The Nashville Predators hit the ice once again on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day against the Blues of St. Louis. Saturday night, both teams played their home opener, but ended in different results. The Predators lost to the Columbus Blue Jackets, 3-2 in a shootout, while the Blues put a "whooping" on the Detroit Red Wings, 6-0. This game will be the first of four meetings between the two clubs. Puck drops in this Central Division rivalry at 5:08pm CT.
TV/Radio Coverage
Nashville: FS Tennessee and 102.5 The Game
St. Louis: FS Midwest and KMOX 1120 AM
2011-12 Season Series
Date
Away
Home
Result
10/8
NSH
STL
4-2 NSH
12/17
STL
NSH
1-2 NSH
12/30
NSH
STL
2-1 NSH
2/4
STL
NSH
1-3 NSH
2/23
STL
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PLAYERS:
Pekka Rinne,
Jaroslav Halak,
Wade Redden,
Jamie Langenbrunner,
Jeff Woywitka,
Sergei Kostitsyn,
Mike Fisher,
Martin Erat,
Colin Wilson,
David Legwand,
Patric Hornqvist,
Craig Smith,
Paul Gaustad,
Matt Halischuk,
Brian McGrattan,
Nick Spaling,
Brandon Yip,
Shea Weber,
Roman Josi,
Kevin Klein,
Scott Hannan,
Hal Gill,
Ryan Ellis,
Chris Mason,
David Perron,
T.J. Oshie,
David Backes,
Andy McDonald,
Alexander Steen,
Vladimir Tarasenko,
Jaden Schwartz,
Chris Stewart,
Vladimir Sobotka,
Scott Nichol,
Ryan Reaves,
Ian Cole,
Alex Pietrangelo,
Barret Jackman,
Kevin Shattenkirk,
Roman Polak,
Tomas Vokoun,
Victor Bartley,
Jonathon Blum
TEAMS: Nashville Predators, Columbus Blue Jackets, Detroit Red Wings, St. Louis Blues, Pittsburgh Penguins
TEAMS: Nashville Predators, Columbus Blue Jackets, Detroit Red Wings, St. Louis Blues, Pittsburgh Penguins
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