PLAYERS:
Shea Weber,
Pekka Rinne,
Kevin Klein,
Matt Halischuk
TEAMS: Nashville Predators, Columbus Blue Jackets, Philadelphia Flyers, St. Louis Blues
TEAMS: Nashville Predators, Columbus Blue Jackets, Philadelphia Flyers, St. Louis Blues
On Saturday night, the Nashville Predators host their Central Division rivals when the St. Louis Blues visit Bridgestone Arena. It will be the first home game for the Predators since January 23rd when Nashville beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-1.
The Predators face the Blues for the fourth of six meetings this season between the two clubs on Saturday night at Bridgestone Arena
Predators Captain, Shea Weber says Nashville needs to put Thursday night’s 4-1 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers behind them.
“Every game is important. [Thursday] night’s game was important and we lost it, so we need to get back on the horse and worry about Saturday,” Weber said, adding, “Obviously we love playing at home. We get a lot of motivation from the crowd so it is going to be fun.”
This season, Nashville has won all three times that the Predators and Blues have met, but the games have been close.
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