If the Edmonton Oilers had to do it all over again, they may have waited another two days before they traded Denis Grebeshkov to the Nashville Predators.
Jason Arnott scored the tiebreaking goal 5:02 into the third period, lifting Nashville to a 4-3 victory over Edmonton on Tuesday night.
Grebeshkov had a goal and an assist while making his Predators debut against his former team, one day after being acquired from the Oilers in exchange for a second-round pick in this June’s NHL draft. Colin Wilson and Shea Weber also scored for the Predators.
On the game-winner, Arnott threw the puck in front of the Edmonton goal from behind the net and it bounced off the right skate of Oilers defenseman Jason Strudwick into the net.
“We’ve seen those a lot this year, we’re not handling the front of the net,” Edmonton coach Pat Quinn said. “We don’t get those kinds of goals at the other end. We’re too busy with the drop passes and the lateral plays, all that pretty stuff that doesn’t end up in the net.”
It was the Nashville captain’s 15th goal of the season.
“We came out strong, but a little rusty,” Arnott said. “The first period, we were getting our legs under us just getting back into the game skating in a game. You can practice all you want, but you need to get out there and play in games.”
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Matt Field
Nashville.com Sports Editor
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