing a minus-1 and with two shots on goal. * Brandon Yip picked up his first point as a Pred with an assist on Matt Halischuk‘s goal in the second period. * It was also his first point of the season. * He also tallied his first goal since April 8, 2011. * Despite being down by three, Nashville’s first shot on g...
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