Sports Ticker
11/23/2006 10:55:06 PM
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Ticker) -- The Nashville Predators clearly have adjusted to life without Jason Arnott. They may have to press on without goaltender Tomas Vokoun as well.
Scott Hartnell tallied twice and Vokoun stopped 21 shots before leaving with a wrist injury as the Predators routed the Vancouver Canucks, 6-0.
It was the 14th victory in the last 18 games for Nashville, which announced Tuesday that Arnott will be sidelined three to six weeks after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his right knee.
The Predators were sloppy offensively in their first game without Arnott, a 1-0 loss to the Dallas Stars on Wednesday. But the Predators looked like a different team only one day later, scoring twice in the first five minutes and never looking back.
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