Heatley scores twice as Sharks beat Predators
AP News | 2010-02-07 11:48:06
<div id="subtitle">Dany Heatley scores twice as Sharks beat Predators 4-3</div><div><p>Dany Heatley scored his second power-play goal of the game at 11:57 of the third period to break a tie in the San Jose Sharks' 4-3 victory over the Nashville Predators on Saturday night.</p><p>From the right side of the Nashville goal, Patrick Marleau slid a pass through the crease, where Heatley had an easy tap-in for his 32nd goal of the season.</p><p>Brad Staubitz and Rob Blake also scored for San Jose, and Evgeni Nabokov made 35 saves. J.P. Dumont scored twice for the Predators, and Joel Ward added a goal.</p><p>Dumont opened the scoring at 1:39 of the first period. Positioned just to the right of the slot, Dumont collected a rebound and slide it by Nabokov.</p><p>Brad Staubitz tied it 53 seconds later when he found the rebound of Kent Huskins' shot from the left point and beat Pekka Rinne on the stick side.</p><p>Nashville regained the lead at 8:47 of the second Dumont's power-play goal.</p><p>With just a second remaining on a penalty to Staubitz, Cal O'Reilly slid a pass from the left circle to Dumont in the low slot and Dumont scored on a one-timer. The goal gave Dumont his first multigoal game since he scored twice on Nov. 12, 2007, at Columbus.</p><p>San Jose tied it again at 14:57 of the second when Heatley's wrist shot from the high slot through traffic beat Rinne on the stick side.</p><p>Ward converted on a breakaway at 17:35 of the second to give the Predators a 3-2 lead.</p><p>Blake's goal with 24 seconds remaining in the middle frame sent the teams to the second intermission tied at 3.</p><p>NOTES: Staubitz scored his first goal since Nov. 1 ... Huskins played in his 200th career NHL game. ... Heatley has points in six consecutive games. ... The game was Nashville's final home game before the Olympic break.</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=68624103&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>
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