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Nashville Predators coach Peter Laviolette isnt one to sit on a pat hand if his teams struggling. His latest batch of line changes prior to Tuesday nights game may have unearthed a new No. 1 line.The combination of Filip Forsberg, center Ryan Johansen and James Neal single-handedly erased a 3-0 second period deficit to the St. Louis Blues with goals that sparked a 6-3 comeback win at Bridgestone Arena.They combined to try 22 shots, 12 of which made it to net, and consistently drove play for most of the last two periods. Laviolette is hoping for more of the same Thursday night when Nashville hosts the Minnesota Wild.They got going, and they were generating a lot, Laviolette said of Tuesday night. They spent a lot of time in the offensive zone. We got zone starts that started in our favor. If youre in the offensive zone already, you can start generating. If youre in the defensive zone, you have to figure out how to get through two zones just to get to the O-zone.Getting to the O-zone against Minnesota is one thing. Beating Devan Dubnyk has been another. The big goalie has been on some kind of run this season, continuing it Tuesday night in a 5-1 home victory over Florida by stopping 29 shots.Dubnyk (14-6-3) lowered his goals-against average to a miniscule 1.60 and stopped nearly 95 percent of the shots thrown at him this season. Thanks in large part to his brilliance, the Wild (16-8-4) have won five straight.We need to keep climbing, Dubnyk said. Its exciting to be in this spot with games in hand as well, and again those games dont matter unless we win them. But its still a good situation to be in and winning is fun, so youve got to keep doing it.Another encouraging sign for Minnesota on Tuesday night was the play of Zach Parise. The left winger broke a seven-game goal drought while also pouring six shots on goal, taking the puck away five times and blocking two shots.First-year Wild coach Bruce Boudreau called Parises performance exceptional.It was good to see him get one early, Boudreau said. He had opportunities. I thought he played a really good game. He was really blocking shots, especially in the first period when we really needed it.A struggling Predator also took strides in the right direction Tuesday night. Forsberg tallied only his third goal in 28 games and was all over the ice, trying 11 shots in 19:02 of ice time and looking as dangerous as he has all season.It was his first marker since a Nov. 23 victory over Dallas and left Laviolette with hope that this might be the game which sparks Forsberg, who last season tied a franchise high with 33 goals.I really liked his game tonight, Laviolette said of Forsberg. I really liked that he was finding his opportunities. He had 11 shots at the net. That kind of aggressive play will lead to the results.This is the seasons first meeting of the Central Division rivals, who play five times this season, three in Nashville. That could be an edge for the Predators (13-11-4), who are 10-2-2 at home and averaging nearly four goals per game.Joe Montana Jersey . It just didnt show when he hit the ice. Berra made 42 saves and Kris Russell scored at 1:32 of overtime, lifting the Calgary Flames to a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday night. Tyreek Hill Jersey . Reigning world champion Eve Muirhead of Scotland opened with a 12-2 rout of Winnipegs Jennifer Jones in a battle of teams bound for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. http://www.prochiefsauthentic.com/Youth-Xavier-Williams-Elite-Jersey/ . Third-seeded Murray had the easiest path to victory on New Years Eve, barely breaking a sweat during his 6-0, 6-0 win over 2,129th-ranked Qatari wildcard recipient Mousa Shanan Zayed. Marcus Allen Jersey . 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Not a single player or coach crossed the sideline while celebrating the big play.For Mularkey, its all part of building confidence and an identity for a franchise that has won just five games over the past two seasons.Its such a simple thing as even the sideline, where since the very first day of OTAs, we painted a line and we asked the players to stay behind the line and the coaches to stay behind the line because its an emphasis this year, Mularkey said. Its how well disciplined theyve been on the sideline.The NFL has made keeping coaches off the field a point of emphasis; any assistant coach or player coming onto the field will be penalized. Cam Newton was flagged for illegal substitution when he came on the field during a 95-yard return of an interception Aug. 11, wiping out a Carolina TD.Oakland was penalized 15 yards for unsportsmanlike conduct at the start of the fourth quarter when coaches came onto the field.The Titans discipline definitely was tested when linebacker Sean Spence hit Raiders running back DeAndre Washington, popping the ball out.That one was a little bit of a challenge. I mean they were excited, and I was too, Mularkey said. But if you go back to the first preseason game when ... Cam was on the field and it got nullified because of that penalty. We could easily have been penalized for that, as well, for all the players on the field.DROP THE FOURTH PRESEASON GAME: Former NFL executive Pat Kirwan believes the fourth preseason game is a waste.On his SiriusXM Radio program, Kirwan recently outlined a better way to use the final weeks of the preseason than to play a game in which few, if any, starters see the field.Just eliminate that game, Kirwan said. That meant last week when that (third game) ended, you would now be in a two-week cycle -- more than two weeks for some teams -- to get ready for your opener, which I think would open up the door for more trades.This whole nonsense of this Thursday game, remember, (Wednesday) they will be traveling, so there is a day you are not bringing anybody in. Then you are wasting your time with a game, you come back Friday and youre trying to make your final cuts. If you had made your final cuts last week and could really have spent the two weeks negotiating a trade with a guy or two, I think you could have helped your roster a lot more.Kirwan also believes teams would be better served that way as they preparre for the regular season.ddddddddddddIf I was running a team, I would love a two-week window to my opener right now, he said, and be able to put myself in a really good position to start prepping the game plan for the opener; start making sure I had my roster right; and giving myself the time to make a trade or two. And work out some of the guys who were cut last week.I think a lot of guys would feel they could settle their club a little quicker.ONE-TIME PERK? Minnesotas brand-new $1.1 billion stadium has plenty of fancy features, with one of the most unique (and pricey) being a bar and lounge area coaches and players walk through to reach the field from the locker room. With purple-clad ticket-holders stretching their hands out for high-fives. The Delta Sky360 Club also has windows into the interview room, where coach Mike Zimmer will hold post-game press conferences.Following a smooth preseason opener, a 23-10 victory over San Diego that officially inaugurated U.S. Bank Stadium, Zimmer uncharacteristically hammed it up for the fans who celebrated his arrival at the podium. He waved with a big smile and jokingly asked for a drink while pantomiming the lifting of a bottle to his lips.After a few more rounds of cheers and claps, though, a still-grinning Zimmer became distracted from the question-and-answer duties.This is going to be rough. Were not going to be able to do this all year, Zimmer said.The interview room has a convenient switch that can tilt the window glass to a frosted look that prevents the crowd from watching.---FINE HIM 50 CENTS: In the draft room, Green Bay Packers general manager Ted Thompson is a stickler about cellphones. He doesnt want to hear them.So when his phone went off during the middle of a news conference this week, Thompson was a little embarrassed.Thats my phone, Thompson said. If we were in the draft room that would cost me 50 cents. Uh, the question. Can you repeat that?Thompson handed the phone to a team official. It went off again a minute later as he was answering a question.Thats not me, Thompson deadpanned. I guess it is me.Its understandable the phone would go off now because of roster cuts.Theres a lot of fishing that goes on at this time of the year, Thompson said. So yeah, theres people touching base and everybody does it. They talk and talk and sometimes something happens; most of the time probably not.---AP Pro Football Writers Barry Wilner, Teresa M. Walker and Dave Campbell, and Sports Writer Genaro C. Armas contributed to this notebook.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '