With five shootouts in their first eight games, the Nashville Predators are getting used to the tiebreaker system. Craig Smith scored the lone goal in the shootout, and Pekka Rinne stopped all three San Jose attempts to help the Predators hand the Sharks their first loss of the season, 2-1 on Saturday night. ''We're getting in the right direction with the shootouts,'' captain Shea Weber said. ''We're getting more confident with it. We wanted...
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score	Goalies
Sat 2/2	SJ	Nsh 2 - 1	W:
Tue 2/12	Nsh	Nsh 0 - 1	W:
Sat 3/2	SJ	SJ 1 - 2	W:

Game Stats

Predators (3-2-3) Season Stats | Roster FORWARDS Name G A S +/- PIM S. Kostitsyn 1 0 1 1 0 C. Wilson 0 1 2 1 0 G. Bourque 0 0 0 0 0 R. Clune 0 0 1 0 0 M. Fisher 0 0 2 1 2 P. Gaustad 0 0 1 0 0 M. Halischuk 0 0 0 0 0 D. Legwand 0 0 2 0 2 C. Smith 0 0 5 0 0 N. Spaling 0 0 0 0 0 B. Yip 0 0 1 0 2		Sharks (7-0-1) Season Stats | Roster FORWARDS Name G A S +/- PIM M. Havlat 1 0 1 0 2 S. Gomez 0 1 2 0 0 A. Burish 0 0 2 0 0 R. Clowe 0 0 7 0 0 L. Couture 0 0 2 0 0 A. Desjardins 0 0 0 0 0 T. Galiardi 0 0 1 0 0 M. Handzus 0 0 2 0 0 P. Marleau 0 0 1 -1 2 J. Pavelski 0 0 2 -1 0 J. Sheppard 0 0 1 0 0 J. Thornton 0 0 1 -1 0
DEFENSEMEN Name G A S +/- PIM J. Blum 0 0 3 0 2 R. Ellis 0 0 0 0 0 H. Gill 0 0 0 0 0 S. Hannan 0 0 0 0 0 R. Josi 0 0 2 1 0 K. Klein 0 0 1 1 0 S. Weber 0 0 3 0 0		DEFENSEMEN Name G A S +/- PIM D. Boyle 0 0 0 -1 2 J. Braun 0 0 1 0 0 J. Demers 0 0 0 0 0 D. Murray 0 0 0 0 4 B. Stuart 0 0 1 -1 0 M. Vlasic 0 0 3 0 0
GOALTENDER Name S SV GA SV% P. Rinne(W, 2-2) 27 26 1 .963		GOALTENDER Name S SV GA SV% A. Niemi 24 23 1 .958

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)

Sharks Brent Burns (SJ - Defense) News: Burns opened the scoring Tuesday, adding three shots and 19:20 in ice time in the San Jose win. [+] Impact: That's Burns first point in the series against Los Angeles. He's been less effective for the Sharks in the postseason than during the regular season, averaging .5 points per game. (RotoWire - Wed. May 22, 2013) Logan Couture (SJ - Center) News: Couture had a tip-in goal and five shots in the Sharks win on Tuesday. [+] Impact: That's game-winning goals in back-to-back games for Couture. With 11 points in eight games, Couture has been as hot as a player can get this postseason. (RotoWire - Wed. May 22, 2013) T.J. Galiardi (SJ - Left Wing) News: Galiardi had an assist nn Tuesday's win over Los Angeles, his first point this postseason. [+] Impact: After finishing the season very strong, Galiardi has all but disappeared from the Sharks' boxscore. His ice-time has shown this as well, dropping into the fifteen-minute range over the last three games. (RotoWire - Wed. May 22, 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

Sharks Player Injury Status A. Burish Upper-body injury day-to-day J. Demers Lower-body injury day-to-day