Although Pekka Rinne is an elite NHL goalie by any measure, he had to wait six games and eight shootout rounds to earn his first victory of the season for the low-scoring Nashville Predators. If that's the type of season he's facing, Nashville's sturdy Finnish goalie will keep trying to carry his teammates past the Los Angeles Kings and the rest of the West. Sergei Kostitsyn scored in the eighth round, and the Predators snapped their three-game skid...
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score	Goalies
Thu 1/31	LA	Nsh 2 - 1	W:
Thu 2/7	Nsh	Nsh 0 - 3	W:
Mon 3/4	LA	LA 1 - 5	W:

Game Stats

Predators (2-2-3) Season Stats | Roster FORWARDS Name G A S +/- PIM B. Yip 1 0 2 1 0 G. Bourque 0 1 1 1 0 D. Legwand 0 1 1 1 0 R. Clune 0 0 0 0 0 M. Erat 0 0 0 0 0 M. Fisher 0 0 0 0 0 P. Gaustad 0 0 0 0 4 M. Halischuk 0 0 0 0 0 S. Kostitsyn 0 0 1 0 0 C. Smith 0 0 0 0 0 N. Spaling 0 0 1 0 0 C. Wilson 0 0 0 0 0		Kings (2-2-2) Season Stats | Roster FORWARDS Name G A S +/- PIM D. Brown 1 0 2 0 2 M. Richards 0 1 2 -1 2 J. Carter 0 0 5 -1 0 K. Clifford 0 0 1 -1 0 C. Fraser 0 0 0 0 0 S. Gagne 0 0 4 0 0 D. King 0 0 0 0 0 A. Kopitar 0 0 0 0 2 T. Lewis 0 0 0 0 0 J. Nolan 0 0 2 0 0 J. Stoll 0 0 0 0 0 J. Williams 0 0 1 0 0
DEFENSEMEN Name G A S +/- PIM R. Ellis 0 0 3 0 0 H. Gill 0 0 0 0 2 S. Hannan 0 0 0 0 6 R. Josi 0 0 2 1 0 K. Klein 0 0 1 1 0 S. Weber 0 0 2 0 0		DEFENSEMEN Name G A S +/- PIM D. Doughty 0 1 2 0 0 D. Drewiske 0 0 0 0 0 A. Martinez 0 0 1 -1 0 J. Muzzin 0 0 2 0 0 R. Scuderi 0 0 1 0 0 S. Voynov 0 0 1 -1 0
GOALTENDER Name S SV GA SV% P. Rinne(W, 1-2) 24 23 1 .958		GOALTENDER Name S SV GA SV% J. Quick 14 13 1 .929

Complete Box Score

PLAYER NEWS

Predators Colin Wilson (NSH - Center) News: Wilson is expected to miss 4-6 months after undergoing stabilization surgery on his left shoulder last week, according to Reuters. [+] Impact: Wilson had 19 points in 25 games before undergoing a similar procedure - on his right shoulder - in April. Given the new timeframe for his expected recovery, it's questionable whether he will be available for the start of the season come October. (RotoWire - Mon. May 13, 2013) Pekka Rinne (NSH - Goaltender) News: Rinne has had arthroscopic surgery on his left hip and will need approximately four months to recover. Nashville Predators general manager David Poile said Thursday that Rinne had surgery Wednesday to correct a situation team officials were aware of last year resulting from the wear and tear from playing goaltender. [+] Impact: Rinne tied for second in the NHL with 43 appearances in the lockout-shortened season, tied for fourth with 42 starts and ranked sixth in minutes played (2,443:46). The 6-foot-5, 204-pound Finn tied for the NHL-lead with five shutouts. Poile says they hope Rinne is ready by training camp. The general manager says Tim Thomas had the operation and won the Vezina Trophy with the Bruins taking the Stanley Cup the following year. (STATS - Thu. May 9, 2013) Pekka Rinne (NSH - Goaltender) News: Rinne has undergone arthroscopic surgery on his left hip, Joshua Cooper of The Tennessean reports. [+] Impact: Rinne's recovery is estimated at four months, a timetable which would put him on track to be ready for next season, barring any setbacks. (RotoWire - Thu. May 9, 2013)

Kings Jarret Stoll (LA - Center) News: Stoll (head) was able to ride a stationary bike Thursday, Eric Stephens of the Orange County Register reports. [+] Impact: Stoll is still not skating, but is finally showing some progress after being hit by the Sharks' Raffi Torres in Game 1 of their second round series. He definitely won't play in Game 5 Thursday since he hasn't been cleared for contact yet. (RotoWire - Thu. May 23, 2013) Kyle Clifford (LA - Left Wing) News: Clifford (undisclosed) will play in Tuesday's Game 4 against the Sharks, Helene Elliott of the LA Times reports. [+] Impact: Clifford missed the Kings' previous four games, but he will return to action Tuesday night with the Kings looking to go up 3-1 on the Sharks. (RotoWire - Tue. May 21, 2013) Matt Greene (LA - Defense) News: Greene (lower body) will play in Tuesday's Game 4 against the Sharks, Helene Elliott of the LA times reports. [+] Impact: Greene has not played in a game since Apr. 24, but he will take the ice Tuesday night as the Kings aim to go up 3-1 against the Sharks. (RotoWire - Tue. May 21, 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

Kings Player Injury Status J. Stoll Undisclosed injury day-to-day W. Mitchell Knee surgery IR