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(SportsNetwork.com) - The Edmonton Oilers will try for their third straight road win as they travel to Nashville to take on the Predators in Tuesdays clash at Bridgestone Arena. The Oilers are coming off road wins versus the Buffalo Sabres and New York Rangers. This season has been a series of streaks for Edmonton. The club lost five straight (0-4-1) to begin 2014-15, then won four in a row before dropping the next four in regulation. The Oilers halted their most recent slide with Fridays 3-2 win over the Sabres and then recorded a 3-1 triumph Sunday night at Madison Square Garden. Viktor Fasth stopped 20 shots to help the Oilers down the Rangers, while Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Benoit Pouliot each posted a goal and an assist in the victory. Teddy Purcell added an empty-net goal to seal the win. Back-to-back wins is huge for us on the road trip here, said Nugent-Hopkins. The Oilers, who are 2-4-1 as the guest, can finish their current road trip over .500 with a victory tonight. Edmonton is 2-2-0 so far on the five-game swing. Nashville halted a three-game slide in the series versus the Oilers with a 4-1 triumph in Edmonton on Oct. 29. Craig Smith had two goals for the Preds, while Rinne stopped 26-of-27 shots. Edmonton has won three of the last five meetings versus the Preds in Music City. Rinne is 10-6-1 with a 2.89 goals against average in his career against Edmonton. Fasth is 4-0 with a 1.45 GAA lifetime versus the Preds, while Ben Scrivens, who lost the meeting on Oct. 29, is 1-3-0 with a 2.78 GAA in this matchup. The Predators lead the Central Division despite not having won more than two in a row yet this season. Nashville has won three of its last four outings and recently ended a six-game road trip with consecutive victories over Dallas and St. Louis. Nashville maintained its lead atop the Central thanks to Saturdays 2-1 regulation win over the Blues. James Neal scored the winning goal with 6:28 to play as the Predators edged their division rivals at Scottrade Center. Filip Forsberg posted a goal and an assist, as did Neal, while Pekka Rinne made 28 stops for the Predators, who went 4-2-0 on the swing. Neal put the Predators ahead as Forsberg skated down the left wing and left a drop pass for Neal, who wristed it in for his eighth of the year. I just came in behind Filip and he made a good pass to drop it, said Neal. It was funny, I told him earlier that I came in behind him and he ripped one. When I came in behind him the second time, he dropped it. The Predators, who are 4-1-1 as the host, are home for just one game before visiting St. Louis again for a rematch on Thursday. Nashvilles Anton Volchenkov is available for tonights game after completing his four-game suspension for a high hit on Calgarys Michael Ferland. The veteran defenseman has two assists in 10 games this season. Jim Bunning Jersey . This week they discuss Russias mens hockey team, the ineptitude of the IOC handling the Nicklas Backstrom situation, John Tortorellas many apologies, and Canadas strong showing in curling. Dick McAuliffe Jersey . "I dont know where we would be without him," McClendon said. "Hes done a tremendous job for us and (Wednesday) was no different." Logan Morrison drove in two runs in Seattles big sixth inning, Young pitched seven strong innings and the Mariners beat the Houston Astros 5-2 to complete a three-game sweep. https://www.cheaptigers.com/1899z-brando...sey-tigers.html. According to bodog.ca, Cleveland moved up to grab the best odds to win the Larry OBrian trophy at 4-1 on Friday. By comparison, the Miami Heats odds plummeted from 3-1 favourites before LeBron left, to 50-1. Travis Demeritte Jersey . Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Buddy Robinson scored 43 seconds apart in the second period to lead the Binghamton Senators to a 4-1 victory over the Bulldogs in American Hockey League action Friday night at the Bell Centre. Rocky Colavito Jersey . Already owning gold from competition in Vancouver in 2010, Loch posted a combined four-run time of 3:27.526. That included a track-record third run of 51.DAVIE, Fla. -- Miami Dolphins fans are venting on Twitter and complaining on radio about the team owner, the coach, the general manager and even the backup left guard. A harassment scandal and a loss to a winless team can have that effect. Already staggered by a scandal that prompted an NFL investigation, the Dolphins must now try to bounce back from their worst loss of the season. Rather than taking out their frustrations of recent days on the hapless Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Dolphins came out flat Monday night, dug a 15-0 hole and lost 22-19. The loss left the Dolphins at 4-5, with the five defeats coming in the past six games. Fed-up fans took the latest loss hard, and many said owner Stephen Ross should fire everyone, himself included. "Im happy fans are passionate," second-year coach Joe Philbin said Tuesday. "We have a loyal fan base. We all want the same thing. We want to have a team that is consistently competing for championships and represents the organization the right way on and off the field." With the harassment case involving offensive linemen Jonathan Martin and Richie Incognito likely to remain unresolved for at least a couple of weeks, Philbin will try to salvage the season beginning Sunday at home against San Diego. Philbin, now 11-14 at Miami, won a vote of confidence before Mondays game from Ross, but that could change depending on the findings of Ted Wells, the NFL special investigator. Wells will meet this week with Martin, who is with his family in Los Angeles and receiving counselling for emotional issues. Ross also plans to meet with Martin. That meeting was originally scheduled for Wednesday, but at the NFLs request it has been postponed until after Wells gets together with Martin. The second-year pro suddenly left the team two weeks ago, and his attorney has alleged Martin was harassed daily by teammates, including Incognito, who has been suspended. On Monday, Ross announced the formation of two committees to examine the Dolphins locker room culture. In recent days, players have been virtually unanimous in saying it doesnt need to be changed. "I think it was more a situation between a couple of guys," linebacker Philip Wheeler said Tuesday. "I dont think it was a locker room situation." "Ive had a great time in this lockerr room so far," fourth-year defensive lineman Jared Odrick said, "and I think most people see it the same.dddddddddddd" The case inspired a national debate about workplace bullying, attracting a throng of media again Tuesday. The team, however, declined to blame the case on its latest loss. "Yes, we faced a lot of distractions," quarterback Ryan Tannehill said, "but leading up to this game, the last few days Ive had a good feeling that the guys were ready to play." A bigger factor might have been the absence of two starters in a line that was already lousy. At Tampa, the Dolphins netted a franchise record-low 2 yards in 14 carries. Thats 5.1 inches per carry. At that rate, they would need 71 carries to get a first down. "Five inches?" offensive co-ordinator Mike Sherman said. "Thats disheartening." Nate Garner whiffed on several blocks filling in for Incognito at left guard, and no one on the line seemed to get any push downfield. "Not a good job by us," right tackle Tyson Clabo said. There are plenty of other issues. Run defence is supposedly the teams strength, but Miami allowed 140 yards on the ground against the injury-riddled Bucs, whose fourth-string running back scored the decisive touchdown. The Dolphins have sunk to 25th in the league in run defence. Tannehill played well but misfired on a long pass to an open Mike Wallace, who was targeted seven times and totalled 15 yards. The $60 million receiver still has only one touchdown this season. First-round pick Dion Jordan was also a non-factor again at linebacker, playing only nine snaps on defence. While the scoreboard in Tampa argued otherwise, Tannehill said the harassment case unified the team. He predicted the Dolphins will yet bounce back. "I feel like weve really come together over this adversity," he said. "This couldve gone two ways: Guys could split up and take sides by dividing the locker room, or we could come together. ... "Life is full of adversity. Not everyone deals with a situation like this, but you have to be able to face it. The old adage: As many times a horse knocks you off, you get back on. Thats the mentality I have, and thats the mentality I think this team has, and weve just got to keep going." ' ' '
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