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The Nashville Predators think Ryan Kesler got away with holding Shea Weber's stick to set up the winning power-play goal in overtime. One thing is certain. Kesler grabbed both the momentum and home-ice advantage back for the Vancouver Canucks. ''It feels good to get this one and good to go up 2-1 in the series,'' Kesler said. Kesler hadn't scored a goal in the playoffs until Tuesday night, and his second power-play goal at 10:45 of overti...
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Playoff Series

Game Stats

Canucks (-) Playoff Stats | Roster FORWARDS Name G A S +/- PIM R. Kesler 2 1 6 0 2 C. Higgins 1 0 4 1 0 M. Samuelsson 0 1 5 0 0 D. Sedin 0 1 7 -2 0 A. Burrows 0 0 1 -1 0 T. Glass 0 0 0 0 0 J. Hansen 0 0 4 0 0 C. Hodgson 0 0 0 0 0 M. Lapierre 0 0 2 0 4 M. Raymond 0 0 6 1 0 H. Sedin 0 0 2 -2 0 R. Torres 0 0 1 0 0		Predators (-) Playoff Stats | Roster FORWARDS Name G A S +/- PIM D. Legwand 1 0 3 2 0 J. Ward 1 0 3 1 0 M. Erat 0 1 2 1 0 N. Spaling 0 1 2 1 0 M. Fisher 0 0 1 -1 2 M. Halischuk 0 0 2 0 0 P. Hornqvist 0 0 1 -1 0 S. Kostitsyn 0 0 0 -1 0 J. Smithson 0 0 3 0 4 S. Sullivan 0 0 1 1 0 J. Tootoo 0 0 2 0 0
DEFENSEMEN Name G A S +/- PIM C. Ehrhoff 0 2 0 -2 0 A. Edler 0 1 5 0 0 A. Alberts 0 0 0 -1 0 K. Bieksa 0 0 1 0 0 D. Hamhuis 0 0 2 0 0 A. Rome 0 0 1 1 0		DEFENSEMEN Name G A S +/- PIM R. Suter 0 1 1 2 0 J. Blum 0 0 0 0 0 C. Franson 0 0 1 0 0 K. Klein 0 0 4 -1 0 S. O'Brien 0 0 0 -1 0 S. Weber 0 0 3 2 2
GOALTENDER Name S SV GA SV% R. Luongo(W, 6-4) 30 28 2 .933		GOALTENDER Name S SV GA SV% P. Rinne(L, 5-4) 47 44 3 .936

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PLAYER NEWS

Canucks David Booth (VAN - Left Wing) News: Booth (ankle) was cleared to ditch his walking boot within the past two weeks, the Vancouver Province reports. [+] Impact: The original timetable left the possibility for Booth to return during the playoffs should the Canucks advance far enough, but it doesn't look like he would have been anywhere near ready if Vancouver was still competing. If Booth isn't cleared prior to July 2, he wouldn't be eligible for a buyout this summer, which has been speculated since the offseason began for the Canucks. (RotoWire - Thu. June 6, 2013)

Predators Joe Piskula (NSH - Defense) News: The Nashville Predators have signed defenseman Joe Piskula to a one-year, two-way contract. [+] Impact: The 6-foot-3, 214-pound defenseman has played 393 AHL games in six seasons with 74 points and 335 penalty minutes. He helped the Wisconsin Badgers win the 2006 NCAA national championship. (STATS - Mon. June 17, 2013) Joe Piskula (NSH - Defense) News: Piskula signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Predators on Monday, NHL.com reports. [+] Impact: Piskula would earn $135,000 at the AHL level and $550,000 at the NHL level under the terms of the deal. The defenseman registered 14 points in 69 games last year with the AHL's Milwaukee Admirals and Abbotsford Heat. (RotoWire - Mon. June 17, 2013) T.J. Brennan (NSH - Defense) News: The Nashville Predators have acquired Brennan from the Florida Panthers in exchange for forward Bobby Butler. [+] Impact: Brennan, 24, split the 2012-13 season between the Buffalo and Florida organizations. He had one goal in 10 games with the Sabres, and two goals and seven assists in 19 games with the Panthers. Brennan also had 14 goals and 21 assists in 36 games with Rochester of the American Hockey League. (STATS - Fri. June 14, 2013)

Injury Report

Canucks Player Injury Status C. Tanev Lower-body injury day-to-day D. Booth Left ankle IR M. Malhotra Undisclosed reason IR

Predators Player Injury Status B. Yip Lower-body injury day-to-day P. Gaustad Shoulder surgery day-to-day G. Bourque Upper-body injury/knee surgery day-to-day C. Wilson Shoulder surgery IR