On Parise’s first shift of the game, he was checked awkwardly by Nashville’s James Neal on a play where it appeared Neal’s knee hit Parise’s knee before Parise fell into the boards. A stretch where injuries pile up could keep a team out. Nashville goalie Pekka Rinne had 27 saves in the win.
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Wild coach Mike Yeo said Parise will not play Saturday against the Tampa Bay Lightning. He scored 18 goals during the lockout-shortened 2012-13 season before netting 29 and 33, respectively, in the next two campaigns. The puck was not secure beneath Dubnyk, and the refs were well within their rights to hold the whistle. And I think all you need to do is watch the replay to realize that wasn’t the case. “The reason the puck came out is because I moved because he didn’t blow the whistle”. Parise is fifth on the Wild with nine points and leads the Wild with seven goals in 12 games. Final penalty count? Nashville Predators – 7 Minnesota Chior Boys… errr Wild – 2. It was a knee-to-knee hit.
Call it the Division of Death if you will, but the Central Division is clearly the NHL’s strongest. The Predators’ first line center streaked in on a breakaway from the blue line and beat Dubnyk to the blocker side. While they’ve allowed only 11 goals in those games, they haven’t been almost as good on the road, dropping four straight, including a 3-2 overtime setback in St. Louis on Halloween.
Neal, who wasn’t penalized for his hit on Parise, was accused of freewheeling by Wild defenseman Ryan Suter after the game. Parise limped from the ice, favoring his left leg, and headed down the tunnel with a trainer. Neal was not made available to the media after the game. Nashville will be a focus to the entire league as Music City hosts the All-Star game and we’ve got room for your business to be part of the SlapShot Radio family with effective and affordable advertising packages for every budget. “He’s our best player”. “It definitely sucks to see our best player go down….” It was the second goal of the season for Fisher. The few looks the Predators are getting while on the power play, a high percentage of these looks are not getting converted into goals. For reference, it took the defenseman until the end of November to score his second goal of the year last season. Nick Grossmann? The former Philadelphia Flyers defenseman potted the Coyotes’ first goal of the evening then another one in the second period. The Preds have played in seven, one-goal games, with a 4-1-2 record in those instances.
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Zach Parise is likely to miss at least one game after a “reckless” hit.
