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NASHVILLE In some respects, this was a season of firsts for the Nashville Predators, who broke out of the opening round of the playoffs for the first time in franchise history. By Mike Strasinger, AP Predators captain. The Vancouver Canucks celebrate a goal by Daniel Sedin, of Sweden, against Joel Ward and the Nashville Predators in the first period of Game 6 of a second-round NHL Stanley Cup playoff hockey series on Monday, May 9, 2011, in Nashville, Tenn.. Dierks Bentley is a huge hockey fan, and when he isn't on the road or working, he plays on a local Nashville team called the Iceholes. So, when the NHL's Nashville Predators won their first round of Stanley Cup playoff games against the Anaheim Ducks,. Predators defenceman Ryan Suter takes a swipe at the puck during a game against the Flames in Calgary, Alta., March 6, 2011. (TODD KOROL/Reuters) If you're north of the Canada-US border and discussing the great defenceman for the Nashville Predators,. But Joel's just the latest in a growing list of playoff heroes for this Nashville Predators team this spring, joining the likes of Pekka Rinne, Mike Fisher, Jordin Tootoo, Matt Halischuk, and Jerred Smithson. Each playoff game presents the chance to. NASHVILLE The Predators will get back an important piece of their team tonight when they take on the Canucks in Game 6. Forward Jerred Smithson, who's been the Preds' top faceoff man and one of their best. The Nashville Predators got a nice gift for moms all around the city, another home game coming up tomorrow night against the Vancouver Canucks. Last night's game was full of unexpected twists and turns, and for those of you who missed the lack of local. NASHVILLE, Tennessee - The Vancouver Canucks, owners of the NHL's best record in the regular season, look to reach the Western Conference final taking a 3-2 series lead into Game 6 against the Nashville Predators. (NHL-PLAYOFFS/, expect by 0315, pix,. NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- When the Nashville Predators won their first series in franchise history in the first round, they did it on the backs of their first line. Sergei Kostitsyn, Mike Fisher and Patric Hornqvist combined for 13 points in those six games.. (AFP/Getty Images/Eliot J. Schechter) Nashville Predators right wing Patric Hornqvist is taken out of the play by Vancouver Canucks centre Ryan Kesler (right) and defenceman Alexander Edler in front of the Canucks net during Game 2 of their Western.