Predators blow lead but top Blue Jackets in shootout

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02/26/2007 - Columbus, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Alexander Radulov scored the lone shootout tally, as Nashville coughed up a two-goal lead in the third period but was able to salvage a 4-3 win over Columbus at Nationwide Arena.

Vernon Fiddler, Jean-Pierre Dumont and Paul Kariya each had a goal in regulation for the Predators, who have defeated the Blue Jackets in each of their seven meetings this season. Chris Mason made 31 saves and was not scored on in the shootout.

Jody Shelley netted his first goal of the season and Ron Hainsey and Fredrik Modin also scored for Columbus, which has dropped four of five. Ty Conklin turned away 22 shots in a losing effort.

Trailing 3-1, the Blue Jackets lit the lamp twice in the third period to force overtime.

The first came at the 4:30 mark, when Shelley gathered a Nikolai Zherdev rebound at the doorstep and chipped it over a fallen Mason.

Hainsey then tied it at 3-3 with a goal with 9:04 on the clock. After some action in front, David Vyborny punched the puck from under Mason's glove out to the point. Hainsey flew in with a head of steam and ripped a shot through traffic that zipped through the five-hole.

After a fruitless extra session, Vyborny beat Mason to open the shootout but rang his shot off the post. Radulov went next and beat Conklin with a forehand try to give the Predators the early advantage. Mason took over from there, turning away the next two Blue Jacket offerings to give Nashville the win.

Kariya opened up the scoring 6:54 into the contest with a rebound putback, and Modin tied it early in the second with a power-play marker.

Nashville, though, responded with two straight goals to build a cushion. The first came just 1:15 after Modin's marker, as Radulov popped out from behind the goal line and dished the puck in front to Dumont, who knocked it home.

Fiddler corralled his own rebound in front and slid it past Conklin minutes later to make it 3-1.

Game Notes

Columbus head coach Ken Hitchcock coached in the 800th game of his career...Columbus defenseman Aaron Johnson played in his 100th career game...Sunday marked the beginning of a five-game road trip for the Predators, who are 19-13-0 as the visiting club this year.

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