Erat credits good health as key to success this season for Nashville
Entering Tuesday night’s contest against the Vancouver Canucks, the Nashville Predators are 12-3-0 since the turn of the calendar year. While a lot of attention has been given to Nashville’s Vezina Trophy nominated goaltender, Pekka Rinne, who is riding an 11-game winning streak, up front it is Predators forward Martin Erat who quietly leads the way.
Erat has 39 points...
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8 days ago
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8 days ago
Rinne earns 11th straight win, turns aside 41 shots to stop Blues
Martin Erat had a goal and two assists and Pekka Rinne made 41 saves
as the host Nashville Predators moved past the St. Louis Blues into
second place in the Central Division with a 3-1 victory on Saturday.Rinne has won a franchise-record 11 consecutive starts in goal for the Predators.
Sergei Kostitsyn collected a goal and an assist for the Predators. He
secured the win with...
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8 days ago
One more thing: Intra-division dominance
One reason why the Nashville Predators find themselves just four points out of the division lead is because of their dominance against their divisional opponents. Following last night’s 3-1 win over the Blues, the Preds pushed their Central Division record to an astounding 12-2-2, the best intra-division record in the NHL.“The division is so hard and you have to take all the...
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8 days ago
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8 days ago
Erat continues offensive success in 3-1 win over Blues
Nashville Predators forward Martin Erat continued his stellar offensive play of late with three points in the team’s 3-1 win over St. Louis. Pekka Rinne also lent a helping hand with 42 saves in the victory, but Erat led the way offensively.Getting out to a quick start against the Blues was a main focus for the Preds, and Erat was able to lead off the scoring at the 6:59 mark...
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9 days ago
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9 days ago
Blues one goal not enough to defeat Predators
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Pekka Rinne made 41 saves, and Martin Erat had a goal and two assists to lead the Nashville Predators to a 3-1 win over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday night.
The Predators have won six of seven, while the Blues have dropped three of four.
Mike Fisher and Sergei Kostitsyn also scored for Nashville
Chris Porter had the lone goal for St. Louis.
It was the...
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9 days ago
Erat's late goal lifts Predators past Blue Jackets
Martin Erat scored with 8.4 seconds remaining to give the Nashville Predators a 6-5 comeback victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night.
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December 22, 2011
Erat looks for more power play opportunities in Nashville’s 2-1 win over Blues
The Nashville Predators won their fifth game in a row when they edged the St. Louis Blues in a shootout in front of a sold out Bridgestone Arena Saturday night.
The Blues had six power play opportunities. Nashville didn’t have time with the man advantage, though Matt D’Agostini was assessed a charging penalty at the 5:00 minute mark of overtime.
Predators forward Martin...
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December 18, 2011
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December 18, 2011
Erat “Solid” in Return to Lineup
Martin Erat scored a goal in his return to the Predators on Saturday night. (Sarah Fuqua)
On Saturday night against the Anaheim Ducks at the Bridgestone Arena, Martin Erat made his return to the Nashville Predators lineup after missing the last 8 games due to an “upper body” injury suffered in the season opener against the Columbus Blue Jackets.
“It’s always tough sitting...
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October 30, 2011
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October 30, 2011
Preds place Erat on IR
Before this morning’s pre-game tune-up, it was announced that the Predators have placed forward Martin Erat on Injured Reserve with an upper body injury. Erat, who is still suffering from a hit he took in Columbus, missed Saturday’s game against St. Louis and hasn’t skated since. Coach Barry Trotz has stated repeatedly that this injury is not related to his back.Erat being...
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October 13, 2011
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October 13, 2011
2011-12 Preview: Martin Erat
Leading up to training camp in September, we will be providing 2010-11 recaps and 2011-12 previews for each player. In number order, we continue with #10 Martin Erat today…2010-11 Review:Last year, Erat continued the steady production he has displayed over the years; he co-led the team in points (50) with Sergei Kostitsyn, doing so in 13 less games. Erat has compiled between...
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August 19, 2011
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August 19, 2011
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