Flyers Hockey – Pekka Rinne makes 42 saves and Predators edge Flyers 4 – The Hockey News
NASHVILLE – Martin Erat scored the only goal of the shootout to lead the Nashville Predators to a 4-3 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night. Steve Sullivan, Erat, and Jerred Smithson scored for Nashville. Jeff Carter, Simon Gagne, and Learn more
New York Rangers earn a key 3-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday. Avery sat out New York’s win at Atlanta on Friday, but returned to the lineup and raised his agitating style to the level coach John Tortorella demanded. He got the Learn more
Neither the Flyers or the Predators have much breathing room in their respective playoff races. Both teams will attempt to earn a much-needed two points when Philadelphia tries for its first victory in Nashville in almost 10 years this evening at Learn more
Nashville, meanwhile, is seventh in the West and has a one-point cushion on eighth-seeded Detroit, while Calgary is just three points back of the eighth spot. The Predators, however, are coming off a big 3-2 victory over fifth-place Los Angeles on Learn more
