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Last ten game records are, Predators 5-3-2 against the Red Wings 4-3-3. |
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Predators are on a high at the moment after some morale boosting victories in pursuit of a play off place, they
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currently stand with a record of 35-23-5, Red Wings are 29-22-12. |
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Two theories prevail when it comes to returning Olympians. One is that they're exhausted from the intense
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competition and tend to fade in the aftermath. The other is that the higher level of play sharpens their games and |
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they can take advantage of other players' rust from the two-week layoff. |
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They've certainly come through big for the Predators their first two games back. Newcomer Denis Grebeshkov |
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(Russia) made an immediate impact, recording a goal and an assist in a 4-3 win against his old team in Edmonton. |
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Goc (Germany) scored what proved to be the game-winner in a 4-2 triumph over the Kings on Thursday. |
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And more help is on the way. Forward Dustin Boyd, brought in for a fourth-round draft pick, gets to show his stuff |
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against the Red Wings. He can play all three positions up front and can help kill penalties as well. GM David Poile |
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went so far as to call him a "Swiss Army knife. |
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Still another Olympian, the Czech Republic's Martin Erat, figured prominently for the Predators in the Kings game |
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with two assists. |
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