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The Nashville Predators were frustrated by a disallowed goal. Then they made sure the call didnt cost them a win.Shea Weber scor

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. Dallas Goedert Jersey . - The Nashville Predators were frustrated by a disallowed goal. Then they made sure the call didnt cost them a win.Shea Weber scored his second goal of the game 17 seconds into overtime, and the Predators beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 on Thursday night.The Predators tied Anaheim for the most points in the NHL with two games in hand. They also improved to a league-best 16-2-1 at home. Miikka Salomaki scored in his NHL debut. Roman Josi had two assists.The Predators thought they scored the winner with 3:47 left in the third period when Filip Forsberg put in a wrister.Stars coach Lindy Ruff was upset that Predators forward Craig Smith was tied up with goalie Kari Lehtonen, though he was pushed into him by Stars defenceman Jason Demers. The puck squirted over to Forsberg, who shot into a nearly empty net.Officials huddled and ruled no goal.We thought it was a goal, Weber said. But at the same time, once its called off youve got to go back and get another one. Theres nothing you can do after they overturn it. We just stuck with it.Ruff hadnt seen a replay, but he said he thought Smith made no effort to get off his goalie. The Stars have bigger issues as they fell to 0-6 in overtime this season.Were giving up points in overtime, and thats obviously hurting us in the standings, Stars centre Jason Spezza said.Spezza and Trevor Daley scored for Dallas, which was 4-1-1 in its previous six games.The Stars took their timeout with 1:31 left in regulation but couldnt beat Pekka Rinne again. They didnt get a chance in overtime as Weber scored his 10th this season on a wrister that hit Lehtonen in the right shoulder and bounced into the net for the win.The Predators have won the first three games against their Central Division rivals this season.On a very cold night in Nashville, both teams started a bit sluggishly with fans quiet, as well. Then Mike Ribeiro had a nice drop pass just after crossing the blue line near the right boards, and Weber scored on a slap shot that beat Lehtonens glove at 15:27 of the first.The Stars missed a chance to score with the man advantage late in the second period with Craig Smith in the box for interference. But just after the power play ended, Spezza scored with a wrist shot as the puck slipped between Rinne and the post and under his glove for Spezzas seventh goal this season at 12:51.Salomaki got the puck and nearly scored on a breakaway, though he tapped the rebound past Lehtonens outstretched right skate at 16:47 to give Nashville a 2-1 lead. The rookie was called up from Milwaukee earlier Thursday, and James Neal and Eric Nystrom were placed on the injured list.Daley tied it with a wrister from a tough angle, shooting from the right side. He squeezed the puck between the post and under Rinnes glove with 1.6 seconds left in the second.Nashville coach Peter Laviolette said he liked how the Predators shook off that goal and the disallowed tally.Everybodys upset, but you just move past it and you keep playing the game, Laviolette said.Rinne stopped seven shots in the third to keep it tied, including smothering a slap shot from Tyler Seguin with less than 5 minutes left.NOTES: Predators defenceman Ryan Ellis was hurt in the second period and didnt return. ... Josi had an assist on Webers goal for the 100th point of his career. ... Weber has 13 points in his past 13 games with four goals and nine assists. This was his second two-goal game this season. ... Daley has two goals and one assist against Nashville this season. ... The Predators have scored at least three goals in their last 11 games. Markus Wheaton Jersey . Its been two seasons in one for both parties and neither will look back on the first 18 games fondly. "I think I took the fall for a lot of things," said Gay, reflecting on his short time in Toronto ahead of Wednesdays game against his former club. Markus Wheaton Eagles Jersey . The 49ers announced the deal Tuesday. San Francisco selected Lloyd in the fourth round of the 2003 draft. http://www.theeaglesshoponline.com/Youth-Paul-Worrilow-Eagles-Jersey/ . The Brazilian international goalkeeper was beaten twice in the first 12 minutes of his Reds debut in a 3-1 preseason loss to Columbus Crew in Florida earlier this week.Got a question on rule clarification, comments on rule enforcements or some memorable NHL stories? Kerry wants to answer your emails at cmonref@tsn.ca. Hey Kerry, I was watching the NBC coverage of Sundays Canadiens-Rangers game, and Mike Milbury and Ed Olczyk went off on the Canadiens for over-selling and embellishing to sell calls. In the third period, Carl Hagelin hit Alexei Emelin with a high stick and Emelin went down like a ton of bricks. Embellishment? Probably, but it didnt change the fact that it was a high stick. Did the sell by Emelin negate the high stick and the official basically said, "play on?" Or was this just a missed call? Morgan,New York, NY Morgan: I believe the play that you are referring to occurred with 8:24 remaining in the third period and the score tied at two. Carl Hagelin attempted a dump-in shot from the centre red line. Alexei Emelin lowered his posture to execute an active stick sweep check and contacted the puck as Hegelin was in the act of shooting. Emelin was legitimately struck in the mouth area with the blade of Haglins stick on the follow-through of an attempted shot. Emelins reaction to rotate his body away from the stick contact, then fall and grab his mouth was reasonable and not an effort to embellish and draw a foul. A player is permitted accidental contact on an opponent if committed in a normal windup or follow through of a shooting motion. No penalty was warranted to Hagelin on this play. I concur with Mike Milbury and Eddie Os analysis with regard to obvious embellishment committed by PK Subban and Tomas Plekanec in the second period of Sunday nights game. Even though the stick of Rick Nash did catch Subban in the face the upward launch with both legs was not a natural reaction or fall from being struck in that manner. Plekanecs theatrical performance was the absolute worst when he threw his head back and grabbed at his face after the flat blade of Brian Boyles stick slapped nothing but shoulder pad! Even though Boyles stick did not quite fit the criteria of a "high stick (above the height of the opponents shoulders) it was used in a careless manner and could certainly result in a slashing pennalty. Paul Worrilow Eagles Jersey. Plekanecs embellishment was also worthy of a penalty that should have resulted in an on-ice numerical strength of four aside. Given Plekanecs blatant overreaction it could even been deemed a stand alone embellishment penalty if the ref wanted to send a clear message but I doubt he would receive much support. Power plays and special teams can often be the difference in these games as we have seen. Once the referees are fooled into calling a penalty or fail to respond to efforts of embellishment on a play the floodgates can open up without so much as a splash on the frozen pond. In the first round of these current playoffs there were six diving/embellishment penalties assessed. None were a stand alone diving penalty but deemed to be embellishment that was committed following the initial infraction. The first two embellishment penalties were assessed in Game 2 against Mats Zuccarello and Derek Dorsett of the Rangers in their 4-2 loss to the Flyers. The Rangers management was not impressed with those penalty calls and expressed their displeasure to the series supervisor. I wonder if the Ranger brass is singing the same tune after Sunday night. Since joining TSN in January of 2011 I have stated on numerous occasions the need to clean up the unmanly act of diving. When uncalled, embellishment rewards cheaters. I am often asked how the ref can call both an initial penalty and a dive; isnt it one or the other? In reality, embellishment is most often committed after a player has been legitimately fouled. When that occurs both illegal acts should be penalized. Three years ago I suggested that a double minor penalty be assessed to the diver when he was legitimately fouled and the referee was calling a minor penalty. It would take some guts for the refs to impose a strict standard on a call like this but the game would be better for it. The referees also have to know their calls would receive the full support of management. Until players that embellish are penalized by the referees and held accountable by the League with published fines and suspensions as prescribed in rule 64.3, this illegal act will continue to plague the game. Its time for everyone involved to man-up.

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