When Captain Shea Weber was out of the lineup with a concussion, the Nashville Predators went 0 for 13 on the man advantage. With just one game under Weber’s belt since returning, the Predators went 4 for 5 with the man advantage to beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-4 in front of a sold out crowd at Bridgestone Arena on Saturday night.
It was the fourth win in five games for Nashville, who have sold out 8 consecutive home games.
Weber opened scoring for Nashville at 9:14 of the first period. Weber has 22 points in his last 22 games, including 8 goals and 14 assists.
Craig Smith’s power play tally made it 2-0 Nashville just 4:02 after the Weber goal.
Patric Hornqvist scored twice for Nashville, including the lone goal of the second period, while another tally was called back for being kicked in by the forward. Both Hornqvist goals came on the man advantage.
Head Coach Barry Trotz mixed up the lines, with Colin Wilson coming back into the lineup. Hornqvist was taken off of his line with...
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January 08, 2012
