DUCKS FALL TO PREDATORS : NASHVILLE 3 DUCKS 1.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Patric Kjellberg Patric Kjellberg (born June 17, 1969, in Trelleborg, Sweden) is a Swedish professional ice hockey left wing. He was drafted in the fourth round, 83rd overall, by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. is making the Nashville Predators The Nashville Predators are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). very happy they gave him a second chance in the NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there . Kjellberg, whose only previous NHL experience was seven games and no points with Montreal in 1992-93, scored twice and Mike Dunham Mike Dunham (born June 1, 1972 in Johnson City, New York) is a retired American professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently the goaltending coach for the New York Islanders. earned his career-high ninth win Friday night as the Predators beat the Mighty Ducks
Mighty Ducks is a half-hour Disney animated series aired on ABC and The Disney Afternoon in the fall of 1996. Twenty-six episodes total were produced. 3-1. ``It was fun,'' Kjellberg said. ``It's a challenge to come in with a new team, with all the expectations that are surrounding that.'' In the five years since his brief stint with the Canadiens, Kjellberg played in the Swedish Elite League and stopped even thinking about a comeback to the NHL. ``I pretty much took it out of mind,'' he said. ``But things started to go well, and there was some interest over here. So I decided to try it again.'' Kjellberg got Nashville off to a rare hot start with his fourth goal in the opening period, and added an insurance goal in the third. After killing off four straight early Mighty Ducks power plays - including a 1:55 two-man advantage - Kjellberg lifted the rebound of Darren Turcotte's shot over Ducks goalie Dominic Roussel Dominic Roussel (born February 22, 1970 in Hull, Quebec) is a retired professional ice hockey goaltender. Playing career Roussel played in the NHL, AHL and in Europe during his career. to put the Predators ahead at 17:39. ``Our power-play guys lost the game for us,'' Anaheim coach Craig Hartsburg Craig Hartsburg (born June 29, 1959 in Stratford, Ontario, Canada) is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played ten seasons with the Minnesota North Stars of the National Hockey League from 1979-80 until 1988-89. said. The surprising Predators, the NHL's latest expansion team, moved within two points of second-place St. Louis in the Central Division. ``They came over as young players, and they didn't have the success that maybe they thought they would,'' Nashville coach Barry Trotz said of Kjellberg and other Predators like Ville Peltonen. ``They went back to Europe, and they developed as hockey players.'' Sebastien Bordeleau's slap shot from the left circle beat Roussel 22 seconds into the second period, and Nashville led 2-0. After Anaheim's Paul Kariya scored in the second period to make it 2-1, Kjellberg scored from the slot on the power play 3:17 into the third. Kariya extended his league-high points streak to 11 games with his power-play goal. His wrist shot from the high slot went by Dunham's stick, and trimmed Nashville's lead to 2-1. The goal, Kariya's 13th in 21 games, tied him with Philadelphia's Eric Lindros for the NHL scoring lead with 29 points. ``Nashville competed as a team, they got their noses dirty and they deserved to win,'' Hartsburg said. Dunham stopped Teemu Selanne on a two-on-one with Kariya later in the second period. ``We just go out and work hard,'' Dunham said. ``We're not going to outgun out·gun tr.v. out·gunned, out·gun·ning, out·guns 1. To surpass in military force. 2. To overwhelm or defeat. teams.'' Roussel was seeking his first NHL win since March 22, 1996. Roussel, who played in the minors two seasons ago, was traded by Nashville to Anaheim at the end of training camp. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: PAUL KARIYA His 13th goal in 21 games ties him with Eric Lindros for the NHL scoring lead with 29 points. |
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