NASHVILLE Leon Draisaitl Jersey , Tenn. (AP) The Nashville Predators waited a week to honor David Poile as the general manager with the most victories in the 100-year history of the NHL, throwing a big celebration before a home game Thursday night.Among those in attendance were Rod Langway, Poile’s first captain after being hired as general manager of the Washington Capitals in 1982, and Tom Fitzgerald, Poile’s first captain with the then-expansion Predators in 1998.NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman was on hand, too. Bettman was booed heartily by the fans – not an unusual occurrence for him – but said he’d get jeered anytime for Poile.”In a profession with a high rate of turnover, the fact that you’ve done it with only two teams and you’ve only had five coaches is a testament to your stability, your professionalism, your consistency, your patience and your desire to win,” Bettman said to Poile. ”When it comes to being the heart and soul of our game http://www.officialhockeypanthersshop.com/authentic-adidas-roberto-luongo-jersey , David has no equal.”Poile won his 1,320th game as general manager March 1 in a 4-2 win at Edmonton, passing Glen Sather’s 1,319 wins. The Predators still had to finish a road trip, so the celebration waited until Thursday before a game against the Anaheim Ducks – the team the Predators beat last May to clinch their first Western Conference title.The Predators had ”1320” painted into the ice behind each net before their 2-0 win Tuesday night over Dallas.Thursday’s festivities started with a video recapping Poile’s career . Langway presented his former boss with a Capitals’ jersey with the number 594 to commemorate Poile’s wins in Washington. Bettman gave Poile the score sheet from his first win with the Capitals and last week’s record victory framed as a keepsake.Also on hand were Dick Patrick, who hired Poile as general manager of the Capitals, and Cliff Fletcher, who gave Poile a job in the front office of the then-Atlanta Flames. Peter Bondra, a Slovakian star who played for Poile in Washington, recalled before the game that he didn’t know if he could play in the NHL until Poile not only saw something in him but helped ease his transition to the United States.The Predators also gave Poile an engraved silver platter and announced a scholarship in Poile’s name at Scott Hamilton’s learn-to-skate program.Poile wrapped up the 15-minute celebration by talking about his love for hockey, ”the ultimate team sport http://www.officialkings.com/authentic-adidas-alex-iafallo-jersey ,” and thanked everyone who helped him along the way.”It is an honor to be the general manager of the Nashville Predators,” Poile said.In his 36 years as a general manager, Poile just got to his first Stanley Cup Final last year with the Predators – they lost to Pittsburgh in six games. Nashville is on pace for its best season ever with 95 points through 66 games going into Thursday night, on track for 118 points. That would top the franchise-record of 110 points by the 2006-07 team.”Coming here, I’m not sure he thought he would be here as long as he (has) when he first came in in 1997,” Fitzgerald said. ”But when you have success, you can stay as long as you want, and I’m sure the door’s going to be open to him for a long time.”—Follow Teresa M. Walker at www.twitter.com/teresamwalker The Los Angeles Kings hope their upcoming homestand will start better than the last one ended.The Kings host the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday night after going 2-0-1 on a three-game road trip.Los Angeles (7-12-1) lost the final three contests of a seven-game homestand that concluded with a 5-1 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Nov. 13.Article continues below ...That loss came the day after the Kings learned goaltender Jack Campbell would undergo surgery on his knee to repair a torn meniscus. Campbell had taken over as the starter after Jonathan Quick had a similar surgery Oct. 31.Cal Petersen was recalled Nov. 12 and made his first NHL start at the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday, earning his first win in the 2-1 shootout victory. Petersen started the following night in a 5-3 loss at the Nashville Predators, and returned to the goal crease for the third time in four days and produced 29 saves in a 2-0 victory at the St. Louis Blues on Monday.“It’s been a fair bit of a whirlwind considering it was three in four,” Petersen told LA Kings Insider after the shutout. “But whenever I get a quiet moment Womens Anze Kopitar Jersey , or whenever I get to talk with my parents or be with my parents, it’s been kind of taking the time to soak everything in and appreciate the opportunity.”Petersen will be up against the third-highest scoring team in the NHL on Wednesday.Colorado (10-6-4) averages 3.55 goals and features the top two point scorers in the NHL entering Tuesday.Mikko Rantanen scored the game-winning goal with 1.3 seconds left in overtime of a 4-3 victory at the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday. He has eight points (three goals, five assists) in the past four games, and 32 points (eight goals, 24 assists) on the season.Nathan MacKinnon also had three points against Anaheim, giving him 11 points (five goals, six assists) in the past seven games, and 29 points (13 goals, 16 assists) on the season.“Highly competitive, that’s what it is. He’s a highly competitive individual player,” Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said of MacKinnon. “He wants to be on the ice all the time.”The win against Anaheim was also the third time in six games the Avalanche prevailed after trailing entering the third period Authentic Derek Forbort Jersey Kids , the best winning percentage in the NHL in that situation.Colorado forward Carl Soderberg said that speaks to the growing maturity of the Avalanche.“We know we can do it,” Soderberg said of the late comebacks. “We have done it.”Petersen isn’t the only rookie doing good things for the Kings lately. Matt Luff scored his first NHL goal against St. Louis, which came five days after he was recalled from the Ontario Reign of the American Hockey League for the second time this month.“When I sent (Luff) down last time, I talked to him about working harder, and he came back and he’s worked harder,” Kings coach Willie Desjardins said.