Welcome to our first ever live blog during the game between the Nashville Predators and Tampa Bay Lightning. Jackson and I are on the couch while our good friend and Lighting fan extraordinaire Mark Manning (left) is giving us updates from the St Pete Times Forum.---------------------------------------------------
Mark is going to check in after the pre-game skate to get us started.
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From Mark at 6:12 - Ellis in goal Tarnsky looks like he is playing. Warm up went real well. They looked nice. Good speed in warm up.
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Game on - Tampa Bay feed - Thanks to ATDHE.net for the game video.
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Nice video about the Mike Smith - Dan Ellis reunion before the game. Both competed for the Dallas job at Iowa
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Puck drop - Mike Smith is 4-4 and 5 OTL - I guess the key is to get into a shootout.
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17:00 Jackson is already complaining about Greg DeVries - Preds shorthanded
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16:01 Legwand threw the stick - 5 on 3 - he goes further into Trotz's dog house
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15:03 Ellis getting hammered with shots and lets one through - Lecavalier scores
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From Mark - Tootoo and Malone are yelling at each other on the bench
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Maybe we need a good fight but don't let DeVries get involved
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From Mark - Ellis didn't have a chance on the rebound. I sit at that end
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Ellis give up another goal - I'm sure Trotz is getting antsy - Bolts 2-0 - - Lecavalier scores again
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From Mark - That was a bad turnover on nash d
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Preds Power Play at 11:28 - need a goal on this one
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Got a post on the PP = otherwise another wasted opportunity as usual
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9:20 Even strength goal 8 seconds after the PP - Tootoo slap shot from the blue line Bolts 2-1 - Tootoo's shot was actually deflected by the Bolt d-man
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From Mark - Nice shot by 22, We could not tell if was teeth or nose on Marty (Bloody Face)
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7:43 Jokenin scores for the Bolts 3-1 now - looks like a lot of pent up scoring getting let loose for the Bolts - Recchi score
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From Mark -Last goal on Ellis - if he stayed on his butt it would not have gone in
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They announced the St. Louis injury was a puck to the mouth
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5:17 - Preds PP - Mike Smith holding the stick - I predict another wasted opportunity
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Again the best shot was after the PP - Koistinen is not the man to lead the PP
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1:21 Ward draws a cheap penalty - another PP for the Preds
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End of Period - I really hate split power plays - 39 seconds left at the start of the 2nd period - Tockett seems pleased with 3 goals - Bolts have not done that in many games lately - St Louis getting stitched up - should return
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Preds looked good on paper in the first - not on the scoreboard. Preds out shot 11-10 and won 64% of face offs (14-8)
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From Mark - Jordan played the best. Marty will be back tonight
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Start of the second - will we see a Lecavalier Hat Trick tonight? 39 seconds left on the Pred PP
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So much for the PP
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18:00 Smith almost got caught behind the net but no Preds in position to take advantage
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17:10 Pred PP again - 4th so far
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Preds had 6 shots on this PP- Legwand hit the post - no goals
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13:28 Bolts score again - Prospal - Ellis was sprawled on the ice 5 feet from the net - basically an empty net goal - puck went between Nichol's skates 4-1
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From Mark - Nashville is having no luck at all they hit post after post
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11:58 Bolts on the PP - Erat elbowed - the Mexican air line (El Boeing)
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10:03 Recchi hooked - Preds soon on the PP -
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Another waster PP - wife is using fowl language (chicken language)
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From Mark - Just found out I might be going to the all star game, Arnott just doesn't seem right
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Arnott is lucky to be alive after the hit into the net Monday night - he looked dead for about 15 minutes
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From Mark - There will fight tonight there is a lot of yaping going on between the benches
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18:52 Another Pred PP - Bolt announcers are complaining about the ref but it was almost a bear hug
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End of 2nd period - I see little hope for the Preds to come back
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Note to self: The TV screws up whenever someone uses the microwave. Something to remember...
- nothing like getting your games off the net using the wireless
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Preds won the stats again - fall further behind - Won shots 15-7 and are still 60% on face offs - Tootoo and Smithson are the only +s - everyone else is either even or -1 except for Peverly at -2.
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Start of the third - on Monday vs the Sharks we were down and done after 2 and the Preds didn't quit - they came out fighting - I'm sure Mark would love a Tootoo fight to finish of a big victory for the Bolts
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Another wasted PP
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Krayjick and Malone out for the game with injuries
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From Mark - I don't no if you can tell on tv, they are playing like this the 2 nd game of a back to back
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12:51 - another Pred PP - 7th PP - nothing to show for it
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Nothing - Preds are missing Rookie Ryan Jones in front of the net - He's playing in Milwaukee tonight - at least he would get shots off rebounds - no one else is doing so tonight
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From Mark - Fiddler got hit with puck were there is not much padding
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9:12 - Peverly called for hooking - should have been a dive on Ranger - he parley touched him -Bolts on the PP
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9:00 - 2nd penalty vs Preds - Hamhuis - delay of game 5 on 3 for the bolts
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7:40 - game stopped to fix the clock
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6:48 - slashing on Zanon - a broken stick
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4:00 This is without question the Preds worst game of the year- officially
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3:16 - Absolutely amazing saves by Ellis - puck was on the line
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From Mark - On the jumbotron the Lightning mascot is beating up Gnash likeness
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The mascot fight was about like the game it appears
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Game over - Thank Goodness! - I'm sorry Lecavalier didn't get a hat trick - Congrats to Rick Tocchet for his first win - Lecavalier was player of the game - no stars for the Preds - Mike Smith gave away his stick to a fan after stopping 34 of 35 shots
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From Mark - 3 stars 3 vl4 2 Smith 1 Malone
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Preds won shots 35 to 24 and face offs at 56%
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Thanks for checking out our first POTG in game blog and special thanks to Mark Manning for the game updates and insights from Florida.
Buddy Oakes, Jackson Oakes and Special Guest Lighting fan extraordinaire Mark Manning for PredsOnTheGlass
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