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Not much was expected out of the Carolina Hurricanes this season, and theyve lived down to expectations, hampered in part by a brutal early-season schedule that put them on the road for eight of their first 10 games.A lot was expected from the Nashville Predators, but theyve not lived up to expectations, caused partly by a difficult early schedule of their own. They played three back-to-backs and spent seven of their first 10 games away from Music City.Carolina (2-4-3) and Nashville try to correct their early difficulties Saturday night when they meet at Bridgestone Arena, the start of a four-game homestand for the Predators (3-5-2).Fittingly, both are coming off losses on the road. The Hurricanes fell 2-1 Tuesday night in overtime at Ottawa, while Nashville wrapped up a poor 1-2-2 road trip with a 3-2 shootout defeat Thursday night against Arizona.The Predators latest loss was irritating to coach Peter Laviolette, who saw his team outshoot the Coyotes 18-7 in the first period and 37-28 for the match. But they went just 1-of-7 on the power play, including a misfire to end overtime, and then went out quickly in the shootout.The power play had a really good first period and had a lot of shots and chances, defenseman Roman Josi said. We just couldnt convert and then we didnt shoot the puck enough after that.It was an appropriate end to a road trip which saw Nashville get outscored 17-11 and lose twice after regulation, continuing last seasons unwelcome trend of settling for loser points. The Predators lost 14 times in overtime or shootouts.We let a game get away, Laviolette said.As for Carolina, it wasnt feeling quite as upset with its most recent defeat, going toe-to-toe with one of the Eastern Conferences surprise teams before Kyle Turris goal at 3:09 of overtime decided matters.The Hurricanes played a tighter brand of hockey after allowing 30 goals in their first eight matches, outshooting the Senators 33-32 and getting 30 saves from Cam Ward in one of his better outings of the season.Weve been fluctuating up and down, good games and bad, and tonight was a solid effort, center Jordan Staal said. We may not have got the result but we definitely played the way we want to play. We were tight on our forecheck and in the neutral zone tight on guys and causing turnovers.It was more like the way Carolina played last season, when it mounted a surprising run at an Eastern Conference playoff spot before falling short down the stretch.Not all the Hurricanes numbers have been bad. Theyve a top five team in adjusted Corsi percentage, and have a top 10 power play and penalty kill. But Ward and backup goalie Eddie Lack have combined for a brutal .900 adjusted save percentage.Coach Bill Peters is hoping his team can build on their game in Ottawa.The effort was good, probably one of our better efforts for 60 minutes, 65 minutes, 64, whatever it was, he said. I liked the effort. I liked the execution. We shot the puck and we stayed on it early.Terrance Ferguson Jersey . -- Its been a long road back for Sean Bergenheim. Detlef Schrempf Thunder Jersey . Capitals head coach Adam Oates said Ovechkin was injured in the first period against the Vancouver Canucks on Monday and clarified it was not a head injury. https://www.thunderrookiesshop.com/Russell-Westbrook-City-Edition-Jersey/ . Once again Jordan Cieciwa (@FitCityJordan) and I (@LynchOnSports) go head to head in our picks. Last weekend at UFC Fight Night 32 my #TeamLynch got the best of #TeamJC by a score of 9-6. Let us know which side youre on for UFC 167 use the hashtag #TeamLynch or #TeamJC on Twitter. Hamidou Diallo Thunder Jersey . The Hall of Fame defenceman told Landsberg that he believes fighting still has a place in todays game, but thinks staged fighting needs be outlawed. Darius Bazley Thunder Jersey . The 19-year-old Olsen played 34 games with the Kelowna Rockets of the WHL this season. In that time, hes recorded 17 goals and 17 assists with 36 penalty minutes.Complete with her US Open trophy in hand, Angelique Kerber appeared on Live with Kelly on Monday morning. The new No. 1 discussed her first appearance in Flushing Meadows 11 years ago and the text message she received from Steffi Graf (NBD!).Its pretty clear Kerber knows she had just about the best weekend ever.Kerber wasnt the only tennis champion on Mondays show. Mens US Open winner Stan Wawrinka -- and his new hardwarre -- came on immediately after.ddddddddddddIf theres a better line than It was no scandal, in the end I won, I would really, REALLY love to hear it. Well, played, Stan.?See something entertaining on social media that you think deserves to be shared? Let me know on Twitter, @darcymaine_espn. ' ' '