The Columbus Blue Jackets won this one with their offense instead of relying on their dominating defense. Sergei Bobrovksy shook off a slap shot to his mask and withstood two late goals, and Mark Letestu had a goal and an assist as the Blue Jackets beat the struggling Nashville Predators 4-3 on Tuesday night to extend their franchise-record point streak to 11 games. ''I think you could sense it on the bench,'' Columbus coach Todd Richards said. ''We...
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score	Goalies
Sat 1/19	Nsh	Cls 3 - 2	W:
Tue 3/19	Cls	Cls 3 - 4	W:
Sat 3/23	Nsh	Nsh 2 - 5	W:
Thu 4/4	Nsh	Cls 3 - 1	W:
Sat 4/27	Cls	Cls 1 - 3	W:

Game Stats

Predators (11-13-6) Season Stats | Roster FORWARDS Name G A S +/- PIM G. Bourque 1 0 2 1 0 M. Fisher 1 0 1 0 0 C. Mueller 1 0 2 1 0 R. Clune 0 1 3 0 2 D. Legwand 0 1 4 0 2 B. Yip 0 1 4 2 0 T. Beck 0 0 2 0 0 Z. Boychuk 0 0 1 -1 2 M. Erat 0 0 0 0 0 M. Halischuk 0 0 0 0 0 C. Smith 0 0 2 -1 0 N. Spaling 0 0 1 -1 0		Blue Jackets (12-12-6) Season Stats | Roster FORWARDS Name G A S +/- PIM M. Letestu 1 1 4 1 0 D. Brassard 1 0 1 1 0 V. Prospal 0 3 0 1 0 R. Umberger 0 1 2 1 0 A. Anisimov 0 0 1 -2 0 C. Atkinson 0 0 2 0 2 J. Boll 0 0 1 -2 0 M. Calvert 0 0 0 0 0 B. Dubinsky 0 0 2 0 0 N. Foligno 0 0 1 1 0 R. Johansen 0 0 3 1 0 D. MacKenzie 0 0 0 -2 0
DEFENSEMEN Name G A S +/- PIM S. Weber 0 2 3 2 0 R. Josi 0 1 1 1 0 V. Bartley 0 0 1 -1 0 J. Blum 0 0 3 -1 0 R. Ellis 0 0 3 0 0 K. Klein 0 0 2 -1 0		DEFENSEMEN Name G A S +/- PIM N. Nikitin 1 0 4 0 0 F. Tyutin 1 0 4 0 0 J. Johnson 0 2 5 0 0 D. Prout 0 1 0 0 0 T. Erixon 0 0 0 0 0 J. Moore 0 0 1 0 0
GOALTENDER Name S SV GA SV% P. Rinne(L, 10-10) 31 27 4 .871		GOALTENDER Name S SV GA SV% S. Bobrovsky(W, 10-6) 35 32 3 .914

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PLAYER NEWS

Predators Mikko Vainonen (NSH - Defense) News: The Nashville Predators have signed Vainonen (vigh-NOH-nehn) to a three-year, entry-level contract. The Predators announced the deal Friday. [+] Impact: Vainonen, 19, spent his first season with the Kingston Frontenacs in the CHL, and the native of Finland was fourth among defensemen with 22 points. He also was the captain of Finland's team at the 2012 U-18 World Championships. He was the Predators' sixth selection in the 2012 draft at No. 118 overall in the fourth round. (STATS - Fri. May 24, 2013) 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)

Blue Jackets Curtis McElhinney (CLS - Goaltender) News: McElhinney signed a one-year, one-way contract with the Blue Jackets, the Columbus Dispatch's Aaron Portzline reports. [+] Impact: McElhinney spent the 2012-13 season with AHL Springfield, going 29-16-3 with a 2.32 goals-against average and a .923 save percentage. The contract gives him a big leg up on being Sergei Bobrovsky's backup with the big club next season. (RotoWire - Fri. May 24, 2013) Curtis McElhinney (CLS - Goaltender) News: The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed McElhinney and defenseman Ilari Melart to one-year contracts. [+] Impact: McElhinney, who turned 30 on Thursday, has appeared in 69 career NHL games with the Calgary Flames, Anaheim Ducks and Ottawa Senators. He has a 19-26-4 record, with a 3.09 goals-against average and an .899 save percentage. In 2012-13, he went 29-6-3 with nine shutouts in 49 games with Springfield of the American Hockey League. (STATS - Fri. May 24, 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

Blue Jackets Player Injury Status M. Calvert Broken finger day-to-day N. Nikitin Lower-body injury day-to-day