Dumont's late tally helps Predators top Kings

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11/16/2008 - Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - J.P. Dumont scored the go-ahead goal on the power play with 2:28 remaining in the third period, boosting the Nashville Predators to a 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings.

Shea Weber was credited with an empty-net tally with 47.7 seconds left, even though LA's Dustin Brown sent the disc the length of the ice into his own net.

Jason Arnott also scored for the Predators, who finished 3-3 on a six-game road trip. Dan Ellis made 33 saves in the win, Nashville's third straight.

"I think that's the first time we won all three games in California," said Nashville coach Barry Trotz. "Our overall record in these buildings isn't very good and we found out a lot about ourselves. Tonight we got some good goaltending real early and we battled through it. They got a lot of structure and they don't give you a lot and so we battled through that."

Michal Handzus had the lone goal for the Kings, who had a four-game win streak broken. Erik Ersberg made 19 saves.

The Predators took advantage of a Drew Doughty hooking penalty with 3 1/2 minutes left to go. Ville Koistinen sent the puck toward the net from above the left circle. The disc deflected behind the net, where Arnott got his stick on it before it became loose in the crease to Dumont, who scored.

In the final minute, Brown then tried to send a pass to the point, but the puck skipped through players all the way to the net.

"We were the better team out there, without a doubt," said Doughty. "I thought we played hard and we battled. We definitely deserved better. I think that was our game to win and they got that power-play goal at the end and they scored and that was our downfall."

Arnott scored midway through the second period. Ellis sent a long outlet pass to Martin Erat at the far blue line, along the left boards. Erat dished to Dumont, who whipped the puck through the crease to Arnott for the goal.

Handzus evened the score less than five minutes later on a redirection of a Kyle Quincey shot from the left point.

Game Notes

Before the game, the Kings announced fans affected by the wildfires who could not use their tickets for the game could exchange them for contests on Dec. 6, 13 or 29...Nashville has lost 10 of its last 14 at Los Angeles...Handzus picked up his fourth goal and eighth point. It took him 31 games to reach eight points last season.

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In part two of MySportsbook.com’s draft preview, we’ll take a look at a division that was extremely disappointing last season: the NFC South.  Many “experts” predicted the Panthers to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl, of course they could not even make the playoffs in an extremely weak NFC.  The Saints definitely made up for the disappointing seasons of their NFC South brethren by exploding out of no where en route to the NFC Championship game.  For the avid NFL gambler, it is imperative to pay attention to the NFL draft.  Although free agency gets a ton of publicity, the successful franchises build their teams around the draft.

1. New Orleans Saints
Who would have thought this time last year that the Saints would be the favorites to win the NFC South for the 2007 campaign?  New Orleans is loaded with firepower on the offensive side of the ball but with the exodus of Joe Horn they will most likely look to draft a WR on Day 1.  Despite having the NFL’s 3rd ranked pass defense last season, the Saints will most likely upgrade their CB’s with one of their first two picks. Other possibilities for the Saints will be TE and DT.  Because of where they will be selecting (27th), the Saints could go the “best available player” route which could net a LB.

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Key loses: Joe Horn WR,
Team needs: CB, WR, TE, LB, DT
Possible draftees: Aaron Ross CB Texas, Darrelle Revis CB Pitt, Ted Ginn Jr. WR OSU, Paul Posluszny LB PSU, Chris Houston CB Arkansas, Greg Olsen TE Miami

2. Carolina Panthers
Carolina was one of the biggest disappointments in the NFL last season.  With the signing of David Carr, expect the very first quarterback controversy to come out of Carolina if Jake Delhomme doesn’t rebound quickly from an average 2007 season. With veteran safety Mike Minter getting up there in age, they will look to draft a safety on Day 1 but probably not in the first round.  LB is another need with the loss of Chris Draft to go along with Dan Morgan’s concussion problems.  If TE Greg Olsen is still on the board, he might be too good to pass up despite their needs on the defensive side of the ball.

Key additions: David Carr QB
Key loses: Chris Draft LB
Team needs: LB, TE, S, OT
Possible draftees: Greg Olsen TE Miami, Patrick Willis LB Ole Miss, Paul Posluszny LB PSU, Levi Brown OT PSU

3. Atlanta Falcons
The Falcons were another NFC South team to have a disappointing 2007 season.  The Falcons have been plenty busy during the off season with plenty of players coming and going including a new head coach.  The Falcons were able to improve their draft position with the trade of coveted backup QB Matt Schaub.  High on the list of Day 1 needs will be a defensive end to replace Patrick Kerney and a hard hitting safety since Lawyer Milloy is nearing the end of his career.  With an additional 2nd round pick, the Falcons could attempt to trade up to acquire local product WR Calvin Johnson. 

Key additions: Joey Harrington QB, Toniu Fonoti OG, Joe Horn WR
Key loses: Justin Griffen RB, Patrick Kerney DE, Matt Lehr OG, Ashley Lelie WR, Matt Schaub QB
Team needs: DE, S, OT, WR, DT
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