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On the eve of perhaps their most anticipated season in franchise history, the Nashville Predators spent the final days working on the one thing that cost them playoff positioning last season: overtime hockey.Nashville, which hosts the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night in sold-out Bridgestone Arena, dropped 14 games in overtime or in shootouts last season. The 14 losses were more than every team except Carolina (16) and Philadelphia (14).Had it won even four or five of those games, it might not have had to travel back-and-forth to the west coast for four weeks to play grueling seven-game series with Anaheim and San Jose.We werent good in the 3-on-3 and we need to be better there, defenseman Mattias Ekholm said to NHL.com. Its nice to get a foundation for it again, and then maybe put emphasis on it. We need to get better at it, thats just the bottom line.If the Predators are to create the edge in a stacked Central Division that includes perhaps four of the NHLs top 10 teams, that means winning more of the close games they lost a season ago. Beating Chicago would certainly be a good way to start.Nashville went 2-3-0 against the Blackhawks last season, splitting the two meetings at home. Of course, that was a different Predators team, one which didnt have the services of defenseman P.K. Subban, who was acquired on June 29 in a blockbuster trade that sent captain Shea Weber to Montreal.Adding Subban to a defense corps already featuring All-Star Roman Josi, Ekholm and Ryan Ellis has made Nashville one of the preseason favorites in the Western Conference.Of course, the Blackhawks figure to have something to say about that, even though they opened their season Wednesday night in the United Center with a 5-2 home loss to St. Louis.With four rookies on its opening-night roster, Chicago was outshot 32-19 by a Blues team skating without top-six forward Jaden Schwartz. The Blackhawks were also troubled by a breakdown in discipline, taking three straight minors late in the second period that led to two power-play goals which turned a 2-1 lead into a 3-2 deficit they never overcame.St. Louis scored its first three goals with the man advantage and the last two after Chicago emptied the net for an extra attacker.We want to make sure were playing the right way from start to finish, Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville said. There will definitely be some learning going on, and well be accepting mistakes from hard work, but thats where you get better.Chicago will get defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson back after he served a suspension for a charging penalty on St. Louis Ty Rattie in an exhibition game. It could also get a milestone goal from forward Marian Hossa, who needs one to reach 500 in his career.But the spotlight figures to be on Nashville, which believes it has the ingredients to play hockey in late May or even early June.I think well be ready, coach Peter Laviolette said to NHL.com. Kevin Faulk Youth Jersey . Pence singled in the winning run with no outs in the ninth inning to give the Giants a 7-6 victory over the San Diego Padres on Sunday. John Hannah Womens Jersey . The head of USA Boxing came out swinging Tuesday with an open letter to Tyson -- a former Olympic hopeful himself -- that accuses the former heavyweight champion of trying to poach fighters who might be candidates for the U. https://www.patriotssportsgoods.com/Womens-Tom-Brady-Inverted-Jersey/ . Blackwood, 28, has played the last three seasons in the San Diego Padres system, including the past two summers with Class AA San Antonio of the Texas League. Irving Fryar Womens Jersey . The parade and rally were held to celebrate the Saskatchewan Roughriders 45-23 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Sunday in the CFLs championship game. Julian Edelman Youth Jersey . "It was nerve-wracking, but we pulled through," said Collaros, who threw four touchdown passes to lead the Toronto Argonauts (8-4) to a 33-27 win over the Calgary Stampeders (9-3) in front of 28,781 fans at McMahon Stadium. Efforts are underway to get Winterbottom Stakes winner Takedown on a flight to Hong Kong from Melbourne for the International Sprint.Trainer Gary Moore told RSN927, Saturdays Group One winner would be flown from Perth on Monday night in the hope he can be transported the following day rather than continuing his trip to Sydney,.ddddddddddddTakedown was a late addition to the International meeting on December 11 and will be joined in the Sprint at Sha Tin by Rebel Dane who leaves from Sydney on Sunday. ' ' '