(Sarah Fuqua)
Location: Bridgestone Arena
Game Time: 7:00 pm Central
TV: Fox Sports Tennessee
Radio: 102.5 The Game (WPRT-FM)
Records:
Nashville: 24-15-4 (52 points, 4th Central, 6th Western)
Philadelphia: 26-12-4 (56 points, 2nd Atlantic, 4th Eastern)
Familiar Faces Return: Saturday will mark only the second time that former Predators Kimmo Timonen and Scott Hartnell return to Bridgestone Arena since being traded to the Flyers on June 18, 2007. Timonen, the captain when he was traded, was a day-one Predator and left the organization as the all-time leading scorer with 301 points (he has since been passed by David Legwand and Martin Erat). Hartnell was a home-bred fan favorite who scored 93 goals in his 436 games in a Preds sweater. Of the current active players, only David Legwand and Martin Erat have suited up more times than Hartnell did. Only Legwand and Erat have played in more Predators games than Timonen, who is still third on the all-time games played list. The Predators acq...
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PuckScene.com:
PLAYERS:
Kimmo Timonen,
Scott Hartnell,
David Legwand,
Martin Erat,
Peter Forsberg,
Jonathon Blum,
Ilya Bryzgalov,
Nick Spaling,
Jerred Smithson,
Colin Wilson,
Mike Fisher,
Jordin Tootoo,
Brian McGrattan
TEAMS: Philadelphia Flyers, Nashville Predators, Phoenix Coyotes, Anaheim Ducks, Calgary Flames
TEAMS: Philadelphia Flyers, Nashville Predators, Phoenix Coyotes, Anaheim Ducks, Calgary Flames
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