One-hundred and fifty-six combined penalty minutes were the second most in team history as the Preds beat the Winnipeg Jets 7-0 Saturday night.
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ABOUT THE PREDATORS (9-3-3): One encouraging sign for Nashville was Pekka Rinne’s performance on Thursday, as he made 22 saves after allowing nine goals in his previous two games.
The Nashville Predators have signed fourth-round draft pick Anthony Richard to a three-year entry-level contract.
Mr. Smith: Without a point in 10 consecutive games entering Saturday, forward Craig Smith had three in the first period, doubling his season point total; he had three goals in the first five games of the season.
Smith, Jones, Ryan Ellis and Cody Hodgson all had two assists.
Michael Hutchinson stopped four of the seven shots he faced and Ondrej Pavelec finished with 23 saves on his 27 shots for the Jets.
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All told, 156 minutes’ worth of penalties were handed out during the game, 90 in the third period. The Predators have combined for four power-play goals over their last three games…. Unsurprisingly, the Predators are the only team this season to score that many in multiple games.
