The Nashville Predators badly needed a break after a pair of shootout losses to start the season and a draining start to this tight game against the Minnesota Wild. The opening was there for Martin Erat, and the veteran left wing made sure he didn't miss it. Erat's unassisted goal with 8:15 left made the Wild pay for a late mistake and the Predators earned their first victory, 3-1 on Tuesday night over former teammate Ryan Suter's new club. ...
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score	Goalies
Tue 1/22	Min	Nsh 3 - 1	W:
Sat 2/9	Min	Min 1 - 2	W:
Sat 3/9	Nsh	Min 2 - 1	W:

Game Stats

Predators (1-0-2) Season Stats | Roster FORWARDS Name G A S +/- PIM N. Spaling 1 1 3 2 2 M. Erat 1 0 5 0 0 D. Legwand 1 0 3 0 0 B. Yip 0 1 2 1 2 G. Bourque 0 0 0 1 0 R. Clune 0 0 0 0 5 M. Fisher 0 0 3 0 0 M. Halischuk 0 0 0 0 0 P. Hornqvist 0 0 4 0 4 S. Kostitsyn 0 0 2 0 0 C. Smith 0 0 0 -1 0 C. Wilson 0 0 1 -1 0		Wild (2-1-0) Season Stats | Roster FORWARDS Name G A S +/- PIM D. Heatley 1 0 4 1 0 Z. Parise 0 1 6 0 0 P. Bouchard 0 0 2 0 2 K. Brodziak 0 0 0 0 0 C. Clutterbuck 0 0 2 0 2 M. Cullen 0 0 2 0 0 M. Granlund 0 0 1 0 0 M. Koivu 0 0 4 0 2 Z. Konopka 0 0 0 -1 5 T. Mitchell 0 0 0 -1 0 D. Powe 0 0 1 -1 2 D. Setoguchi 0 0 0 0 0
DEFENSEMEN Name G A S +/- PIM K. Klein 0 1 0 0 0 R. Ellis 0 0 0 1 0 H. Gill 0 0 1 0 0 S. Hannan 0 0 1 1 0 R. Josi 0 0 1 0 0 S. Weber 0 0 0 0 2		DEFENSEMEN Name G A S +/- PIM C. Stoner 0 1 1 1 0 J. Falk 0 0 1 0 2 T. Gilbert 0 0 3 1 0 N. Prosser 0 0 0 0 0 J. Spurgeon 0 0 2 -2 0 R. Suter 0 0 1 -2 0
GOALTENDER Name S SV GA SV% C. Mason(W, 1-0) 30 29 1 .967		GOALTENDER Name S SV GA SV% N. Backstrom(L, 1-1) 26 23 3 .885

Complete Box Score

PLAYER NEWS

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)

Wild Marco Scandella (MIN - Defense) News: Scandella, a restricted free agent, signed a two-year deal worth $2.05 million to remain with the Wild, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. [+] Impact: Scandella will require waivers next season if he's not on the NHL roster, so this contract likely ensures he'll begin next season in Minnesota. (RotoWire - Tue. June 18, 2013) Marco Scandella (MIN - Defense) News: The Minnesota Wild have re-signed Scandella to a two-year contract. [+] Impact: Scandella was eligible to be a restricted free agent, but the Wild locked the 23-year-old before he could hit the market. Scandella missed training camp in January because of a groin injury and spent most of this season with the Houston Aeros in the AHL, recording 17 points in 45 games (STATS - Mon. June 17, 2013) Josh Harding (MIN - Goaltender) News: Harding has won the NHL's Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy for perseverance. [+] Impact: Harding played this season after being diagnosed with MS during the offseason. (STATS - Fri. June 14, 2013)

Injury Report

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

Wild Player Injury Status C. Stoner Upper-body injury day-to-day N. Backstrom Lower-body injury day-to-day D. Heatley Dislocated shoulder day-to-day